Senior Engineer, Data (Remote, US) - job 1 of 2

Who We Are

Renew Home is on a mission to change how we power the world by making it easier for customers to save energy and money at home as part of the largest residential virtual power plant in North America.

We partner with industry-leading brands to better manage residential energy for users by prioritizing efficiency, savings, and comfort — and cleaner energy for everyone.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer striving to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment where everyone feels that they have a voice that is heard.

We strongly encourage candidates to check out our website at www.renewhome.com  to learn more about the world-changing work we are doing.

What You Will Do

• Architect and deploy secure, scalable, and highly available batch and real-time data pipelines.  Implement and optimize data lake architectures for structured and unstructured data from millions of connected devices.
• Work closely with development teams to integrate data engineering services into the broader system architecture.  Collaborate with cross-functional teams consisting of engineers, data scientists, and analysts to deliver clean, reliable data.
• Analyze and enhance the performance of PostgreSQL Aurora and Redshift databases through query tuning, indexing & partitioning strategies, and efficient resource allocation.
• Maintain system performance, data integrity, and uptime. Manage and participate in on-call rotations and ensure strong operational standards.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of our data architecture to support growing business needs.
• Work with tools and platforms such as Python, Redshift, Postgres, AWS/GCP, AWS Lambda, Kinesis, Prefect (or Airflow), Redis, Git, and Terraform.
• Participate in our agile development process, including regular team updates, stand-up meetings, and one-on-ones.

• 5-10+ years of industry experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or equivalent experience in the software industry.
• Self-starter who takes initiative to identify improvement areas, rigorously tests potential solutions, and proposes actionable enhancements to drive operational success.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, plus solid software engineering fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience building scalable batch and real-time data pipelines using structured and unstructured data. Experience with orchestration tools like Prefect Airflow, Dagster etc.
• Experience with streaming technologies like Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, Apache Flink, or GCP Pub/Sub.
• Strong knowledge of data lake architectures and technologies (e.g., AWS S3, Iceberg, AWS Glue, Delta Lake, or similar).
• Proven ability to analyze and optimize database performance, including query tuning, partitioning, indexing strategies, and resource allocation with extensive hands-on experience using Redshift and Postgres.
• Proficiency in using CDK and Terraform for automating infrastructure deployment and management.
• Ability to work collaboratively with development teams, providing guidance and mentorship on data infrastructure-related issues and best practices.
• Commitment to staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in cloud infrastructure and database technologies, and continuously improving processes and systems.
• Bonuses:
• Extensive experience in data warehousing best practices and familiarity with advanced Redshift features (e.g., Spectrum, workload management).
• Exposure to machine learning pipelines or big data frameworks like Apache Spark or Hadoop.
• Contributions to open-source data projects or relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics, GCP Professional Data Engineer).

What You'll Get

• A full-time position, with a competitive salary based on experience. The base salary for this role is: $160k - $200k. We use market data and consider your job family, background, skills, experience, and U.S. work location to determine compensation within our established pay range.
• Fully remote work environment with home office set-up allowance.
• Real and lived work-life balance - Company perks include no pre-set vacation limits (with a top-down culture of taking meaningful PTO every year!), parental leave benefits, and a corporate value of working sustainably and putting families first.
• Competitive benefits package that includes numerous health and wellness benefits.
• 401(k) plan, with employer contributions to the same.
• Opportunity to work with amazing people who are passionate about their mission, thriving in a fully-remote work environment, and learning and growing every day.

At this time, Renew Home is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future immigration from the company, including training plans for foreign students.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Individuals seeking employment at Renew Home are considered without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identification, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.