Senior Data Engineer (Data Operations Team)

Semrush is a brand visibility platform, empowering marketers to command their online presence and create measurable impact. We unify SEO authority and AI visibility, so brands are found, cited, and chosen everywhere search happens. That’s how Semrush gained the trust of over 28 million users—from scaling startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Here, you own the way you work, but we move as one unbeatable team.

We don’t just lead the market, we’re busy creating the world where Semrush is an unfair advantage for every marketer.

We move fast in ways to help you grow. Here, you have room to experiment, keep what works, and learn quickly from what doesn’t.

Ready to share our ambition and make an impact? Then, this role may be for you.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a key role in evolving and stabilizing the company’s data infrastructure. The current data landscape consists of two parallel platforms - Analytics and Integrations, which are being actively unified as part of a broader modernization initiative. This role combines hands-on engineering, architectural ownership, and close collaboration with stakeholders across Engineering and the business.

You will contribute as a senior technical driver, helping shape the target unified platform while ensuring continuity and reliability of existing analytics workloads.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identify and carefully resolve infrastructure inefficiencies

• Conduct audits of existing infrastructure and propose improvements

• Oversee infrastructure health, performance, and cost efficiency

• Evaluate architecture proposals from peers and provide feedback

• Make key architectural proposals

• Develop and deploy IaC using Terraform

• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab

• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines using BigQuery, Airflow & dbt

• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, pipelines, and workflows
  Support the development and maintenance of ML/AI tools and workflows

• Conduct code reviews for merge requests

Move together. Raise the bar. Learn fast—grow faster. That’s the default. And here’s what else is needed to succeed in this role: 

• 4+ years of DE experience (or Backend/DataScience 2+ years & DE 2+)

• 2+ years of experience with one of the Top-3 Cloud Providers (preferably GCP)

• Proficient in System Design & Architecture

• Proficient in Python

• Advanced knowledge of SQL

• Strong expertise in dbt management

• Strong expertise in Airflow management

• Proficient in IaC tools (Terraform)

• Proficient in CI/CD tools (preferably GitLab)

• Strong project management skills across the full delivery lifecycle: from requirement gathering and decomposition to roadmapping, prioritization, execution, and delivery

• Proactive and autonomous, able to make efficient decisions with minimal supervision

• Strategic and structured thinker

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to build reliable partnerships

• Experience with Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experienced in Monitoring & Alerting (Grafana)

• Previous experience working as a Data Engineer in a B2C SaaS company

• Background in software engineering or backend development

• Experience working with APIs and API-based data ingestion or integration patterns

• Experience with BI and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI

• Unlimited PTO

• Hobby & team building budget allowance

• Employee Support Program

• Loss of family member financial aid

• Employee Resource Groups

Semrush (NYSE: SEMR) is the leading brand visibility platform, empowering marketers to command their online presence and create measurable impact.

Built on the industry’s most expansive proprietary dataset, Semrush delivers AI-driven insights across GEO, SEO, Agentic Search Optimization, content marketing, paid media, and social strategy. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA with a global presence across North America, Europe and Asia.
We’ve built something people are proud to be part of. And the awards agree: Great Place to Work, DEI Workplace, Diversity Champion Award, International Inclusion Award, Most Women Friendly Employers, Best Place for Working Parents. All thanks to 1700+ employees who build the company every day. 

Semrush is an equal opportunity employer. Building a better future for marketers around the world unites people from all backgrounds. Even if you feel that you don’t 100% match all requirements, don’t be discouraged to apply! We are committed to ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging in the workplace.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or medical condition including medical characteristics, genetic identity, marital status, military service, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. 

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