Senior Data Engineer - Modern Data & AI Platforms
This person has the opportunity to work primarily remote in the Kansas City or surrounding areas, making occasional visits to the office. We are open to candidates in the Midwest willing to work CST.
We are unable to sponsor for this role, this includes international students.
OVERVIEW
The Senior Data Engineer role at Spring Venture Group is an opportunity to work at the intersection of data pipelines, data modeling, analytics, AI/ML enablement, and modern cloud-native platforms, with Snowflake as your foundation.
We are looking for someone who is excited to move away from building every pipeline from scratch and toward designing data products and AI-powered applications. As automation and platform capabilities advance, you will evolve from a traditional builder into a strategic architect of data-driven solutions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
The essential duties for this role include, but are not limited to:
Modern Data Platform & AI Enablement
- Build advanced data pipelines utilizing the Medallion Architecture to create high-quality data sources in Snowflake.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to reduce manual pipeline work and explore emerging Snowflake capabilities like Cortex to support AI/ML-enabled workflows.
- Build Data Applications that contribute to interactive experiences, including Streamlit-based apps, transforming Snowflake from a warehouse into a full-service data platform.
- Create robust data pipelines using AWS technologies to serve specific business needs.
Data Modeling & Business Impact
- Design and evolve analytical data models that support BI, advanced analytics, and AI workloads.
- Partner directly with Analytics and Data Science teams to translate complex business questions into well-structured, modular data assets.
- Write complex Python/SQL, scripts, and stored procedures to ensure 99.95% uptime and optimize query performance for downstream consumption.
Leadership & Engineering Excellence
- Serve as a primary advisor to the Data Management team to identify opportunities for technical improvements and automation.
- Act as a leader for junior and mid-level engineers, providing direction on programming best practices, query optimization, and business tact.
- Architect replacements for legacy systems with a focus on data governance and maintainable documentation, including flowcharts and clear code comments.
- Support after hours and weekend releases from our internal Software Development teams.
- Actively participate in code review and weekly technicals with another more senior engineer or manager.
- Assist departments with time-critical SQL execution and debug database performance problems.
ROLE COMPETENCIES
The competencies for this role include, but are not limited to:
- Emotional Intelligence
- Drive for Results
- Continuous Improvement
- Communication
- Strategic Thinking
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Qualifications
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The requirements to fulfill this position are as follows:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 4-7 years of practical production work in Data Engineering.
- Expertise of the Python programming language.
- Expertise of Snowflake
- Expertise of SQL, databases, & query optimization.
- Must have experience in a large cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, GCP.
- Advanced at reading code independently and understanding its intent.
- Advanced at writing readable, modifiable code that solves business problems.
- Ability to construct reliable and robust data pipelines to support both scheduled and event based workflows.
- Working directly with stakeholders to create solutions.
- Mentoring junior and mid-level engineers on best practices in programming, query optimization, and business tact.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience building or supporting Streamlit applications or similar data-driven apps.
- Familiarity with Snowflake Openflow for data ingestion and orchestration.
- Exposure to Snowflake Cortex or AI/ML-enabled analytics workflows.
- Background in analytics engineering (dbt-style modeling, semantic layers, metrics design).
Additional Information
Benefits:
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Competitive Compensation
- Medical, Dental and vision benefits after a short waiting period
- 401(k) matching program
- Life Insurance, and Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
- Optional enrollment includes HSA/FSA, AD&D, Spousal/Dependent Life Insurance, Travel Assist and Legal Plan
- Generous paid time off (PTO) program starting off at 15 days your first year
- 15 paid Holidays (includes holiday break between Christmas and New Years)
- 15 days of Paid Parental Leave
- Annual Volunteer Time Off (VTO) and a donation matching program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - health and well-being on and off the job
- Rewards and Recognition
- Diverse, inclusive and welcoming culture
- Training program and ongoing support throughout your Venture Spring Venture Group career
Security Responsibilities:
- Operating in alignment with policies and standards
- Reporting Security Incidents Completing assigned training
- Protecting assigned organizational assets
Spring Venture Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer