Senior Data Engineer.

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer for a contract position based in Bozeman, Montana. This is a 6+ month engagement where you will own the design and delivery of data solutions, working independently while partnering closely with stakeholders to clarify requirements and drive execution across the full development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Own timelines and deliverables, proactively managing scope, dependencies, and execution risks
• Independently frame, design, and deliver software solutions by engaging stakeholders, clarifying ambiguous requirements, and challenging assumptions
• Build backend services and RESTful APIs aligned to those designs
• Develop cloud-native applications, with preference for AWS
• Implement workflow automation and data pipelines where needed
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD
• Ensure solutions are production-ready, including testing, documentation, and handover
• Act as a reliable execution partner, proactively communicating progress, trade-offs, risks, and changes in expectations

Qualifications

• Required

• Strong Python with PySpark

• Hands-on experience with Databricks, including developing and operating data workloads

• Schema design and data modelling experience

• Working knowledge of Spark sufficient to build and troubleshoot PySpark workloads; deep Spark specialization is not required

• Prior consulting, advisory, or client-facing delivery experience

• Proven ownership and independent delivery without close supervision

• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to frame and solve problems in ambiguous situations

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including proactive expectation management

• Demonstrated adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools and practices as part of day-to-day engineering delivery

• Preferred

• Experience with Apache Iceberg

• AWS data services (Glue, Lake Formation)

• Workflow orchestration tools (Airflow)

• Experience with distributed data processing architectures

• Capital markets experience