Data Engineer

Cross Screen Media is founded by industry veterans and gives customers a new way to plan and execute video advertising campaigns. To achieve this, we need an amazing team. Here's where you come in… We are looking to hire a Data Engineer with a strong work ethic and a passion for the fast-paced startup life. The ideal candidate doesn't just build pipelines — they think critically about how data should be modeled, how systems connect, and how to design for scale. You'll work alongside a senior data engineer and collaborate across a small, high-output team to shape the data layer behind our product, ScreenSolve. We're currently using tools and platforms like Python, Airflow, dbt, AWS and Snowflake. This is a fully remote position. Face to face communication is important to us, so we have quarterly in-person team meetings at our office in Alexandria, VA. Additionally, we have biannual company offsites to give all of our employees time together in person. Key Responsibilities - Design and develop data pipelines, with an eye toward how they fit into the broader data architecture - Make data modeling and schema design decisions — choosing the right structure for how data is stored, accessed, and extended - Think beyond the immediate task: consider how today's integration point becomes tomorrow's platform surface area - Deliver features rapidly using AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, etc.) - Contribute to definition of user stories - Collaborate with other members of the team on development & integration - Write unit tests and maintain high code quality, per both static code analysis & team standards - Be available on a rotating schedule for production issues Experience - BS in Computer Science or equivalent - 5+ years experience in software/data engineering - Strong SQL skills - Experience with ETL/ELT techniques - Strong sense for data architecture — you can look at a set of requirements and reason about how data should be modeled, where it should live, and how schemas should be designed for clarity and reuse - Experience with dbt - Experience with Airflow or similar orchestration tools - Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouses - Experience working with AWS - Unix/Linux fundamentals - Nice to have: Experience with AI coding tools - Nice to have: Exposure to ad tech concepts & terminology What We Offer - Competitive salary with high bonus potential - Collaborative and creative atmosphere, with inspired leadership - Career advancement opportunities - Recognition and reward for outstanding performance - Great medical, dental & vision Insurance packages - Competitive 401K with company match to plan for the long term - Unlimited paid-time-off - Transportation benefits & cell phone reimbursement Unfortunately we are not able to sponsor visas for this position. Originally posted on Himalayas