Principal Data Engineer
Remote, USA
About SERHANT.
SERHANT. is the most followed real estate brand in the world, calibrated for the marketplace of tomorrow, delivering proven results for buyers, sellers, and developers. SERHANT. revolutionizes the traditional brokerage model by innovating through media and content creation and is powered by a full-service in-house film studio as well as an amplification platform that puts our properties in front of more people than anyone else.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Principal Data Engineer who builds data infrastructure with velocity and precision. You’ll design pipelines, architect lakehouse solutions, and create the foundation that powers our products—leveraging modern AI tools to move faster without sacrificing quality. You bring deep experience with ClickHouse, open-source data tooling, and modern lakehouse patterns.
Our Stack
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Skills
Compensation
Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location.
The national base pay range for this position within the United States is $180,000.00 USD.
Your Location
This position is remote eligible for candidates based in the United States. The role may include occasional work at additional SERHANT. offices or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. Candidates must live within the United States.
Hiring Statement
SERHANT. is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We expect every member of the SERHANT. community to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.
Decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, or terminating are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and staff. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome.
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SERHANT. does not charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruiting or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted here on on our Careers page or Linkedin, and all communications from the SERHANT. recruiting team and/or hiring managers will be from an @serhant.com email address.
Visa Sponsorship Notice
Thank you for your interest in working with us! At this time, we are not able to offer H-1B visa or any other work authorization sponsorship. To be considered for any of our open roles, candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or related roles
- Deep expertise with ClickHouse deployment, optimization, schema design, and materialized views
- Strong experience with Postgres and transactional versus analytical databases
- Strong experience with lakehouse architecture patterns, including Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or Apache Hudi
- Proficiency building ETL/ELT pipelines with Airflow, Dagster, dbt, Prefect, or similar tools
- Hands-on experience with streaming and batch processing frameworks such as Kafka, Flink, or Spark
- Strong SQL and deep proficiency in Python
- TypeScript proficiency for integration with application services
- Demonstrated fluency with AI coding assistants such as Cursor, Copilot, or Claude
- Experience using LLMs for data transformation, validation, or pipeline generation
- Spec-first mindset and ability to document systems before implementation
- Experience with real-time analytics and sub-second query requirements
- Familiarity with data contracts, schema registries, and data mesh principles
- Contributions to open-source data projects
- Background working in cross-functional product teams
What We Do
SERHANT. is the first real estate company launched and designed for the marketplace of tomorrow. We grew from the #1 ranked sales team in New York City into a full-service firm that is revolutionizing the traditional real estate model. At SERHANT., we do things differently. Our in-house production and branding teams — SERHANT. Studios and ID Lab — develop disruptive content that engages the market by exploring new creative frontiers and redefining pathways to connect. Our tech-powered innovation platform, SERHANT. ADX, gives our listings unparalleled exposure by reaching more buyers than anyone else. Our agents are driven to succeed, understanding of client needs, and trained to balance established sales strategies and techniques with innovative thinking. We understand that it’s more important than ever to help our clients and partners adapt to behavioral and market changes being driven by generational shifts and technological advances in society, and by combining traditional brokerage services with innovative production and marketing capabilities, we know how to do that better than anyone else.
