Senior Data Engineer II

🚀 Sr. Data Engineer II | United States | Remote | Pax8
Pax8 is hiring a Sr. Data Engineer II in the United States to help shape the future of our AI-powered cloud marketplace by defining the data engineering standards, platforms, and architectures that enable scalable business intelligence and innovation.
Shape the Future of Data Engineering at Pax8
This is more than a senior engineering role. It's an opportunity to become a technical authority who influences how data engineering is practiced across the business. You'll own critical platform decisions, establish engineering patterns others follow, and help accelerate how teams use AI to build reliable, scalable, and intelligent data solutions.
As AI transforms how software is designed and delivered, you'll be at the forefront of defining modern engineering approaches, mentoring talented engineers, and creating systems that enable faster, smarter decision making across Pax8.
🌎 Our Culture & Journey
Pax8 is the technology marketplace of the future, connecting partners, vendors, and small to midsized businesses through AI-powered insights and comprehensive product support. Our mission is evolving alongside the rapid advancement of AI, cloud technologies, and data-driven decision making.
Learn more about our culture, mission, and growth through our Careers site and About Pax8 pages, where you'll discover what makes Pax8 one of the most exciting technology companies in the industry today.
🔧 How You'll Make an Impact
You'll help define the next generation of data engineering at Pax8 by:

• 🏗️ Creating architectural standards and technical frameworks that guide multiple engineering teams
• 📈 Establishing best-in-class observability practices including lineage tracking, monitoring, data quality controls, and service reliability standards
• 🤝 Leading technical reviews and shaping architectural decisions through engineering documentation, design reviews, and strategic guidance
• ⚡ Identifying systemic opportunities for automation, platform improvement, and engineering efficiency
• 🧠 Coaching and mentoring engineers on modern data engineering techniques, system design, and AI-assisted development practices
• 🔄 Collaborating with product, analytics, and data science stakeholders to translate business challenges into scalable data solutions
• 📊 Defining and monitoring engineering quality metrics that improve reliability, deployment confidence, and operational excellence
• 🚀 Driving adoption of modern AI engineering practices that increase productivity while maintaining quality and governance standards
• 🔍 Championing platform improvements that eliminate recurring data challenges rather than repeatedly fixing individual symptoms
• 🌐 Influencing engineering strategy across teams through technical leadership and domain expertise

🌟 Why This Role Matters
The work you do will influence how data is built, trusted, and consumed across Pax8. Your architecture decisions will enable faster insights, stronger business outcomes, improved developer productivity, and greater confidence in the data that powers our marketplace.
You'll play a critical role in helping Pax8 scale intelligently while ensuring our data platforms remain reliable, secure, and adaptable to future technologies.
✅ What You'll Bring
You'll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• Extensive expertise in SQL, Python, and modern data engineering practices
• Demonstrated ownership of complex data platforms and mission-critical engineering initiatives
• Strong systems thinking with a passion for solving root causes rather than recurring symptoms
• Proven ability to define technical direction and influence engineering decisions across multiple teams
• Significant experience designing distributed data processing solutions, data pipelines, and large-scale analytical platforms
• Deep understanding of data orchestration, streaming technologies, and cloud-native data architectures
• Expertise working with modern analytical databases and large-scale data infrastructure
• Strong judgement when leveraging AI tools to improve engineering productivity while maintaining quality and governance standards
• Confidence mentoring engineers and developing technical capability across teams
• Experience creating engineering standards, architectural patterns, and best practices adopted at scale
• Knowledge of data governance, cataloging, access controls, and organizational data management
• An ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a variety of stakeholders
• A growth mindset and passion for continuous learning in an AI-driven technology landscape

Trust and Hiring
At Pax8, we care deeply about building genuine, trust based relationships — starting with how we hire.
To protect our business, our teams, and our customers, we use a range of measures throughout the recruitment process to help confirm authenticity and prevent fraud. These safeguards are designed to be fair, respectful, and proportionate, and may evolve as risks change. By applying, you acknowledge that we take steps to verify identity and representation during hiring. If you're applying as your authentic self, you have nothing to worry about — we're excited to meet you.
We also use thoughtfully applied AI-enabled tools to support our hiring process. These tools may assist with tasks such as reviewing or prioritizing applications, but hiring decisions