[Remote] Staff Data Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Prefect builds Pythonic orchestration, automation, and MCP platforms for mission-critical workloads. The Staff Data Engineer will own the internal data platform end to end, including the Snowflake warehouse, dbt transformations, Dagster orchestration, ingestion and reverse ETL tooling, security, reliability, and data quality. The role also involves setting the platform roadmap, partnering with stakeholders and engineering, and contributing learnings to the product team.

Responsibilities

• Own the internal data platform end to end: Snowflake architecture, sizing, and cost; dbt transformations; orchestration standards in Dagster
• Own ingestion tooling (Fivetran, Sling, dlt, AWS DMS) and reverse ETL (Hightouch, Census)
• Own warehouse access controls and security — increasingly important as MCPs touch more of our data
• Design the system so teams stop blocking each other: fewer cross-team dependencies, less homegrown ingestion debt, a sane change-data-capture story
• Own platform reliability: Dagster+ alerting, data quality, and cost
• Take on the deferred data backlog: one-off ingestion, enablement, and growth data work
• Partner with engineering on SLA-carrying pipelines (billing, consumption pricing) where engineering retains ownership
• Live in Dagster daily and feed what you learn back to the product team

Skills

• Staff-level data platform experience - you set architecture across orgs and work through stakeholders independently
• Deep production experience with dbt and a modern cloud warehouse
• Hands-on with managed ingestion and reverse ETL tooling
• Self-directed and able to turn ambiguous business asks into scoped, prioritized work
• Comfortable working in the open on a public codebase
• Experience with a modern orchestrator and experience with Dagster is a plus

Benefits

• Remote-first team with flexible-first culture
• Equity Stock Options
• 401(k) with 5% company match (vests immediately!)
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Life Insurance and Disability benefits
• $800/month remote work stipend

Company Overview

Prefect is a Python-based orchestration platform that empowers data teams to build resilient, adaptable data pipelines and workflows. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.prefect.io.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Prefect has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.