Staff Data Engineer

Drata
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 165,000 - 270,000 annuallyFunction: Data Analytics & Business IntelligenceExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving","Investigative mindset","Autonomy"]

Build and scale first-class data products that enable self-serve analytics, product/engineering reporting, and ML/AI model needs. Optimize data ingestion, processing, and query performance while contributing to the data modeling layer and governance processes. Automate data workflows using modern orchestration concepts (ETL/ELT/Reverse ETL), and create training/documentation so teams can confidently move and transform data with minimal help.

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Staff Data Engineer

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Job Summary

Build and scale first-class data products that enable self-serve analytics, product/engineering reporting, and ML/AI model needs. Optimize data ingestion, processing, and query performance while contributing to the data modeling layer and governance processes. Automate data workflows using modern orchestration concepts (ETL/ELT/Reverse ETL), and create training/documentation so teams can confidently move and transform data with minimal help.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build data products to support analytics, product/engineering services, and ML/AI models
  • •Optimize query performance, data ingestion, and processing time
  • •Contribute to the data modeling layer and build data governance processes
  • •Automate data orchestration using ETL/ELT/Reverse ETL concepts
  • •Create data engineering training and documentation, and help interview, hire, and train future data engineers

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 165,000 - 270,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kLife InsuranceDisability InsurancePaid ParentalLearning BudgetPaid HolidaysWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
  • •Experience with Change Data Capture (CDC)
  • •Fluent in analytical SQL, including writing complex and performant queries
  • •Fluent in Python
  • •Experience with one or more platforms/tools such as Stitch/Fivetran, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Airbyte, Looker/Mode/Sigma, or Hightouch/Cencus
Experience:8+ yearsB2B SaaSData engineeringAIML/AI pipelinesSecurityCompliance
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingInvestigative mindsetAutonomy
Tech Stack:SQLPythonETLELTReverse ETLChange Data Capture (CDC)StitchFivetranSnowflakeDbtAirflowAirbyteLookerModeSigmaHightouchCencusData modelingData governanceQuery optimization

Company Brief

Drata
Provides a continuous security and compliance automation platform to help companies achieve and maintain frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR through automated evidence collection and monitoring. ([drata.com](https://drata.com/blog/fy25-momentum?utm_source=openai))
Industry: RegTech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 100M to 250M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2020
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