Data Engineer
NinjaHoldings · Chicago, IL
$100,000–$145,000
Jul 20, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data engineering role focused on designing and maintaining data pipeline architecture, building ETL processes from varied sources, and extending a machine learning platform using Python, SQL, and AWS services. The position also involves mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with analytics and development teams. It suits an experienced data engineer comfortable working across multiple products in a fast-moving environment.
Senior level · 3+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,200 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 880–1,550
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $142,568 (middle half $111,775–$173,013).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role sits between data/pipeline architecture (15-1243) and general software development (15-1252) — it involves building ETL pipelines, extending an ML platform, and writing tooling in Python, which leans toward software development, but the primary framing is data pipeline and architecture ownership.
The degree requirement ('Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field') is stated as a hard requirement in the qualifications block, so it is treated as required.
The specific AWS services (EC2, RDS, Redshift, Glue, S3) are listed together in the required qualifications block and are treated as hard gates collectively.
REST APIs, Flask, state machines, CI/CD, and Ruby on Rails all appear under the 'Additional Pluses' section and are treated as preferred.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
The role includes supervising/mentoring junior engineers, but this appears to be a secondary responsibility rather than a primary people-management function, so an IC SOC code is retained over 11-3021.
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