Data Engineer
ContentfulDenver, Colorado, United StatesPosted 11 February 2026
Job Description
<h2>About the Opportunity</h2>
<p>We are seeking a <strong>Data Engineer</strong> to help design, build, and scale modern data solutions that power analytics, operational reporting, and business decision-making across the company. You will work closely with our data, analytics, and business teams to develop high-quality data pipelines, models, and integrations that deliver clean, reliable, and actionable data.</p>
<p>You will join a small, cross-geography engineering team operating with a <strong>product mindset</strong> - delivering iterative value, partnering closely with business and analytics stakeholders, and owning both build and run responsibilities of a mission-critical platform.</p>
<h2>What to expect?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and transformations across multiple systems and sources.</li>
<li>Develop high-quality data models that support analytics, reporting, and operational use cases.</li>
<li>Partner with analytics, product, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into technical solutions.</li>
<li>Implement strong data quality, validation, and monitoring processes to ensure reliability and trust in the data.</li>
<li>Optimize data storage, processing, and performance within cloud data warehousing environments.</li>
<li>Contribute to the development and evolution of our modern data platform, including tooling, standards, and best practices.</li>
<li>Support data platform operations—troubleshooting issues, improving reliability, and ensuring SLAs are met.</li>
<li>Collaborate with cross-functional partners on governance, documentation, definitions, and data stewardship.</li>
<li>Implement CI/CD practices and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to automate deployment, testing, and environment management.</li>
<li>Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and operational on-call rotations as needed.</li>
</ul>
<h2>What do you need to be successful?</h2>
<h3><strong>Required</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>3–6+ years of experience in Data Engineering or a similar technical role.</li>
<li>Strong SQL skills and experience working with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery).</li>
<li>Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines using tools such as dbt, Airflow, or similar frameworks.</li>
<li>Proficiency in Python or another scripting language.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of data modeling, data structures, and modern data architecture patterns.</li>
<li>Experience with CI/CD workflows, version control (Git), and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform a plus).</li>
<li>Familiarity with data governance, quality, lineage, and cataloging concepts and tools.</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to collaborate with analysts, engineers, and business partners in a cross-functional environment.</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills and a product-focused mindset.</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Preferred</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Experience with monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Monte Carlo, Datadog).</li>
<li>Experience with BI tools such as Tableau or Looker.</li>
<li>Background in distributed systems, APIs, or event-based architectures.</li>
<li>Exposure to data security, compliance, or privacy frameworks.</li>
<li>Experience utilizing AI for development.</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>What we're looking for</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>A builder who enjoys solving complex data challenges with clean, reliable, scalable solutions.</li>
<li>A collaborator who thrives ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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