Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer

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Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer

Reno, NV

Technology – Data Engineering

Full-Time / Hybrid

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You're a seasoned database expert and developer and are interested in taking your career to the next level while working alongside our data and engineering teams. You’ll be working in a team supporting a large database footprint. You’ll be responsible for production and development operations and play a key role in driving forward our data initiatives and strategies.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about autonomy, real-world operational systems, and building robust, scalable data solutions in fast-paced environments. In this role, you will help lead the building and management of high-volume, real-time data services and infrastructure. Collaborating closely with data engineering and product teams, you'll be responsible for designing and maintaining reliable, efficient systems that support mission-critical operations. This is a hands-on infrastructure role with meaningful ownership and the chance to shape the data backbone of our industry leading platforms.

As a growing financial technology company offering real estate valuation products, software platforms and rich data and analytics, you will be an instrumental part of a small yet strong database operations team supporting data and application development working with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Managing large-scale data platforms, ensuring their performance, scalability, and alignment with business goals.
• Supporting a large number of Redshift and PostgreSQL databases running in our hybrid cloud. Everything from RDS, Aurora, Redshift, EnterpriseDB to community edition. The entire lifecycle: new build, upgrading, and retiring.
• Partnering with our development teams to engineer our next generation flagship products.
• Managing HA architectures, disaster recovery, and backup/restore processes.
• Implementing repeatable builds, automation, documentation, monitoring, and observability.
• Participating in design and application review sessions.
• Developing Python and shell scripts, procedures, and processes for data migration and application development.
• Participating in meetings and conference calls related to project and troubleshooting activities.
• Developing a strong working knowledge of key applications and their interaction with the database(s).

Requirements

• 7+ years experience working in an AWS cloud environment in a similar role.
• Strong experience in building and working with complex Redshift deployments.
• Hands-on IaC (Infrastructure as Code) experience, specifically Terraform.
• Deep proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Working experience with version control systems, CI/CD practices, and partnering with development teams using modern toolsets, specifically Git, Bitbucket, GitHub, VSCode on a MacOS platform.
• Proven experience with observability and monitoring at scale.
• Firm understanding of Data Governance and contributing to those initiatives and technologies.
• Experience working with data engineers using cloud data warehouse technologies (Redshift, BigQuery, Snowflake) and orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster).
• Understanding of data lakehouse patterns (Iceberg, Delta Lake), vector stores, and graph databases.
• Strong applied experience with the Linux operating system and command set.
• Capable of organizing and managing multiple diverse projects in an agile environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, computer science, or related discipline preferred.
• Enjoys complex problem solving and solutioning with a team.

Nice to Have

• Experience working directly with application developers and teams in terms of database design, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to write, debug, and tune SQL and PL/pgSQL, packages, procedures, functions, triggers, etc.
• Likes documentation and diagramming of all systems and databases.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and own complex problems to resolution.
• Knowledge of the capabilities and real-world use of AI from a database management perspective.

We Offer

• Compensation: The base salary for this position ranges from $155,000 to $192,000 annually, depending on your location, experience, and qualifications. Additional compensation offerings include a company profit-sharing bonus program, communication stipends, and referral bonuses.
• Inclusive benefits package offering:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and company-paid vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Voluntary life and AD&D insurance options
  • Voluntary supplemental insurances for accident, critical illness, and legal services
  • Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
  • Employee assistance and wellness programs
  • Company-paid short-term disability coverage
  • Company contributions to health saving funds (with participation in the high deductible health plan)
  • Company-paid access to Galileo for virtual primary care and Rula for virtual mental health resources
• Through our Anniversary Program, we celebrate the meaningful milestones and long tenure that reflect how much we value your contributions and commitment to our team.
• Career and skill development resources to help advance your career and personal growth.
• A mission-driven environment where your work makes a measurable impact on the real estate industry.

About the Company

Clear Capital is a national real estate analytics, data solutions, and valuation technology company with a simple purpose: to build confidence in real estate decisions to strengthen communities and improve lives. Our goal is to provide customers with a complete understanding of nearly every U.S. property through our AI-driven analytics, data solutions, valuation services, and automated appraisal review platforms. Our commitment to excellence - wherever it leads, whatever it takes® - is embodied by our team members across our brands and has remained steadfast in this pursuit since our first order in 2001.

Clear Capital is an equal-opportunity employer.

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