Data Engineer
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Fetch is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a cross-functional product team, working closely with machine learning engineers, backend engineers, and product managers to build robust data infrastructure that powers Fetch's recommendation and audience targeting systems. In this role, you will take ownership of critical data infrastructure components, including data transformation pipelines, real-time event ingestion systems, and the data contracts that ensure reliability across our platforms. Your work will enable downstream services and applications to access high-quality, low-latency data at scale, processing terabytes of data daily. This position requires deep technical expertise in building scalable, reliable data systems, along with strong collaboration skills to translate cross-functional requirements into durable and well-designed solutions. Role Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines using batch and real-time processing technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, or managed cloud streaming services to process terabytes of data daily
- Build data infrastructure that ingests real-time events and stores them efficiently across databases, data warehouses, and data lakes within AWS
- Establish and enforce data contracts with backend engineering teams by implementing schema management, data quality checks, and monitoring to ensure pipeline reliability
- Make data accessible and consumable for operational services, analytics platforms, and data-intensive product features, balancing latency, freshness, and accuracy requirements
- Collaborate closely with backend engineers, machine learning engineers, and product partners to understand data access patterns, system constraints, and quality expectations
- Take ownership of significant portions of the data platform architecture, driving design decisions and technical prioritization
- Develop tools, frameworks, and recommended patterns that enable rapid development of data products and consistent pipeline deployments
- Mentor engineers on data engineering best practices and raise the overall quality bar across the organization
- Stay current with emerging technologies in data processing and infrastructure, evaluating their applicability and impact on Fetch systems
Recommendation Systems Team In this role, you will focus on building data infrastructure that powers Fetch's recommendation systems. You will partner closely with machine learning engineers to design and implement the platforms and pipelines that enable personalized recommendations at scale. Key areas of focus include:
- Building and maintaining feature store infrastructure to support efficient feature development, discovery, and reuse across recommendation models
- Designing and operating low-latency feature serving systems that power real-time recommendation APIs for both training and inference workloads
- Implementing monitoring and quality checks to ensure feature freshness, accuracy, and consistency
- Collaborating with ML engineers to understand feature access patterns, model requirements, and latency and throughput needs, * Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable batch and real-time data pipelines capable of processing terabytes of data daily, Design, build, and operate enterprise data pipelines and Lakehouse data products on Azure. Lead migrations, implement medallion architectures, optimize Spark and distributed SQL workloads, enforce CI/CD and observability, and support production incident response while partnering with architects, data scientists, and stakeholders. Top Skills: ArmAzure Ad / Entra IdAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Lake Storage Gen2Azure DatabricksAzure DevopsAzure Key VaultAzure MonitorAzure SqlAzure Synapse AnalyticsBashBicepDelta LakeKqlLog AnalyticsMicrosoft FabricPandasParquetPowershellPrivate EndpointsPysparkPytestPythonSpark SqlSsisSynapse Dedicated Sql PoolT-SqlTeradataTerraformUnity CatalogVnet Samsara
Senior Data Engineer
Yesterday Easy Apply Remote or Hybrid United States Easy Apply 134K-203K Annually Senior level 134K-203K Annually Senior level Artificial Intelligence * Cloud * Computer Vision * Hardware * Internet of Things * Software Lead design and operation of large-scale data pipelines and data APIs. Build Spark/PySpark workflows on Databricks, optimize job performance, manage data quality and observability, and develop MCP servers and AI-agent integrations. Mentor engineers, define standards, support production incidents and on-call rotations, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable data platform products. Top Skills: Apache IcebergApi GatewayAWSAws LambdaAws Rds/AuroraAzureDatabricksDatadogDbtFastapiFivetranGCPGoogle BigqueryLlms/Ai AgentsMcp ServersMs Sql ServerMySQLOraclePostgresPysparkPythonS3SecretsmanagerSnowflakeSnsSparkSplunkSQLSqs Block
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional experience in data engineering, building and operating production data systems at scale, * Hands-on experience with modern data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, Open Table Formats, and modern OLAP databases
- Strong foundation in data architecture principles, including data modeling, schema design, and tradeoffs between latency, reliability, and cost
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go, Python, Java, or Rust, along with strong SQL skills
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation in a production environment
- Familiarity with CI/CD processes and modern software development lifecycle practices, with an emphasis on shipping incrementally and improving systems over time
- Experience implementing data quality controls, including validation, monitoring, and anomaly detection
- Ability to take ownership of projects with guidance, driving designs from initial architecture through implementation and adoption
- Comfort presenting technical designs, participating in peer reviews, and constructively challenging decisions
- Strong collaboration skills with experience working closely with software engineers, machine learning engineers, data analysts, and product partners
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
Benefits & conditions
Compensation: At Fetch, we offer competitive compensation packages including base, equity, and benefits to the exceptional folks we hire. The base salary range for this position is $149,523 - $206,578. Discover our benefits and how our employees live rewarded at https://fetch.com/careers. At Fetch, we'll give you the tools to feel healthy, happy and secure through:
- Equity: We offer full-time employees equity in Fetch, so that everyone can benefit from Fetch's growth.
- 401k Match: Dollar-for-dollar match up to 4%.
- Benefits for humans and pets: We offer comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for everyone including your pets.
- Continuing Education: Fetch provides ten thousand per year in education reimbursement.
- Employee Resource Groups: Take part in employee-led groups that are centered around fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace through events, dialogue and advocacy. The ERGs participate in our Inclusion Council with members of executive leadership.
- Paid Time Off: On top of our flexible PTO, Fetch observes 9 paid holidays, as well as our year-end week-long break.
- Robust Leave Policies: 20 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 14 weeks for secondary caregivers, and a flexible return to work schedule.
- Calvin Care Cash: Employees who are welcoming new family members will also receive a one time $2,000 incentive to assist employees with covering the cost of childcare, clothing, diapers and much more!
- Flexible Work Environment: Collaborate with your team in one of our stunning offices, or you can work fully remotely from anywhere in the US. We'll ensure you are equally equipped with the hardware and software you need to get your job done in the comfort of your home. (applicable for most roles)
Fetch is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, inclusion, and respect for all individuals. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our commitment to inclusivity ensures that everyone is treated with dignity and has the opportunity to succeed based on their talent, skills, and potential. Fetch also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities or those with sincerely held religious beliefs, as required by law. If you need assistance with the application process or require an accommodation, please contact us at [email protected]., 168K-297K Annually Senior level 168K-297K Annually Senior level Blockchain * eCommerce * Fintech * Payments * Software * Financial Services * Cryptocurrency Design and maintain data architecture and pipelines to support compliance and risk teams. Build and optimize data models, standardize metrics, and create data dictionaries. Implement data quality, lineage monitoring, AI-driven agents for false-positive reduction and automation, and participate in on-call rotations to ensure SLAs are met. Top Skills: AirflowDatabricksDbtGitOmniPrefectPythonSnowflakeSQLTerraform
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