Data Engineering Jobs in United States
There are 5,623 open Data Engineering jobs in United States on freehire right now. 1,432 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 | $146,800 | $173,550 | $207,975 | 972 |
| USD | hour | $57 | $69 | $84 | 24 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- analytics 52%
- cloud 51%
- sql 51%
- python 50%
- data-engineering 50%
- data-pipelines 45%
- ai 44%
- data-quality 39%
How the work is done
- Remote 963 · 17%
- Hybrid 757 · 13%
- Onsite 278 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 32% of the 996 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,682
- Lead 463
- Staff 240
- Principal 163
- C-level 117
- Junior 78
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 1,127
- 501-1000 employees 488
- 51-200 employees 122
- 11-50 employees 81
- 201-500 employees 24
- 1-10 employees 7
Platform Data Engineer
Designs and maintains AI/ML systems for federal agencies, including model training, deployment, and MLOps, using enterprise-grade tools and DoD-compliant security practices.
IT Manager - Data Platform & Engineering
Leads a new data engineering team to build Michels’ enterprise data platform, designing pipelines and governance to deliver trusted, AI-ready data products for analytics and operational insights.
AWS/ETL Developer
AWS/ETL Developer on a 12-month hybrid contract at NC state government (NCDHHS-PMO) in Raleigh, building and managing cloud data pipelines and ETL jobs using a broad set of AWS services, Spring, and BI tools.
Senior AWS Data Engineer
Senior AWS Data Engineer Full-time Hybrid – Lafayette, LA | Knoxville, TN | Birmingham, AL | Columbia, SC Position Overview Seeking a Senior AWS Data Engineer to develop, enhance, and maintain enterprise risk analytics…
AWS/Java/ETL Developer
This role involves developing and managing cloud-based data pipelines and applications for a government agency using Java, Spring, and a wide range of AWS services. The developer will focus on ETL processes, system migrations, and data visualization using tools like Power BI or QuickSight.
Staff Data Engineer
Design and maintain high-throughput data pipelines and lakehouse infrastructure to power large-scale AI model training and inference for aviation software.
Senior Staff Data Engineer
Designs and builds petabyte-scale data pipelines to ingest, transform, and prepare heterogeneous biological datasets (genomics, imaging, metadata) for AI model training, ensuring scalability, reliability, and scientific accuracy to accelerate disease research.
Master Data Engineer | Configuration Management
Maintain aircraft product structures and BOMs in PLM/ERP systems, ensuring FAA-compliant configuration control and traceability for electric aviation programs.
Senior Data Engineer
Dark Wolf is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our team in Herndon, VA supporting the Defense Health community. This position will have hybrid/remote flexibility. The Data Engineer will be responsible for…
Senior Data Engineer
Designs and builds a greenfield enterprise data warehouse on Google BigQuery, consolidating fragmented systems (ERP, CRM, e-commerce, EDI, etc.) into a governed, decision-ready foundation for MRCOOL’s HVAC business. Focuses on ELT pipelines, data governance, AI enablement, and executive reporting.
Senior Backend/Data Engineer for Robotics & Digital Twins
The Senior Backend/Data Engineer will build data pipelines and services to support autonomous lab scheduling and digital twin modeling using Python, FastAPI, and AWS.
Director, Data Engineering & Analytics
Lead a small team to build and maintain a cloud-based data platform for an early-education nonprofit, enabling AI-powered analytics and self-service reporting across schools and programs.
Sr Data Engineer with Medallion Architecture exp & Snowpro Certification - W2
This Senior Data Engineer role involves building scalable data pipelines using Snowflake, SQL, and Medallion Architecture. The position requires 10 years of experience and a SnowPro certification.
Staff Software Engineer, Search Local Ads Data Platform
Develops and maintains large-scale data infrastructure for Google Ads’ location-based and call ads, leveraging AI to enhance local business data and ad targeting across Search, Display, YouTube, and Maps.
Senior Software Engineer (Data Engineer)
Senior Software Engineer designs and builds scalable cloud services for a SaaS platform that manages over 3 billion connected devices using AI and machine learning, primarily on AWS or GCP.