Senior Data Engineer

The Senior Data Engineer will architect and implement Bitfarms’ modern Data Lakehouse and data platform, establish data classification aligned with a Data Loss Prevention initiative, and partner with business, security, IT, and compliance stakeholders to govern and protect data.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a scalable Data Lakehouse architecture.
• Define data ingestion, transformation, and storage patterns.
• Establish data modeling, partitioning, performance, and cost-efficiency best practices.
• Ensure data availability, reliability, and quality across the platform.
• Design and implement a data classification framework.
• Embed classification into pipelines, storage, and access controls.
• Partner with Cybersecurity and Compliance on DLP.
• Assess data sources, usage, criticality, and sensitivity.
• Implement access controls, lineage, and auditability.
• Support SOX, ITGC, and other compliance-driven data controls.
• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot pipelines.
• Evaluate tools and technologies to improve the data ecosystem.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering or data platform roles.
• Experience designing and implementing data lake or lakehouse architectures.
• Strong experience with data ingestion, ETL/ELT pipelines, and large-scale data processing.
• Understanding of data classification, governance, and security concepts.
• Experience collaborating with security or compliance teams on DLP and data privacy initiatives.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus opportunities
• Top tier group insurance plan with employer cost sharing
• Group retirement savings with employer contribution
• Employee referral program
• Telemedicine and employee assistance program (EAP)
• Inclusive safe and diverse work environment