Staff Data Engineer

Perchwell

full-time

Posted on: 9/4/2025

Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $200,000 - $245,000 per year

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AirflowAmazon RedshiftAWSBigQueryCloudJenkinsKotlinMicroservicesPythonSQLTerraform

About the role

Data is core to Perchwell's mission of creating a unified Multiple Listing System (MLS). As a Staff Data Engineer, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build robust data solutions
Create and scale powerful data pipelines that seamlessly integrate millions of property listings and market insights from multiple real estate data sources and APIs
Champion data excellence by architecting automated governance systems that ensure pristine data quality and deep observability across our platform
Lead the evolution of our data infrastructure to support rapid MLS onboarding, building solutions that will serve real estate professionals nationwide
Partner with our Data Analytics team to transform raw property data into actionable insights, powering decision-making tools and market intelligence dashboards

You bring 6+ years of hands-on data engineering expertise, with deep experience in Python, SQL, or Kotlin to tackle complex challenges
You have a proven track record of architecting and deploying resilient data pipelines that seamlessly integrate with third-party APIs, handling both batch processing and real-time data streams
You've mastered the art of workflow orchestration using modern tools like Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect, ensuring data flows smoothly and reliably
Experience with cloud architecture (preferably AWS) and technologies including S3, SQS, RDS, EMR, Glue, Athena, and Lambda
Experience working with data warehouses: redshift, snowflake, ClickHouse or google bigquery
Experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, GitHub actions, Terraform, or Jenkins
You understand the bigger picture of microservices architecture and have implemented cloud data lake solutions that drive real business value
Ability to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences and thrive in collaborative environments
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Comfortable working from NYC HQ in SoHo at least 3 days/week