Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer Denver, CO YES Communities, founded in 2008, owns and operates nearly 300 manufactured housing communities with locations across the United States. YES takes a new approach to manufactured home communities and works to build and maintain an environment in each community that reflects their positive YES attitude. We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to own and evolve the enterprise data platform that powers reporting, analytics, planning, and automation across the company. You'll build scalable pipelines, integrations, and data models that transform operational data into trusted data used throughout the organization. As a key member of our team, you'll help shape the future of our data platform by influencing architecture decisions and modernizing core data infrastructure. Your work will support operational teams, executives, and institutional investors, and you'll partner closely with BI, FP&A, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable data solutions that drive better business decisions. Why YES? At YES Communities, we invest in the people who build our data platform as much as the platform itself. You'll join a team where your technical judgment is trusted, your ideas on architecture and process are heard, and your growth is treated as a priority. We set clear goals and then trust you to run with them, giving you the ownership to solve problems your way while knowing your work directly shapes how leaders across the company make decisions. We're building a diverse, collaborative team, and we take pride in watching our engineers grow into the go-to experts on our data and platform. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, SSIS, and SQL Server to integrate operational data into the enterprise data warehouse Develop and optimize enterprise data models, views, and semantic layers that serve as the trusted source of truth for reporting and analytics, including modernizing legacy stored procedure logic into more maintainable structures Engineer and maintain API integrations with third-party platforms and vendor systems Monitor pipeline health and data quality by implementing automated validation, reconciliation, and alerting so issues are caught before they reach the business Tune query and pipeline performance, and recommend architectural improvements as data volumes and business needs grow Champion engineering best practices across the team — version control, code review, testing, and documentation — and contribute to data governance through metadata management, lineage, and metric definition Partner with BI developers, analysts, FP&A, IT, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into well‑modeled, high‑performing data solutions Deliver accurate, timely data that supports recurring operational, financial, executive, and investor reporting Evaluate and adopt modern data engineering technologies, including AI‑assisted development tools, where they improve engineering quality, productivity, or platform reliability Qualifications 5+ years of hands‑on data engineering experience designing and maintaining production ETL/ELT pipelines Advanced SQL skills, including complex query development, performance tuning, and working with large relational datasets in SQL Server or a comparable database platform Demonstrated experience interacting with various business stakeholders and guiding technical peers to appropriate solutions Experience building and orchestrating pipelines with Azure Data Factory, SSIS, or similar integration tools Experience developing data models, views, and semantic layers that serve enterprise reporting and analytics Working knowledge of API‑based integrations with third‑party systems and vendor platforms Proficiency with version control and engineering best practices, including code review, testing, and documentation Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions for non‑technical stakeholders Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience The YES Difference Competitive salary Comprehensive health benefits Life, long and short‑term disability insurance 401(k) with company match YES Communities is an Equal Opportunity Employer #J-18808-Ljbffr YES Communities