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Data Engineer
New York, New York
Hybrid
Data & AI
Contract
Brooksource
$55.00 - $75.00 /hour
$55.00 - $75.00 /Year
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Job Description:
Data Engineer
New York, New York (Hybrid)
Contract-to-hire
$55 - $75 per hour
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join a centralized Data Platforms team supporting a Fortune Broadcast Media & Entertainment organization. As a Data Engineer, you will play a hands-on role in building and evolving the software and data services that power a modern, enterprise data platform. This position is ideal for someone with a strong backend engineering mindset, comfortable developing production-grade services in Node.js and TypeScript, and leveraging Python and SQL for data transformation, validation, and operational workflows. You will have high ownership and influence over system design, engineering standards, and data reliability, working within a collaborative, large-scale enterprise environment that values strong engineering fundamentals and thoughtful design.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Design, build, and maintain production-grade data platform services and workflows using Node.js and TypeScript
- Develop scalable data ingestion, transformation, and access patterns for enterprise data products
- Leverage Python and SQL for transformation logic, validation, and operational workflows
- Partner with platform and governance teams to support data contracts, schema evolution, metadata, lineage, and data quality expectations
- Build reusable abstractions and components to ensure reliable, compliant data handling
- Write clean, testable, production-grade code with a strong emphasis on automated testing
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices for safe, repeatable releases
- Troubleshoot and improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability
- Participate in design and code reviews to raise engineering quality across the team
- Collaborate effectively with engineering and non-engineering stakeholders across the organization
WHAT YOU BRING
- 3-5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or data platform engineering roles
- Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript in production environments
- Working proficiency in Python and SQL for data workflows and operational use cases
- Solid foundation in software engineering fundamentals, including object-oriented design, design patterns, and API/service design
- Experience building production-grade systems supporting data ingestion, transformation, and access
- Strong testing discipline, including unit, integration, and mocked end-to-end testing
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
- Familiarity with lakehouse architectures, ELT patterns, and data platform concepts
- Comfortable operating with high ownership in a fast-moving, enterprise environment
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
- Opportunity to help shape and scale a modern enterprise data platform
- High ownership role with influence on system design, engineering standards, and data reliability
- Exposure to complex data ecosystems supporting analytics, products, and content delivery
- Collaborative environment that values strong engineering fundamentals and thoughtful design
- Ability to make a meaningful impact within a large-scale, high-visibility organization
Disclaimer: Brooksource, Medasource, and Calculated Hire are part of the Eight Eleven Group family of companies and operate under Eight Eleven Group, LLC. All employees receive the same benefits, policies, and terms of employment.
EEO:
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Benefits & Perks:
Eight Eleven Group offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.
Pay Disclaimer:
The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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