Data Engineer
Nimble Gravity Open · verified Oct 24, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Data Engineering role at Nimble Gravity. Remote.
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What you'll do
- Build and keep data systems running as business needs grow
- Create and tune pipelines that extract, load, transform and orchestrate data reliably at scale
- Apply CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, containers and cloud-native deployment practices
- Turn stakeholder use cases into production services, taking ownership from early design through launch
- Set up tests and monitoring to protect data quality and integrity
What you bring
- At least five years in data engineering or a related discipline
- A bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM subject
- Strong Python and SQL skills, plus hands-on work with Databricks/PySpark and dbt
- Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Airflow or Dagster
- Clear written and verbal communication
Who this fits
This mid-level remote role suits someone who has built complex data systems from the ground up and can carry them into production. You'll work with business stakeholders and own systems through delivery.
From the employer
We are looking for a Data Engineer to build and scale robust data solutions that support critical business needs. This role focuses on developing high-performance pipelines, enabling reliable data transformation, and delivering production-ready systems. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in Python, SQL, Databricks/PySpark, and modern data engineering practices.
Primary Responsibilities
- Build, scale, and maintain robust data solutions.
- Implement and optimize high-performance data pipelines: extraction, loading, transformation, and orchestration – that are designed for scalability, reliability, maintainability, and speed.
- Champion modern software engineering practices as CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, containerization, and cloud-native deployments
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to transform use cases into production-ready services and solutions, owning the system from concept to production.
- Implement rigorous testing and monitoring practices to maintain superior data quality and integrity.
Requirements
Education & Certificates
- A bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field, required
- Concentration in Computer Science, Math, Physics or other engineering related field, preferred
Professional Experience
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering or a related discipline, with a proven track record of success.
Competencies & Attributes
- Expertise in Python and SQL, with a strong foundation in data manipulation and analysis.
- Proficient with Databricks/PySpark and dbt for data warehousing and data transformation tasks.
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools e.g. Airflow, Dagster
- Experience working with large language models (LLMs) especially prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)s, and/or vector databases are pluses.
- Knowledge of fundamental principles of machine learning, feature engineering, and knowledge graphs are pluses.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing complex data systems from the ground up.
- Proficient in handling large-scale data projects, including data cleaning, ETL, and information retrieval.
- Excellent communication skills required, both verbal and written.
Nimble Gravity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Nimble Gravity considers all qualified applicants.
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