Sr. Software Engineer - Data
Authentic · New York, NY
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Jul 25, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 26, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior data engineering role focused on designing and maintaining the pipelines and warehouse infrastructure that support underwriting models, claims processing, and operational reporting. The position carries broad ownership — from architecture decisions and data quality frameworks to governance and mentoring teammates. It suits an experienced engineer comfortable with Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, and Python in a production environment.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,950 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 1,150–3,450
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)
No location is specified in the posting; the role appears to be remote or location-flexible based on the absence of any office or city requirement.
The title is not given in the posting; the role is inferred to be a senior individual-contributor data engineer/architect based on the 5+ years requirement, ownership of warehouse architecture, and mentoring responsibilities — but no explicit seniority label appears.
Airflow is listed with the qualifier 'or similar orchestration tools'; common substitutes (Prefect, Dagster, Luigi) are captured in alternatives.
AWS is listed as 'Familiarity with' (softer language than the other requirements) and infrastructure-as-code is mentioned alongside it without naming a specific tool; Terraform and its peers are captured as preferred with no specific tool named in the JD.
The role sits at the boundary between 15-1243 (Database Architects — warehouse ownership, data modeling, pipeline architecture) and 15-1252 (Software Developers — Python pipeline development, building monitoring/alerting frameworks). 15-1243 was chosen because warehouse architecture ownership and data modeling are the primary framing, but the runner-up is noted.
No compensation figures are provided beyond 'competitive salary and equity.'
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