Data Engineer

Job description

Cross Screen Media is founded by industry veterans and gives customers a new way to plan and execute video advertising campaigns. To achieve this, we need an amazing team. Here's where you come in… We are looking to hire a Data Engineer with a strong work ethic and a passion for the fast-paced startup life. The ideal candidate doesn't just build pipelines — they think critically about how data should be modeled, how systems connect, and how to design for scale. You'll work alongside a senior data engineer and collaborate across a small, high-output team to shape the data layer behind our product, ScreenSolve. We're currently using tools and platforms like Python, Airflow, dbt, AWS and Snowflake. This is a fully remote position. Face to face communication is important to us, so we have quarterly in-person team meetings at our office in Alexandria, VA. Additionally, we have biannual company offsites to give all of our employees time together in person. Key Responsibilities Design and develop data pipelines, with an eye toward how they fit into the broader data architecture Make data modeling and schema design decisions — choosing the right structure for how data is stored, accessed, and extended Think beyond the immediate task: consider how today's integration point becomes tomorrow's platform surface area Deliver features rapidly using AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, etc.) Contribute to definition of user stories Collaborate with other members of the team on development & integration Write unit tests and maintain high code quality, per both static code analysis & team standards Be available on a rotating schedule for production issues Experience BS in Computer Science or equivalent 5+ years experience in software/data engineering Strong SQL skills Experience with ETL/ELT techniques Strong sense for data architecture — you can look at a set of requirements and reason about how data should be modeled, where it should live, and how schemas should be designed for clarity and reuse Experience with dbt Experience with Airflow or similar orchestration tools Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouses Experience working with AWS Unix/Linux fundamentals Nice to have: Experience with AI coding tools Nice to have: Exposure to ad tech concepts & terminology What We Offer Competitive salary with high bonus potential Collaborative and creative atmosphere, with inspired leadership Career advancement opportunities Recognition and reward for outstanding performance Great medical, dental & vision Insurance packages Competitive 401K with company match to plan for the long term Unlimited paid-time-off Transportation benefits & cell phone reimbursement Unfortunately we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.