Staff Data Engineer

Your Qualifications:

• 810+ years of experience building and maintaining data pipelines in production environments
• Strong knowledge of the data lakehouse ecosystem, with an emphasis on AWS data services particularly Glue, S3, AthenaTrinoPrestoDB, and Aurora
• Proficiency in Python, Spark and AthenaTrinoPrestoDB for data transformation and orchestration
• Experience managing infrastructure with OpenTofuTerraform or other InfrastructureasCode tools
• Solid understanding of data modeling, partitioning strategies, schema evolution, and performance tuning
• Comfortable working with cloudnative data pipelines and batch processing (streaming experience is a plus but not required)

• What Sets You Apart:

  • Systems thinker you understand the tradeoffs in data architecture and design for longterm stability and clarity
  • Outcomedriven you focus on building useful, maintainable systems that serve real business needs
  • Strong collaborator youre comfortable working across teams and surfacing data requirements early
  • Practical and handson able to dive into logs, schemas, and IAM policies when needed
  • Thoughtful contributor committed to improving code quality, developer experience, and documentation across the board

  • Why Thoughtful?

    • Competitive compensation
    • Equity participation: Employee Stock Options.
    • Health benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
    • Time off: Generous leave policies and paid company holidays.
    • California Salary Range
      $190,000—$250,000 USD