Data Engineering Director
Copper Courier
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Manage and mentor data engineers, set technical direction, remove blockers
- Design data systems that scale with newsroom needs while remaining flexible enough to pivot when priorities shift
- Translate business requirements from reporters, editors, and analysts into technical specifications
- Build and maintain critical pipelines yourself along with the team
- Balance speed and sustainability in a deadline-driven environment
Requirements
- Python expertise: Strong command of the language for data ingestion, transformation, and pipeline development
- Data extraction: Proven experience with REST APIs, web scraping, and creative data acquisition
- BigQuery: Optimize table design and query performance at scale
- Dagster+: Design and implement orchestration at the team level
- dbt: Build transformation frameworks that others can extend
- Engineering leadership: Track record of technical mentorship and team management
Benefits
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 11 paid holidays a year
- An Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Full suite of health benefits
- $500 home office reimbursement
- 401k
- Flexible working arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Pythondata ingestiondata transformationpipeline developmentREST APIsweb scrapingBigQueryDagsterdbtdata extraction
Soft Skills
mentorshiptechnical directionproblem-solvingcommunicationteam managementadaptabilitycollaborationleadershiporganizational skillsdeadline management