Senior Data Engineer

As a Senior Data Engineer on the Analytics Team at Anduril, you will collaborate with stakeholders to design, build, and implement data pipelines and models that enable the company's next-generation technology.

The Analytics space is a key part of the team's DNA, with regular discussions on industry shifts and relevant blogs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and roadmap for the data platform
• Partner with operations, product, and engineering to advocate best practices and build supporting systems and infrastructure for various data needs
• Own the ingest and egress frameworks for data pipelines that integrate multiple data sources to produce valuable data products
• Work with Palantir Foundry, the central hub for data-driven applications, visualizations, and large-scale data analysis
• Utilize SQLMesh for data transformations, allowing engineers to work with SQL while following software engineering best practices
• Query data using Athena, an AWS serverless solution for running analytics directly on the data lake
• Implement Apache Iceberg as the table format, providing advanced data management capabilities
• Use Flyte for orchestration, a highly scalable, Kubernetes-native modern orchestration platform
• Operate in a 'player-coach' capacity, leading team members while remaining hands-on as a contributor

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a data engineering role building products, ideally in a fast-paced environment
• Motivation to work on solving the biggest problems in defence
• Strong foundations in Python or another language
• Experience with Spark, PySpark, SQL, and dbt
• Experience with Enterprise Data Systems like Palantir Foundry
• Experience with or interest in developing data services and data products
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP security ecosystems, containerization, and associated tooling
• Knowledge of data and visualization tools, such as Tableau
• Understanding of the importance of engineering with security best practices in mind
• Empathetic and eager to see the world from users' perspectives
• Self-starter with a drive to take ownership of and debug complex data transformation pipelines and data models
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities

Benefits

Anduril offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
• Highly competitive equity grants
• Salary range: $166,000-$220,000 USD