Data Engineering at Blackbaud is responsible for ingestion, transformation and processing of data that powers Blackbaud Data Intelligence and Advanced analytics products. The data managed by the team supports data science, data enrichment, research and data analysis as well as making data operationally able to be consumed by Blackbaud’s products and services.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will take responsibility for technical design, implement complex features and provide mentorship in the Data Engineering discipline of Infrastructure Engineering & Cloud Operations (IECO). You build data intensive solutions that are highly available, scalable, reliable, secure, and cost-effective. You contribute to our common code repositories; help establish and enforce coding standards for data engineering teams.
What will You be doing:
Design, develop and operate high performance, large volume data structures for data-powered products and data science.
Implement efficient, distributed and scalable pipelines and integrate data from multiple sources to create data products
Implement design patterns that support data ingestion, data movement, transformation, aggregation, and much more.
Collaborate with Product managers, Software engineers, and Data Scientists, and work towards achieving key results.
Build high quality production level code, test and deploy data pipelines
Undertake complex tasks that are large and diverse in scope and/or critical in nature
Design and develop breakthrough products, services or technological advancements that expand our business
Participate in code reviews, brainstorm design approaches with peers and mentor junior engineers
Work in fast paced agile environment, participate in scrum ceremonies and help ensure that the team meets sprint commitments.
Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery and improve quality and actively experiment with emerging capabilities as they evolve.
What you'll bring:
Have 5+ years of data engineering experience
Experience with big data technologies such as Spark, Databricks, Delta lakes, Hive, etc.
4+ years of experience in core languages such as Python, Scala or Java (Preferably Python)
Hands-on experience leveraging PaaS offerings in a public cloud environment (Azure preferred)
Experience with Big Data design patterns and distributed computing tools/frameworks
Proven expertise building big data pipelines (batch processing, real-time streaming)
Working knowledge of TDD, CI/CD concepts and tools (Preferably Azure DevOps)
Advanced understanding of unit testing/integration testing/QA/Validation
Knowledge of data security and authentication protocols
Experience in areas of data governance, privacy and regulation and professional experience with architectural approaches to data security
Have experience integrating multiple data sources into a common set of data assets
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of data engineering experience
- Experience with big data technologies such as Spark, Databricks, Delta Lake, and Hive
- 4+ years of experience with Python, Scala, or Java; Python preferred
- Hands-on experience with PaaS offerings in a public cloud environment; Azure preferred
- Experience with big data design patterns and distributed computing tools or frameworks
- Experience building big data pipelines for batch processing and real-time streaming
- Working knowledge of TDD and CI/CD concepts and tools; Azure DevOps preferred
- Advanced understanding of unit testing, integration testing, QA, and validation
- Knowledge of data security and authentication protocols
- Experience with data governance, privacy, regulation, and architectural approaches to data security
- Experience integrating multiple data sources into common data assets
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and “wellbeing days” are emphasized, and feedback suggests PTO is a consistent strength. Remote/hybrid flexibility further supports time-away needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, health coaching, and flexibility (including remote/hybrid schedules) are highlighted as part of a holistic support approach. Tuition reimbursement, wellness recognition, and home-office support add everyday value.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Benefits extend to mental health support, fertility options, and travel support for abortion care, with parental leave also included. These offerings signal attention to diverse needs across life stages.
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