Senior Data Engineer | Growth and Transformation at Red Ventures

This role is not open to visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship including those on OPT and STEM-EXT OPT, nor is it available to work corp-to-corp.Red Ventures operates dozens of digital first businesses and partners with leading brands to deepen customer relationships. Our Data Engineering team sits at the center of these efforts, designing modern, trusted data platforms that power real time decision making, AI solutions, and dynamic marketing experiences. We are hiring a Senior Data Engineer within the RV’s Client Growth and Transformation team to elevate our lakehouse architecture, lead complex data product builds, and mentor a growing team. Within RVGT, you will play a pivotal role in driving client success by designing and implementing strategic initiatives that boost customer acquisition and retention. What you'll Do:Design & evolve our cloud lakehouse - Own end-to-end architecture (AWS, Databricks) for both batch and streaming pipelines, balancing cost, performance, and governance.Build high impact data products - Develop scalable, well tested data models that drive lifetime value, churn, and propensity insights powering RV sites and CRM activations.Engineer reliable data pipelines - Implement Python/Spark jobs, Kafka/Spark Streaming flows, dbt transformations, and Airflow orchestration with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Terraform).Champion data quality & observability - Embed Monte Carlo, Alation/Collibra policies, and unit/integration testing to keep our data trusted and audit-ready.Enable analytics & AI - Partner with analysts, ML engineers, and GenAI teams to surface governed tables in Power BI/Tableau and to support LLM-driven agentic workflows.Influence & mentor - Explain complex technical trade-offs to business stakeholders and guide mid-level engineers in best practices for distributed-systems design.What we're looking for:Cloud & big data platforms - 5+ years designing and developing on AWS and Databricks data lake and lakehouse architectures Programming - Expert in SQL, Python/Scala Streaming - Hands on with Kafka and Spark Structured Streaming in productionData modeling & warehousing - Dimensional, data vault, and real time schemas; SQL performance tuning on data warehouses, including Snowflake and Databricks SQLOrchestration & DevOps - Airflow, dbt, GitHub Actions, Terraform; strong CI/CD experienceGovernance & compliance - Familiar with CCPA/SOC 2 controls; experience using Alation, Monte Carlo or CollibraSalesforce Data Cloud - Expert in designing, implementing and maintaining data solutions  Data architecture - System design experience for batch and real timeDomain experience - Prior work in consumer finance, banking or fintech Soft skills - Proven ability to translate technical concepts to non technical audiences; excellent written & verbal communicationPreferred & bonus points:Salesforce Data Cloud and Adobe AEP certification AI experience leveraging GenAI, LLM, agentic workflowsExperience enabling marketing cloud activations or personalization use casesKnowledge of data mesh architecture and data as a product operating modelsWhat you’ll get from us:Impact at scale - Your work powers decisions that touch 100 M+ consumers annuallyModern stack - Databricks, Airflow, Kafka, dbt, Monte Carlo, Terraform - no legacy dragGrowth & autonomy - Clear technical career paths and the freedom to innovateInclusive culture - We win through diverse ideas and collaborative problem solvingCompensation:Cash Compensation Range: $100,000-$180,000**Note actual salary is based on geographic location, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures, subject to eligibility requirements.Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)Life InsuranceShort and Long-Term Disability InsuranceFlexible Spending AccountsPaid Time OffHoliday Pay401(k) with matchEmployee Assistance ProgramPaid Parental Bonding Benefit ProgramWho We Are:Founded in 2000, Red Ventures (RV) is home to a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands and businesses, strategic partnerships and proprietary technology, including Bankrate, Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, BestColleges and more. Together, RV helps millions of people worldwide make life’s most important decisions, accelerates digital adaptation, and innovates the online consumer experience by improving every step of the consumer journey from first discovery of information, throughout the decision-making process, to transactions. Headquartered south of Charlotte, NC, Red Ventures employs thousands of people across the US and Puerto Rico, with international offices in the UK and Brazil. For more information, visit https://redventures.com and follow @RedVentures on social platforms.At Red Ventures, we believe diverse, inclusive teams are better. To help you better understand our core values and beliefs, we encourage you to watch this brief YouTube video: Our Belief Statements. This will give you insight into the principles that guide our work and our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, 401(k) plan and a paid parental leave program.Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. 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