Data Engineer - Remote
Sundayy · United States
- Remote
- Full-time
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About the role
About The Company
Upside is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to leveraging data and analytics to drive business growth and innovation. Committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technological excellence, Upside strives to build scalable, reliable, and secure data platforms that empower teams across the company. The company values diversity, inclusion, and a collaborative environment where every team member can contribute to impactful projects. With a focus on cutting-edge data solutions, Upside aims to transform complex data challenges into strategic opportunities, supporting its mission to deliver exceptional value to its customers and stakeholders.
About The Role
We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Data Engineer to serve as a technical leader within our Data Engineering team. This role is pivotal in shaping the architecture and development of foundational data products and analytics platforms that support Upside’s core business functions. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will lead cross-functional workstreams, influence architectural patterns, and elevate the quality and impact of data initiatives across the organization. Your expertise will drive platform modernization efforts, improve infrastructure scalability, and foster best practices in data engineering. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of systems design, data storytelling, and strategic decision-making, making a significant impact on the company's data ecosystem and overall business success.
Qualifications
Upside is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. We believe that diversity drives innovation and that everyone should have the opportunity to contribute and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for all.
Upside is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to leveraging data and analytics to drive business growth and innovation. Committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technological excellence, Upside strives to build scalable, reliable, and secure data platforms that empower teams across the company. The company values diversity, inclusion, and a collaborative environment where every team member can contribute to impactful projects. With a focus on cutting-edge data solutions, Upside aims to transform complex data challenges into strategic opportunities, supporting its mission to deliver exceptional value to its customers and stakeholders.
About The Role
We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Data Engineer to serve as a technical leader within our Data Engineering team. This role is pivotal in shaping the architecture and development of foundational data products and analytics platforms that support Upside’s core business functions. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will lead cross-functional workstreams, influence architectural patterns, and elevate the quality and impact of data initiatives across the organization. Your expertise will drive platform modernization efforts, improve infrastructure scalability, and foster best practices in data engineering. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of systems design, data storytelling, and strategic decision-making, making a significant impact on the company's data ecosystem and overall business success.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in data or analytics engineering, with a proven track record of managing complex, business-critical data systems end-to-end.
- Deep expertise with the modern data stack, including Snowflake, dbt, Dagster, Databricks, Terraform, and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience leading platform migrations, deprecations, or upgrades, ensuring operational continuity and maintainability.
- Ability to design secure, reusable data ingestion, access control, and platform automation patterns in collaboration with Infrastructure, Security, and Governance teams.
- Strong understanding of DevOps practices, data governance, and FinOps principles.
- Proven ability to break down ambiguous, cross-functional data problems and lead their implementation from design to deployment.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
- Passion for mentoring, setting standards, and improving overall data platform quality.
- Lead the design and implementation of foundational data products and analytics capabilities that support critical business use cases.
- Drive platform modernization initiatives, including migrating pipelines to scalable patterns, deprecating legacy workflows, and enhancing infrastructure and developer experience.
- Develop and maintain high-leverage infrastructure solutions across systems like Snowflake, Dagster, and dbt, focusing on cost reduction, governance, and scalability.
- Own platform evolution projects to improve data accessibility, orchestration tooling, and automation for analytics workflows.
- Architect scalable and extensible data modeling, transformation, and orchestration patterns that balance flexibility, reusability, and cost-efficiency.
- Lead technical planning, breaking down complex initiatives into manageable workstreams for cross-functional teams.
- Mentor engineers, promote best practices, and contribute to internal documentation and tooling to elevate team capabilities.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, data science, and business teams to gather requirements and deliver end-to-end data solutions.
- Represent Data Engineering in technical forums, contribute to strategic roadmaps, and influence the future direction of data initiatives at Upside.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting from Day 1
- Equity options (ISOs) to align your success with the company's growth
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Family planning programs and paid parental leave
- Physical fitness and wellness memberships
- Emotional and mental health support programs
- Unlimited paid time off, 10 federal holidays, and an annual week-long Winter Break
- Flexible work environment to support work-life balance
- Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees
- Participation in Employee Resource Groups
- Learning and Development stipend to support continuous growth
- A transparent and inclusive company culture
- Opportunity to contribute to impactful projects aligned with a meaningful mission
Upside is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. We believe that diversity drives innovation and that everyone should have the opportunity to contribute and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for all.