Data engineer jobs in the United States (4,731 jobs)

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Counted Nov 7, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,731
Employers: 2,074

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $125,769Across 821 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $62.26Across 521 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 12%564 listings
Hybrid: 6%299 listings
On-site: 8%379 listings

Not specified: 74% (3,489 listings)

Employers hiring include Eliassen Group (349), Booz Allen Hamilton_United States (74), Insight Global (66).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

Data engineer jobs in the United States

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Senior Life Sciences Data Engineer - Cambridge, MA
Kelly Services
Cambridge, MA
A rapidly growing Scientific AI and Data Platform company is hiring a Senior Life Sciences Data Engineer to help build the next generation of data infrastructure powering pharmaceutical and…
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Data Engineer, Analytics (Technical Leadership)
Meta
Boston, MA
…connect with friends and loved ones from across the world. On the Data Engineering Team, our mission is to support these products both internally and externally by delivering the best data…
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Lead Data Engineer, Scientific Data - Boston, Ma
Kelly Services
Boston, MA
A rapidly growing technology company at the intersection of life sciences, data engineering, and artificial intelligence is seeking a Lead Data Engineer, Scientific Data to join its…
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AI Data Engineer
Cognizant
Boston, MA
- $100,000 to $115,000 USD / year
As an AI Data Engineer, you will make an impact by designing, building, and optimizing scalable cloud-native data engineering solutions that enable advanced AI-driven applications and…
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AI Data Engineer
Cognizant
Boston, MA
- $100,000 to $115,000 USD / year
As an AI Data Engineer, you will make an impact by designing, building, and optimizing scalable cloud-native data engineering solutions that enable advanced AI-driven applications and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Boston, MA
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Columbia, SC
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Boise, ID
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Montgomery, AL
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Staff AI & Data Engineer - Databricks
Eliassen Group
Jefferson City, MO
- $80 to $90 USD / hour
Our client is seeking a highly experienced Staff AI & Data Engineer to design and build enterprise-grade data and AI solutions on Databricks. This hands-on role focuses on strengthe
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Data Engineer (Ref# DE115ARS)
Info Services, LLC
Livonia, MI
Info Services, LLC has an opening for the position of Data Engineer (Ref# DE115ARS). Work Location: Livonia, MI and relocation required to various unanticipated locations throughout the…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Lansing, MI
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Senior Data Engineer, Data Products & Platforms
Vizient, Inc.
Centennial, CO
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Denver, CO
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Cheyenne, WY
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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IT Data Engineer-Level 3
Cintas
Mason, OH
The IT Data Engineer-Level 3 is responsible for: working on data engineering pipelines, data modelling, analytics and supporting complex issues. Specifically, data engineer will work to…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Columbus, OH
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Pierre, SD
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Augusta, ME
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Helena, MT
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Baton Rouge, LA
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Des Moines, IA
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…
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GCP data Engineer
Cognizant
Phoenix, AZ
- $100,000 to $120,000 USD / year
Cognizant is seeking an experienced Knowledge Graph Data Engineer to build and operate the connectivity, profiling, and graph/search foundation that powers enterprise ontology and knowledge…
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Sr. GCP Data Engineer (Remote)
Cognizant
Phoenix, AZ
- $80,000 to $140,000 USD / year
Own data source connectivity: build and maintain adapters to connect master data and work-ticket APIs via BigQuery, Cloud SQL, REST/Apigee, GCS, and Pub/Sub.
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Databricks Data Engineer
Eliassen Group
Phoenix, AZ
- $150,000 to $154,000 USD / year
Our client seeks a Databricks Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines, infrastructure, and systems that support consulting services and…

Data Engineer, Analytics (Technical Leadership)

Boston, MA, United States

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Job details

Posting language: English
Posted: May 23, 2026

Original job description

Summary:

Every month, billions of people leverage Meta products to connect with friends and loved ones from across the world. On the Data Engineering Team, our mission is to support these products both internally and externally by delivering the best data foundation that drives impact through informed decision making. As a highly collaborative organization, our data engineers work cross-functionally with software engineering, data science, and product management to optimize growth, strategy, and experience for our 3 billion plus users, as well as our internal employee community.We are looking for a technical leader in our Data Engineering team to work closely with Product Managers, Data Scientists and Software Engineers to support building out a great platform for the future of computing. In this role, you will view a direct correlation between your work, company growth, and user satisfaction. You’ll work with some of the best minds in the industry, work with one of the richest data sets in the world, use cutting edge technology, and see your efforts affect products and people on a regular basis.The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in data infrastructure and data architecture as well as areas such as governing company wide data marts, enabling security and privacy data solutions, and full stack experience with analytical technologies. Candidates should also have a proven track record of leading and scaling efforts related to end-to-end analytics systems, operational skills to drive efficiency and speed, project management leadership, and a vision for how data can proactively improve companies.As we continue to expand and create, we have a lot of exciting work ahead of us!

Required Skills:

Data Engineer, Analytics (Technical Leadership) Responsibilities:

Proactively drive the vision for data foundation and analytics to accelerate building and improvement of cross platform components across Instagram, and define and execute on plan to achieve that vision
Conceptualize and own the data architecture for multiple large-scale projects, while evaluating design and operational cost-benefit tradeoffs within systems
Create and contribute to frameworks that improve the efficacy of logging data, while working with data infrastructure to triage issues and resolve
Build cross-functional relationships with Data Scientists, Product Managers and Software Engineers to understand data needs and deliver on those needs
Define and manage SLA for all data sets in allocated areas of ownership
Determine and implement the security model based on privacy requirements, confirm safeguards are followed, address data quality issues, and evolve governance processes within allocated areas of ownership
Design, build, and launch collections of sophisticated data models and visualizations that support use cases across different products or domains
Solve our most challenging data integrations problems, utilizing optimal ETL patterns, frameworks, query techniques, sourcing from structured and unstructured data sources
Assist in owning existing processes running in production, optimizing complex code through advanced algorithmic concepts
Optimize pipelines, dashboards, frameworks, and systems to facilitate easier development of data artifacts
Influence product and cross-functional teams to identify data opportunities to drive impact
Mentor team members by giving/receiving actionable feedback

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years experience in the data warehouse space
10+ years experience in custom ETL design, implementation and maintenance
10+ years experience with object-oriented programming languages
10+ years experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling
10+ years experience in authoring SQL statements
Experience analyzing data to identify deliverables, gaps and inconsistencies
Experience managing and communicating data warehouse plans to internal clients

Preferred Qualifications:

BS/BA in Technical Field, Computer Science or Mathematics
Experience working with either a MapReduce or an MPP system
Knowledge and practical application of Python
Experience working autonomously in global teams
Experience influencing product decisions with data
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Public Compensation:

$210,000/year to $281,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

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Leadership
Data engineering
Project management
Data models
Unstructured data
Computer science
Computer engineering
Data warehouse
Object-oriented programming languages
Data modelling
SQL
Python
Hazard assessment

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