Join to apply for the Senior Data Engineer role at Jobright.ai 1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Senior Data Engineer role at Jobright.ai Airspace is a tech-enabled freight forwarder redefining critical package delivery worldwide. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will own the data infrastructure and ETL processes, ensuring robust, scalable data pipelines that support business needs while collaborating closely with various teams. Responsibilities: Own and evolve our data infrastructure and pipelines Design, build, and maintain reliable ETL pipelines that ingest data from internal application postgres databases and external SaaS platforms (e.g. Salesforce, Twilio, Zendesk) Manage and scale our orchestration layer built in Airflow Ensure reliability, consistency, and performance across our data systems through strong engineering practices and operational discipline Oversee and optimize how data flows into and through our warehouse layer (Snowflake), ensuring transformations (via dbt) integrate cleanly into upstream and downstream systems Set a high bar for technical excellence, promoting clean architecture, code quality, and maintainability through thoughtful design, hands-on coding, and code reviews Drive architectural improvements and lead system-level refactors to improve performance, scalability, and efficiency Continuously evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and methodologies that enhance platform capabilities and developer velocity Act as a trusted partner to stakeholders in Product, Data Science, and Infrastructure, helping shape technical roadmaps that align with business priorities Identify and resolve systemic bottlenecks in our data workflows, and proactively implement process improvements Mentor teammates and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing engineering culture Qualifications: Required: 6+ years of experience in data engineering or backend infrastructure roles Expert level Python engineering skills Thorough knowledge and understanding of Airflow (familiarity with Astronomer or Google Cloud Composer is a plus) Experience managing and optimizing data infrastructure built on Snowflake (preferred) or BigQuery, including warehouse design, performance tuning, and cost efficiency Familiarity with dbt core, including how it fits into modern data pipelines and transformation layers Solid understanding of SQL (especially in the context of large-scale warehouse environments) Proficiency in Git, version control, and collaborative development workflows Comfort working with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation Experience ingesting data from both internal and third-party systems Company: Airspace Technologies is a technology-enabled provider of time critical logistics. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. Airspace has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Jobright.ai by 2x Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Get notified about new Data Engineer jobs in Carlsbad, CA . Encinitas, CA $120,000.00-$135,000.00 4 days ago Carlsbad, CA $130,000.00-$180,000.00 2 days ago Poway, CA $95,000.00-$215,000.00 4 days ago Carlsbad, CA $75,000.00-$95,000.00 4 weeks ago Carlsbad, CA $83,500.00-$156,000.00 2 weeks ago Carlsbad, CA $111,500.00-$208,000.00 1 day ago Carlsbad, CA $110,000.00-$145,000.00 3 weeks ago Carlsbad, CA $111,500.00-$208,000.00 2 weeks ago Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Hybrid) Senior Software Engineer - Algorithms Engineering Encinitas, CA $140,000.00-$164,000.00 4 days ago Carlsbad, CA $121,400.00-$161,800.00 3 days ago Encinitas, CA $120,000.00-$150,000.00 4 days ago Carlsbad, CA $100,000.00-$130,000.00 4 months ago Carlsbad, CA $102,400.00-$136,500.00 1 month ago Carlsbad, CA $130,000.00-$180,000.00 4 months ago Staff Front-End Software Engineer, List Experience Were unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr