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Senior Backend Engineer – Snowflake Data Platform

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AirflowAWSETLJavaScriptOraclePythonSQL

About the role

  • Build and operate backend services and automation for the Snowflake data platform.
  • Support data ingestion pipelines (RDS/Oracle → Snowflake) and reverse ETL (Snowflake → RDS).
  • Develop and maintain Airflow (AWS MWAA) workflows for ingestion, data quality, and ops automation.
  • Implement tooling for data quality checks, platform governance, and SOX-related controls.
  • Help monitor and optimize Snowflake performance and costs.
  • Deliver production-ready solutions with minimal supervision.

Requirements

  • Strong backend engineering experience in production systems.
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL (JavaScript a plus).
  • Hands-on experience with Snowflake or large-scale data warehouses.
  • Experience with AWS and workflow orchestration (Airflow preferred).
  • Strong operational mindset: monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
  • Ability to work independently in a remote, distributed team with minimum supervision and attention to detail.
  • Communicate frequently and effectively in English.
  • Can commit at least 3 hours a day, overlapping with the working hours of the Upwork Data Platform team - typically 8 AM - 11 AM PST.
Benefits
  • Upwork is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonSQLJavaScriptSnowflakeAWSAirflowdata ingestionETLdata qualityperformance tuning
Soft Skills
independent workattention to detailcommunicationoperational mindsettroubleshootingmonitoring