Clever Real Estate is looking for a Data Pipeline Engineer to own and evolve the data infrastructure that powers our core data products. You'll serve as the primary owner of our platform, from pipelines feeding agent benchmarking tools to the warehouse architecture behind high-priority initiatives, combining cutting-edge technology with deep industry expertise.

What You'll Do

Own and operate Clever's data platform infrastructure, managing AWS services (EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, MWAA), Terraform-managed infrastructure-as-code, and Databricks administration.
Maintain and improve data pipeline reliability by monitoring, triaging, and resolving failures in the Airflow/MWAA orchestration layer and proactively improving reliability.
Build and extend data ingestion pipelines, designing and implementing ingestion for new operational data sources, such as telephony, CRM, and transaction data.
Manage database infrastructure, administering PostgreSQL/RDS instances, including replica promotion, security group configuration, and VPC peering to ensure performance and security.
Support security and compliance by maintaining infrastructure aligned with SOC-2 requirements, including VPN management (Pritunl), SSO configuration, and access controls.
Collaborate with the data engineering team, partnering with data engineers and analysts to ensure smooth handoffs and provide technical mentorship on infrastructure best practices.
Drive infrastructure strategy by evaluating opportunities to reduce complexity, optimize cloud spend, and propose a forward-looking platform roadmap.

What We're Looking For

4+ years of experience in data engineering or data platform roles.
Databricks administration and lakehouse architecture.
Apache Airflow administration and DAG development (MWAA preferred).
Deep, hands-on AWS experience configuring VPCs, managing security groups, setting up peering, and debugging networking issues (EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, MWAA).
Production experience managing Terraform, including state management, module structure, and the discipline to keep IaC reliable.
Python (PySpark, general scripting).
PostgreSQL / RDS management, including replica promotion, security group configuration, and VPC peering.
VPN setup and management (Pritunl on EC2).
SSO configuration.
Excellent communication skills, able to influence across teams and levels.

Nice to Have

Experience with SOC-2 compliance infrastructure requirements.
Real estate, fintech, or marketplace industry experience.

Technical Stack

AWS (EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, MWAA)
Terraform
Databricks
Apache Airflow/MWAA
Python, PySpark
PostgreSQL/RDS
Pritunl VPN

Team & Environment

This role reports to the Data Engineering Manager and is a critical partner across data engineering, product, and operations.

Benefits & Compensation

Compensation: $140k-$160k.
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Paid Time Off: 18 days of PTO (increases with tenure) plus 10 paid holidays.
Professional development with an annual budget for learning and career growth.
Tenure sabbaticals for major milestones.
Exclusive access to Clever homeownership perks.
Work-from-home stipend to support your remote workspace.
401(k) retirement plan administered through Guideline.
Parental leave of 6–12 weeks paid.
Wellness benefits including free counseling sessions and optional weekly meditation.

Work Mode

This is a local-country remote role open to candidates within the USA.

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