Staff Data Engineer

Job Description

SimpliSafe is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to join their Core Engineering Data Team. This role involves driving the design and implementation of an integrated system of data flows from products and applications to shared analytical platforms. The Staff Data Engineer will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to architect scalable solutions for Product and Engineering data workflows.SimpliSafe embraces a hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in the office two core days a week (typically Tuesday and Wednesday) and offering flexibility for the remaining days.Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of data pipeline solutions.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product managers.
• Partner with data producers across Simplisafe.
• Identify areas for improvement in the data platform.
• Build data pipelines for Core Engineering data.
• Manage data pipeline, orchestration, storage, and analytics infrastructure.
• Monitor performance and reliability of data pipelines.
• Design database schemas and optimize table structures.
• Support data discovery, catalog, and analytics tooling.
• Implement and maintain data security measures.
• Design and implement testing strategies for data pipelines.
• Advocate for best practices in data engineering.
• Contribute to the formation of the new team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of AWS or other public cloud platforms.
• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT, schema design, and datalake technologies.
• Hands-on experience with data orchestration tools like Dagster, Airflow, Prefect.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Familiarity with various data and table formats.
• Strong SQL knowledge and experience optimizing for relational databases.
• Strong knowledge of Python for data transformation.

What SimpliSafe Offers:

• A mission- and values-driven culture.
• A comprehensive total rewards package.
• Free SimpliSafe system and professional monitoring.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).