Staff Data Engineer

Position Overview

We are seeking an exceptional Staff Data Engineer to join our team as a senior technical leader responsible for architecting and implementing enterprise-scale data solutions that directly impact our cybersecurity platform's strategic objectives. This role combines deep technical expertise with significant organizational influence, requiring someone who can design complex data architectures, mentor engineering teams, and drive the technical vision for our multi-petabyte data infrastructure serving millions of users.

Essential Qualifications (All Required)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related technical field (Master's degree preferred)
• Minimum 10-15 years of hands-on data engineering experience in large-scale, high-volume environments
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL optimization for multi-petabyte datasets and advanced Python programming
• Extensive experience with Snowflake architecture, optimization, and cost management at enterprise scale
• Demonstrated expertise building Kimball dimensional data warehouses and star schema architectures
• Advanced experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and either DBT or SQLMesh for data transformations
• Hands-on experience with CI / CD pipelines, GitFlow, and data governance frameworks ensuring GDPR / PCI-DSS compliance
• Proven ability to architect and own multiple entire areas of the codebase or services independently

Advanced Technical Requirements

Desired Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

This position requires a unique combination of deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership capabilities. The successful candidate will be a recognized expert in their domains within the broader data engineering community and capable of driving significant technical and business impact at enterprise scale.

Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusivity. We base employment decisions on merit, experience, and business needs, without considering race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or other unlawful factors. Gen prohibits discrimination based on these protected characteristics and recruits talented candidates from diverse backgrounds.

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To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.