Senior Data Engineer | Remote
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Job overview
The Senior Data Engineer will build scalable data solutions for enterprise clients, modernizing data platforms and accelerating analytics initiatives. The role focuses on Databricks, Python, and cloud data engineering, with work on large-scale transformation projects, architecture decisions, streaming data, and enterprise data warehousing. It is fully remote and full-time, with opportunities to collaborate with stakeholders and take ownership of end-to-end solutions.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
$50 - $65
Join a rapidly growing data and AI consulting organization that specializes in helping enterprise clients modernize data platforms and accelerate analytics initiatives. This is a fully remote, full-time opportunity focused on building scalable data solutions using Databricks, Python, and modern cloud data engineering practices. You'll work on high-impact data modernization projects for enterprise organizations, helping redesign legacy architectures and build future-state analytics platforms.
This is an opportunity to get in early with a high-growth consulting firm that is rapidly expanding its engineering practice. You'll play a visible role in large-scale data transformation initiatives, influence architecture decisions, and work directly on modern technologies including Databricks, streaming data, and enterprise-scale data warehousing. If you're someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges, collaborating with stakeholders, and taking ownership of end-to-end solutions, this role offers significant technical growth and career advancement opportunities.
Required Skills & Experience
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1-8 years of Data Engineering experience
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Hands-on experience with Databricks
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Strong Python development experience
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Experience building and maintaining data pipelines
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Experience working directly with business stakeholders
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Authorization to work in the United States
Desired Skills & Experience
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Data modeling experience
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PySpark
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Real-time or streaming data experience
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Experience with enterprise data warehouse modernization projects
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Data quality and observability tools
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Semantic layer design experience
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Experience in consulting or client-facing environments
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Healthcare or pharmacy industry experience
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
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60% Databricks & Data Engineering
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25% Python & PySpark Development
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15% Streaming, Data Modeling & Architecture
Daily Responsibilities
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80% Hands-On Engineering
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5% Project Planning & Documentation
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15% Team Collaboration & Stakeholder Interaction
The Offer
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Competitive base salary
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Bonus eligible
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Fully remote work environment
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Opportunity for rapid career growth
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Exposure to enterprise-scale modernization projects
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High visibility within a growing organization
You will receive the following benefits:
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Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
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Vacation Time
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Paid Holidays
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Career Development Opportunities
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Potential Equity/Stock Incentive Programs
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401(k) Program (if applicable)
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
#LI-zs
Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,958 open Data Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50–65/hr
- US median$46–52/hr101 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $57.50/hr, is 19% above the US median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the middle half of Data Engineering hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 104 open Data Engineering jobs in Illinois and 2,958 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- PwC12 open
- Publicis Groupe8 open
- AbbVie7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Data Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,528 postings).
- Education
- 1,177 of the 2,958 open Data Engineering jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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