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Senior Data Engineer (6020)

NextPath Career Partners

New York · Posted October 22, 2026

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  • GCP
  • Databricks

About the job

Location: New York, New York

Type: Direct Hire

Job #6020

Salary: $150,000

NextPath Workforce Solutions is currently seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our client’s team remotely. This is a Remote Direct Hire position.

SALARY: $134,000 – $175,000 (depending on experience)

Unfortunately, at this time our client is unable to sponsor or transfer visas. Only candidates authorized to work in the US without sponsorship should apply.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Hands-on experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake and Unity Catalog, as well as Apache Iceberg • Strong experience with dbt • Extensive experience designing and supporting streaming data solutions • Strong data modeling expertise • Understanding of data governance principles and practices • Experience with a major cloud platform, preferably Azure or GCP

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build and maintain batch and real-time data pipelines that integrate applications, APIs, and vendor data into the data platform • Develop clean, reliable datasets for Product, Risk, Finance, Analytics, and other business teams • Use dbt and orchestration tools to transform and schedule scalable, repeatable data workflows • Implement data quality checks, monitoring, alerts, and freshness tracking to identify issues early • Improve platform performance, cost efficiency, and reliability while documenting solutions and supporting the development of other engineers

NEXTPATH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS: NextPath is a strategic talent partner connecting skilled professionals with organizations driving innovation and growth. Our recruiting team brings more than 80 years of combined experience delivering workforce solutions that align the right talent with the right opportunities. We work with leading companies across the country, offering flexible engagement models including contract, project-based, contract-to-hire, and direct hire roles. If the position above doesn’t appear to fit, we do have a host of clients with roles that could be a match and not every position will be posted. Feel free to reach out to find a better match by emailing your resume to apply@nextpathcp.com for a recruiter to engage. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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