Staff Data Engineer
Robots and Pencils · Bogota, Colombia / Argentina (Remote Friendly)
Posted 19 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Robots and Pencils's roles stay open a median of 37 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 25% of Robots and Pencils's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Robots and Pencils
- high 12 stale, 5 reposted of 28 open
- Hiring momentum
- 63 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Staff Data Engineer at Robots & Pencils, you will lead the design and implementation of scalable data platforms, including data lakes and pipelines, while ensuring data quality and governance. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with various teams on data strategy, and utilize modern AI tools to enhance productivity. Your role will involve making critical architectural decisions and driving the modernization of data platforms to meet enterprise needs.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 7+ years of professional data engineering experience
- Strong system architecture background with expertise in distributed data systems
- Expert proficiency in Python, Scala, and SQL
- Deep expertise with cloud-native data platforms and enterprise data warehousing
- Strong expertise in data pipeline orchestration and processing
- Strong experience with streaming platforms and real-time data processing (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub)
Nice to have
- Experience with data mesh or data fabric concepts, lakehouse architectures, or governance framework implementation
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role requires a strong focus on both technical and leadership skills
- Emphasis on fast-paced delivery may lead to high-pressure situations
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Listed by Robots and Pencils on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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