Senior Data Engineer
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At Gusto, our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life. The Data Engineering team builds tools and systems that make Gusto's data consistent, user-friendly, and helpful. This helps our teams make decisions using data and provide intelligent, customized experiences to our customers.
We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer who’s passionate about building reliable, scalable, and high-quality data systems. You’ll partner closely with analytics, product, and engineering teams to deliver data solutions that drive real business and customer impact.
Preferred Qualifications
8+ years of industry experience in data engineering building scalable data pipelines and data products
Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
Proven experience building and maintaining robust data pipelines and ETL workflows, with hands-on dbt experience for reliable, testable, and maintainable data transformations.
Hands-on experience ingesting data from diverse sources, including APIs, databases, SaaS applications, and event streams.
Strong foundation in data modeling, schema design, and data quality best practices, with functional experience working on cloud platforms like Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or Databricks.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and data observability to ensure reliability and trust in data systems
Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, and incident response for production-grade data pipelines
Proven ability to optimize performance and cost across data workflows and storage systems
Functional understanding of how to leverage AI and automation in data engineering — building self-service tools, intelligent pipelines, and agents that automate repetitive tasks
Exemplar problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a focus on clarity, empathy, and shared ownership
Compensation Details
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $155,000-$185,000/yr in Denver, $170,000-$200,000/yr in Los Angeles, and $190,000-$220,000/yr for San Francisco, Seattle, and New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Senior Data Engineer
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Development jobs
At Gusto, our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life. The Data Engineering team builds tools and systems that make Gusto's data consistent, user-friendly, and helpful. This helps our teams make decisions using data and provide intelligent, customized experiences to our customers.
We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer who’s passionate about building reliable, scalable, and high-quality data systems. You’ll partner closely with analytics, product, and engineering teams to deliver data solutions that drive real business and customer impact.
Preferred Qualifications
8+ years of industry experience in data engineering building scalable data pipelines and data products
Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
Proven experience building and maintaining robust data pipelines and ETL workflows, with hands-on dbt experience for reliable, testable, and maintainable data transformations.
Hands-on experience ingesting data from diverse sources, including APIs, databases, SaaS applications, and event streams.
Strong foundation in data modeling, schema design, and data quality best practices, with functional experience working on cloud platforms like Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or Databricks.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and data observability to ensure reliability and trust in data systems
Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, and incident response for production-grade data pipelines
Proven ability to optimize performance and cost across data workflows and storage systems
Functional understanding of how to leverage AI and automation in data engineering — building self-service tools, intelligent pipelines, and agents that automate repetitive tasks
Exemplar problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a focus on clarity, empathy, and shared ownership
Compensation Details
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $155,000-$185,000/yr in Denver, $170,000-$200,000/yr in Los Angeles, and $190,000-$220,000/yr for San Francisco, Seattle, and New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.