Data Engineer

Applications Accepted Until November 3rd, 2026

Contract

Pay range: $55-60/hr

Our enterprise client is hiring for a Data Engineer on its Client Communications team. The team runs its data ecosystem on MySQL today and is in the middle of a modeling effort to move it to PostgreSQL. You will lead the data modeling and performance side of that move while keeping the current platform healthy: designing the Postgres models, tuning for performance, and building the ETL that feeds the backend and the federated graph. The team expects engineers to lean on AI coding tools for day-to-day work and to push that tooling forward.

What you will do:

• Build conceptual, logical and physical data models for the client communications domain in PostgreSQL and drive the migration from the existing MySQL instance
• Own data performance across both engines: indexing, query plans, partitioning and load testing
• Build and operate hands-on ETL that moves communication, template and delivery data between MySQL, Postgres, Iceberg tables and downstream consumers
• Expose clean, versioned data contracts to application services and the federated graph
• Maintain data dictionaries, entity relationships and pipeline documentation; enforce data quality checks; handle upgrades, patches and backups
• Use AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot or similar) across the full workflow and help the team adopt new tooling and practices

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years in data engineering or database development, with production experience in both MySQL and PostgreSQL, ideally including a migration between them
• Significant data modeling skill: normalized and analytical models, schema evolution and migrations
• Strong data performance skills: advanced SQL, query optimization and tuning under real load
• Hands-on ETL experience building and running pipelines, not just designing them, using Python, Node.js or SQL-based tooling
• Experience with Apache Iceberg table formats
• Hands-on with AI coding tools and an AI-assisted development workflow
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Databricks
• Power BI
• Spark, Airflow or similar orchestration; Kafka
• GraphQL or federated graph exposure; Dynatrace; AWS and Kubernetes

Disclaimer :

Brooksource, Medasource, and Calculated Hire are part of the Eight Eleven Group family of companies and operate under Eight Eleven Group, LLC. All employees receive the same benefits, policies,and terms of employment.

EEO Statement:

Brooksource is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Benefits & Perks:

Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.

Pay Disclaimer:

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.