Top Remote Data Engineer Jobs in Des Moines, IA

The Data Engineer will build and maintain data pipelines, optimize workflows, manage infrastructure, and enhance pipeline observability while collaborating with teams for effective data delivery.

The Data Engineer will develop and implement ETL processes, design data architectures, work with data platforms, and ensure data solutions meet scalability and security needs. Responsibilities include mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and optimize data transformations.

Build, model, and maintain scalable BigQuery-based data solutions on GCP. Implement performant data models, storage partitioning/clustering, ETL improvements, data validation, and documentation. Collaborate with architects, data scientists, and engineers to deliver governed, high-quality data for reporting and AI initiatives.

As a Data Engineer, you'll lead data engineering projects, develop data transformations, build workflows with Apache Airflow, and ensure data quality and integrity while collaborating with stakeholders.

The Senior Data Engineer will design and implement scalable data models in BigQuery using dbt for analytics and reporting, ensuring data governance and optimal performance.

As the founding engineer of the Data Intelligence team, you will design semantic layers, develop AI tooling, and automate data processes to drive business insights.

As a Senior Data Engineer at Jellyfish, you'll build and maintain data pipelines, optimize orchestration, automate CI/CD processes, and enhance data integration while ensuring high performance and reliability.

Lead design and operation of large-scale data pipelines and data APIs. Build Spark/PySpark workflows on Databricks, optimize job performance, manage data quality and observability, and develop MCP servers and AI-agent integrations. Mentor engineers, define standards, support production incidents and on-call rotations, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable data platform products.

Lead architecture and buildout of a new graph-backed enterprise data platform: design ingestion, graph and relational storage, entity resolution pipelines, temporal models, ETL/ELT pipelines, governance, APIs, and production connectors. Ship scalable graph data models, traversal queries, and platform roadmap while enabling observability, security, and containerized deployments.

Build and maintain scalable, governed data pipelines from ingestion through transformation and integration. Implement schema validation, data quality checks, job monitoring, and production-grade APIs. Work with Python, SQL, Airflow, dbt, AWS (EMR, Athena, S3), Iceberg/Parquet, and contribute to CI/CD, observability, and on-call support while collaborating with analytics and product teams.

Lead architecture and reliability of the data platform, build and harden ingestion (batch and CDC), own BigQuery+dbt transformations, establish testing/observability/governance, mentor engineers, develop Python tooling and APIs, run POCs for lakehouse/open table formats, and define AI-assisted development practices.

Design, build, and operate large-scale data platforms and Spark/PySpark pipelines. Enable data integration, modeling, quality, and observability. Build MCP servers and AI-augmented tooling, mentor engineers, and lead cross-functional projects to deliver reliable data products.

Design, build, and maintain scalable Spark-based ETL pipelines and computed tables in a central data lake. Integrate structured and unstructured IoT, sensor, and external data for analytics, model training, and dashboards. Collaborate with Data Science, Analytics, and ML teams to ensure reliable, high-quality customer-facing datasets.

The role involves architecting and improving data systems, defining governance standards, optimizing performance, and mentoring engineers in data engineering.

Build and maintain large-scale data processing pipelines using Apache Spark (PySpark/Scala) and Python. Design ETL workflows, implement distributed data processing, use version control (Git), and work with cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure).

Support building and maintaining ETL/ELT data pipelines and cloud data workflows. Work with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to implement, test, deploy, and document data processes. Continuously learn cloud technologies, SQL, and Python/PySpark, follow coding best practices, and contribute to process improvements in an Agile environment.

Senior Exasol data engineer to design, build, optimize, and validate SQL-based data pipelines for healthcare analytics. Responsibilities include complex query tuning, extracting/staging from SQL Server, chart validation, applying clinical terminologies, quality measure development, and maintaining disciplined version-controlled engineering practices.

Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data models using Databricks, Spark, dbt, SQL, and AWS services. Optimize ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and monitoring across structured and semi-structured data. Collaborate in Agile teams, support analytics and reporting for large-scale federal environments, and evaluate new data tools and platform improvements.

Design, build, and maintain scalable AWS-native data platforms and ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Spark, Python, dbt, and SQL. Implement ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and analytics solutions (Iceberg, Parquet, Redshift, Athena), support FedRAMP/NIST controls, migrate legacy systems to cloud-native services, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating in Agile teams.

Build and maintain cloud cost monitoring, alerting, and optimization tooling. Develop automation, cost allocation/tagging, data pipelines, dashboards, and integrations with billing APIs. Support FinOps processes, implement cost guardrails, troubleshoot cost systems, participate in on-call rotation, and collaborate with senior engineers and product teams to drive cost-efficient infrastructure and reporting.

Lead the evolution of data platform by designing scalable pipelines, improving data processes, mentoring teams, and modernizing data architecture.

Own and architect large-scale data pipelines, orchestration, and integrations. Drive IaC strategy (Terraform), third-party API and AI/LLM tool integrations, build export pipelines and internal tooling, mentor engineers, and align cross-team technical strategy for reliable, scalable data infrastructure.

Lead design and development of web UI and REST middleware within an Agile team. Define requirements and acceptance criteria, implement Java/Spring and Angular solutions, build CI/CD pipelines, work with Product Owner and testers, and produce/update design documentation.

As a Data Engineer, you will develop and manage data pipelines, ensuring reliable data ingestion and delivery while optimizing for simplicity and performance.

Design, build, and maintain end-to-end batch and streaming data pipelines; develop ETL/ELT workflows and modular Python code; write and optimize SQL; implement analytics data models; monitor data quality, troubleshoot failures, and document pipelines; collaborate with stakeholders and mentor teammates. Remote role for candidates based in Latin America.