Senior Data Engineer
Summary
Designs and maintains a Snowflake-based analytics warehouse for grid-operator dashboards, using Python, dbt, and orchestration tools like Airflow/Dagster. Focuses on data pipeline reliability, testing, and documentation for energy/climate analytics.
Company context
Founders are ex-utility-sector operators. Products used by grid operators.
Role summary
Design and own the analytics warehouse powering grid-operator dashboards. 6-month scope, renewable.
What makes this opportunity stand out
- Renewable 6-month contract, consistent hours.
- Paid redeployment if the engagement ends early.
- Equal pay across geographies.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years in data engineering with Snowflake (or similar warehouse), dbt, and batch orchestration (Airflow or Dagster).
- Strong Python for pipelines and a pragmatic approach to testing, quality, and documentation in analytics code.
- Domain interest in energy / climate is a plus; must be able to work effectively across US time zones.
Logistics & comp (indicative)
- Title:** Senior Data Engineer — Senior (Contract)
- Client:** Climate-tech startup
- Style:** Global in US hours
- Location:** Remote (Americas)
- Model:** Remote
- Time zone / hours:** US Mountain overlap
- Compensation (indicative—confirm in process):** $90–$120 / hr
- Primary stack / tools:** Python, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Dagster
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