Data Engineer

Software Engineer IV-VI Long-term W2 rolling contract 3 days on-site in Greenwood Village $75/hour maximum pay Job summary Are you driven to create software solutions that shape the future of customer experience? We are seeking a Software Engineer to lead the development, enhancement, and implementation of innovative systems supporting key business initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with talented technical teams, leverage cutting-edge technologies, and make a significant impact on the performance and scalability of software offerings. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy mentoring others while solving complex technical challenges, we welcome your expertise. Responsibilities • Design and implement new software functionality that is testable, performant, and meets business and technical requirements without oversight • Participate in the design and integration of dependent systems including APIs, clients, data stores, and CI/CD pipelines • Analyze and evaluate market products to identify strengths and weaknesses, informing our technology roadmap • Lead triage for critical production issues, manage hotfixes, resolve system integration challenges, and drive RCA activities for escaped defects • Collaborate with MLOps, data science and data insights teams to build AI/ML workflows. • Enforce approved code patterns and best practices across application domains, visualizing and closing technical debt • Mentor Software Developers I-V, participate in candidate interviews, and provide technical consulting across internal groups • Manage multiple interconnected projects or features, deliver technical documentation, cut release branches, and provide deployment artifacts to operations • Continuously improve application performance, scalability, resilience, and availability while identifying opportunities for optimization Working Conditions • Office environment • Contractors - Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) Required Qualifications Education • Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience Experience • 6+ years database management systems experience • 6+ years coding, testing and designing software experience • 6+ years software development methodology experience Skills • Expert-level experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows. Proficient on data orchestration tooling like Airflow or AWS Step Functions. • Strong programming skills in Python and Scala with experience optimizing complex queries and data transformations for performance and cost efficiency • Strong understanding of database systems and data processing frameworks (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, Spark, PySpark, Databricks). • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and related services (e.g., AWS Lambda, S3, EC2, EventBridge, Athena). • Experience working within the Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, Hive, YARN, or related technologies). • Deep understanding of data modeling, distributed systems, and performance optimization for Big Data. • Implement best practices for code quality, testing, and documentation to ensure the reliability, maintainability, and scalability of our pipelines • Experience with data quality frameworks, data governance practices, and implementing monitoring and alerting solutions for data pipelines • The ability to deliver work at a steady, predictable pace to achieve commitments, deliver complete solutions but release them in small batches, and identify and negotiate important tradeoffs. • Strong problem solver who ensures systems are built with longevity and creates innovative ways to resolve issues. • Experienced in production operations of developed software, software development methodologies, and applying appropriate software design patterns to the situation • Ability to work with little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments, use time and resources effectively, prioritizing work, establishing and meeting timelines without oversight, and delivering multiple tasks at the same time • Ability to clearly document, present and explain work to technical and business partners Disclaimer: Brooksource, Medasource, and Calculated Hire are part of the Eight Eleven Group family of companies and operate under Eight Eleven Group, LLC. All employees receive the same benefits, policies, and terms of employment. EEO: We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Benefits & Perks: Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc. Pay Disclaimer: The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.