Data Engineering Jobs in United States
There are 5,717 open Data Engineering jobs in United States on freehire right now. 1,420 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are analytics, cloud and sql.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $147,500 | $174,600 | $210,000 | 953 |
| USD | hour | $61 | $70 | $87 | 23 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- analytics 53%
- cloud 52%
- sql 51%
- data-engineering 51%
- python 50%
- data-pipelines 46%
- ai 45%
- data-quality 39%
How the work is done
- Remote 987 · 17%
- Hybrid 783 · 14%
- Onsite 287 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 32% of the 1,004 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,667
- Lead 485
- Staff 250
- Principal 166
- C-level 122
- Junior 76
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 1,124
- 501-1000 employees 498
- 51-200 employees 120
- 11-50 employees 80
- 201-500 employees 25
- 1-10 employees 6
Data Engineer
Build and deploy cloud-native AI data pipelines, vector databases, and LLM-powered systems to support federal missions like defense and healthcare.
Senior Data Engineer
Design and build enterprise-scale data pipelines, warehouses, and ETL/ELT processes for a $66B bank, using SQL, Python, SSIS, and Azure DevOps.
Software Engineering PMTS - Data Platform
Architect and lead the AgentExchange data platform, consolidating telemetry and analytics into a unified, LLM-native system with ML-powered signals for partners and leadership.
Data Engineering Product Architect
Designs and leads scalable ETL pipelines and Databricks-based data platforms for NASA, ensuring secure, reproducible, and maintainable data workflows with CI/CD and cloud-native tools.
Palantir Data Engineer
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines in Palantir Foundry using Python, PySpark, and TypeScript to transform public health data into dashboards and insights for government clients.
Data Engineer
Designs and builds scalable data pipelines and lakes using Microsoft Azure and Power Platform to support university analytics and future AI adoption.
Informatica Cloud Account Executive, Data Governance
Sell Salesforce’s Informatica Cloud Data Governance solutions to enterprise clients, translating technical governance needs into business value for C-suite stakeholders.
Senior Data Platform Engineer (Python & Databricks)
Build and maintain a large-scale financial data platform using Python, APIs, and Databricks, focusing on data pipelines, models, and enterprise reporting for wealth-management clients.
Software Engineer, Privacy & Data Governance
Builds privacy-by-design controls into an AI-powered humanoid robot and backend services, ensuring regulatory compliance and data protection across the stack.
Software Engineer, Data Platform
Designs and maintains data pipelines, architectures, and analytics solutions using Spark, Databricks, Kafka, and AWS to ensure data integrity, efficiency, and governance for Sovrn’s media/ads business.

Senior Data Engineer: Scalable Pipelines (Python/Spark)
Senior Data Engineer builds scalable Python/Spark pipelines to create key datasets for product metrics and company-wide analytics at Robinhood.
Senior Backend Engineer, Scalable Cloud Data Platform
Design and implement scalable cloud backend infrastructure for a high-performance AI/ML platform, focusing on low-latency and secure secret management.
Informatica ETL Developer
Develops and optimizes enterprise ETL workflows using Informatica PowerCenter, PL/SQL, and Oracle Exadata for data integration tasks.
Senior Lead Engineer - React, WASM & Data Platform
Lead Engineer building a data visualization platform with React, TypeScript, and WebAssembly, integrating C++/Rust components for JPMorganChase’s Markets Org.
Director of Software Engineering - Payment Data Platform Infrastructure (Jersey City)
If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we've got an opportunity just for you. As a Director of Software Engineering - Payment Data Platform Infrastructure at JPMorgan Chase…