Senior Data Engineer (Brazil)

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**About CharterUP.** CharterUP is transforming the $450+ billion group transportation and mobility market with an AI native platform that powers modern charter, shuttle, and emerging autonomous vehicle operations. Trusted by many Fortune 500 companies, CharterUP connects enterprises, institutions, and event organizers to thousands of bus operators nationwide, while increasingly serving as the operating system for large scale shuttle and transit programs across airports, campuses, industrial sites, and major events. Through real time availability, transparent pricing, intelligent routing, and AI driven dispatch and optimization, CharterUP replaces a fragmented and opaque industry with automation, accountability, and scale. **Why Join Us** - Innovative Impact: Be part of the team that's revolutionizing group travel, setting new standards in an industry overdue for change. - Growth Opportunities: As a hyper growth company and one of the fastest-growing companies recognized by Inc., there’s no better time to join our dynamic, growth-stage organization. - Driven Team: Collaborate with some of the most driven minds in tech, all while working in a remote-first environment with a tech hub in Austin, TX. - Funding and Stability: Our $60 million Series A funding was just the start—we’re poised for even greater expansion, and you can be part of this exciting journey. CharterUp has achieved this growth profitability and efficiently, ensuring long-term stability. **About the Role** CharterUP is seeking a **Senior Data Engineer** to design, build, and operate the data systems that power analytics, decision-making, and AI across our two-sided transportation marketplace. You'll own scalable data pipelines and models that transform data across quoting, booking, trips, operators, customers, and payments into trusted, accessible data products. You'll be CharterUP's data engineering SME, setting the architecture, quality standards, and engineering practices for data across the company. Near term that includes leading our migration from Redshift to Snowflake; longer term it means building the platform that carries analytics and AI/ML as we grow. Working closely with engineering, product, analytics, and business teams, you'll shape how CharterUP builds, operates, and uses trusted data at scale. **Title: Senior Data Engineer** **Reports to:** Engineering Manager **Location:** Brazil (Remote) **What You’ll Do** - Design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines, models, and data products that power analytics, operational decision-making, and AI across CharterUP - Own data architecture and modeling for key business domains, integrating transactional, application, and third-party data into trusted, reusable sources of truth - Ensure data quality, lineage, reliability, and performance through automated testing, observability, and clear SLAs for production pipelines and datasets - Evolve the data platform as CharterUP scales, warehouse, infrastructure, transformation frameworks, and development workflows, leveraging AI-assisted engineering and automation where appropriate - Operate as CharterUP's primary data engineering owner, setting engineering practices and standards while partnering with engineering, product, analytics, and business teams to translate operational needs into scalable end-to-end solutions **What You’ll Bring** - 5+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or a similar role designing and operating production data systems - Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, and transformations using dbt or similar frameworks - Experience owning data solutions end to end, including architecture, modeling, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and documentation - Hands-on experience with dimensional modeling, data quality, lineage, and orchestration using Airflow, Prefect or similar, and depth in a modern cloud data warehouse such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks; experience leading a platform migration is a plus - Strong technical judgment and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex business and operational requirements into trusted, scalable solutions, collaborate effectively in English across technical and business teams, and operate as the senior data engineering voice in the room. **Recruiting Process** - Step 1 - Video call: Talent Acquisition interview - Step 2 - Video call: Hiring Manager interview - Step 3 - Video call: Team interviews - Step 4 - Offer & reference check - Welcome aboard! **Compensation** $6,000 - $7,000 USD per month #### Global Benefits & Perks at CharterUP We believe great people can live anywhere—and they deserve great benefits, too. While offerings may vary slightly by location, we prioritize hiring near our hubs in Austin, Atlanta, Miami, and Denver as we grow our global team. - Flexible Work Model: CharterUP operates as a remote-first company, with select roles requiring regular, in-office presence based on team and business needs. Role-specific expectations will be shared during the hiring process. U.S.-based employees may reside in any of our 19 approved states. - Comprehensive Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health support, virtual care, gym discounts, and family-building benefits. In the U.S., we cover 100% of premiums for employees. International benefits align with local standards. - Time Off to Recharge: Paid time off so you can truly unplug. U.S.: 15 PTO days (increasing to 20 after 2 years) + 8 paid holidays. International policies vary by country. - Financial Peace of Mind: Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance where available. - Performance-Driven Culture: Join a fast-moving, ambitious, and collaborative team that wins together. - Referral Rewards: Earn bonuses for bringing top talent to the team. - Planning for the Future: Long-term financial planning support. U.S.: 401(k) plan. International: region-specific savings programs where applicable. - Top-Tier Tech: Choose a Mac or PC, plus monitor, keyboard, and mouse to hit the ground running. ***CharterUP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.*** *We are committed to creating an inclusive, accessible, and respectful workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws in the United States and Canada. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know. CharterUP is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during the hiring process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please contact your recruiter.* ***Hiring Locations:** CharterUP U.S.-based candidates and employees must reside in one of the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.* We hire in the U.S. and Canada and are actively expanding our global footprint.