Staff Data Engineer - Slack
InformaticaBase Salary
$197k - $314k/yr
Responsibilities
- Set the architecture and roadmap for the metrics platform from ingestion and canonical datasets through the semantic layer and serving.
- Design and scale data models and pipelines processing billions of records into trusted datasets with measurable quality, predictable SLAs, and freshness signals.
- Build APIs and tools that help people and AI agents navigate metric definitions, lineage, ownership, and accurate query construction.
- Lead metric certification, governance, and design reviews.
- Lead complex, multi-team technical initiatives and drive alignment across Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Analytics.
- Mentor senior engineers and use AI-assisted development while maintaining quality.
- Define and govern critical metrics and support Agentic Analytics on the metrics side.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software or data engineering experience, including 6+ years of hands-on data architecture, data modeling, and metadata management experience.
- A related technical degree is required.
- Deep SQL expertise and strong Python skills, with working proficiency in Go, Java, or Scala.
- Experience architecting scalable and cost-efficient data models and pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with Spark, Trino, Airflow, Iceberg, and Snowflake.
- Experience with dimensional and star/snowflake modeling.
- Experience leading complex, multi-team technical initiatives as an individual contributor and driving alignment without formal authority.
- Preferred experience building infrastructure or tools for AI agents, including Model Context Protocol servers, tool-use APIs, or evaluation harnesses.
- Preferred experience with semantic layers, metrics platforms, data catalogs, or lineage tools such as dbt, sqlmesh, DataHub, Cube, or LookML.
- Preferred experience with experimentation platforms, metrics, exposure logging, and A/B testing guardrails.
Benefits
- Benefits include time-off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.
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About Informatica
Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leader in AI-powered enterprise cloud data management, helps businesses unlock the full value of their data and AI. As data grows in complexity and volume, Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ delivers a complete, end-to-end platform with a suite of industry-leading, integrated solutions to connect, manage and unify data across any cloud, hybrid or multi-cloud environment. Powered by CLAIRE® AI, Informatica’s platform integrates natively with all major cloud providers, data warehouses and analytics tools— giving organizations the freedom of choice, avoiding vendor lock-in and delivering better ROI by enabling access to governed data, simplifying operations and scaling with confidence. Trusted by approximately 5,000 customers in nearly 100 countries—including over 80 of the Fortune 100—Informatica is the backbone of platform-agnostic, cloud data-driven transformation. Informatica. Where data and AI come to life.™ Contact: PR@informatica.com