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Senior Data Engineer

Alembic

Alembic

Data Science
San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 218k-240k / year + Equity
Posted on Jul 17, 2025

Location

San Francisco HQ

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

R&D

Compensation

  • IC5Estimated salary commensurate with experience. $218K • Offers Equity
  • IC6Estimated salary commensurate with experience. $240K • Offers Equity
Tier Guide

Our Compensation Philosophy:

  • Market-based: Our formula ensures new hires earn at or above current 75th percentile cash compensation benchmarks.

  • Ownership: Our generous equity program ensures new hires are owners, not just employees.

  • Transparent: We openly discuss salary expectations to avoid surprises later in the process.

  • Data-driven: We use objective data to remove bias and ensure consistency in compensation decisions.

About Alembic

Alembic is pioneering a revolution in marketing, proving the true ROI of marketing activities. The Alembic Marketing Intelligence Platform applies sophisticated algorithms and AI models to finally solve this long-standing problem. When you join the Alembic team, you’ll help build the tools that provide unprecedented visibility into how marketing drives revenue, helping a growing list of Fortune 500 companies make more confident, data-driven decisions.

About the Role

As a Senior Data Engineer at Alembic, you will be at the core of our data platform, building scalable and reliable data pipelines, optimizing storage solutions, and enabling real-time and batch analytics. You will work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and product leaders to design and implement robust data architectures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines that ingest, process, and transform large volumes of structured and unstructured data.

  • Optimize data storage solutions using modern data lakehouse architectures and best practices for cost, performance, and reliability.

  • Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to integrate machine learning models and analytical workloads into production environments.

  • Ensure data integrity, quality, and security by implementing monitoring, alerting, and governance best practices.

  • Work with cloud-based data warehouses and distributed data processing frameworks.

  • Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies to improve data infrastructure and operational efficiency.

What We’re Looking For

  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or a related field.

  • Strong expertise in SQL and Python for data processing.

  • Experience with modern data warehousing and lakehouse solutions (i.e. Iceberg or similar).

  • Proficiency in working with distributed systems and big data technologies (Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Flink).

  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and related data services.

  • Deep understanding of data modeling, database design, and performance optimization.

  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for data pipelines.

  • Strong problem-solving skills, with a passion for building reliable, scalable, and maintainable data systems.

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Graph Databases, NoSQL, or Time-Series Databases.

  • Familiarity with data privacy, governance, and compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2).

  • Experience with machine learning pipelines and MLOps.

Why Join Alembic?

  • High-impact role: Shape the future of our data platform at an early-stage startup.

  • Growth opportunities: Work in a fast-paced environment with opportunities to take on new challenges.

  • Collaborative culture: Join a team of passionate, skilled engineers and technologists.

  • Competitive compensation: Including salary, equity, and benefits.

Compensation Range: $218K - $240K