Launch Potato

Lead Data Engineer

Launch Potato

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerETLPythonSparkSQL

About the role

  • Lead scalable data engineering efforts that empower cross-functional teams with reliable, timely, and actionable data
  • Build and optimize scalable, efficient ETL and data lake processes that proactively catch issues before they impact the business
  • Own the ingestion, modeling, and transformation of structured and unstructured data to support reporting and analysis across all business units
  • Partner closely with BI and Analytics to deliver clean, query-ready datasets that improve user acquisition, engagement, and revenue growth
  • Maintain and enhance database monitoring, anomaly detection, and quality assurance workflows
  • Serve as the internal point of contact for reporting infrastructure—delivering ad hoc data analyses and driving consistent data integrity
  • Drive adoption and advancement of Looker dashboards by ensuring robust and scalable backend data support
  • Contribute to the future of Launch Potato’s data team by mentoring peers and shaping a high-performance, quality-first engineering culture

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering within fast-paced, cloud-native environments
  • Deep expertise in Python, SQL, Docker, and AWS (S3, Glue, Kinesis, Athena/Presto)
  • Experience building and managing scalable ETL pipelines and data lake infrastructure
  • Familiarity with distributed systems, Spark, and data quality best practices
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills to support BI, analytics, and engineering teams
Benefits
  • Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro
  • Your compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringETLdata lakedata ingestiondata modelingdata transformationanomaly detectiondata qualityPythonSQL
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingleadership