Senior Data Engineer

Who We Are:

Pushnami is a fast-growing, Austin-based tech company powering personalized website notifications and monetization for over 10,000 sites globally. Founded in 2017, we’ve grown to deliver over 1 billion messages a day and help our partners drive substantial ROI. By joining Pushnami, you’ll be part of a dynamic team working to double our partners and visitors in 2025, while expanding into exciting new verticals and markets. Our tech boosts performance and revenue for our partners by over 20% on average!

About the Role:

Pushnami is seeking a driven and business-minded Senior Data Engineer to join our fast-paced, results-oriented team. This role is ideal for an analytical leader who thrives at the intersection of data, automation, and business strategy. As a Senior Data Engineer, you won’t just be building pipelines, you’ll be influencing how our business runs. You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to surface insights, create efficiencies, and ensure teams have real-time access to the information they need to make smart, fast decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end development of business intelligence systems including metric monitoring, reporting automation, and decision-support tools.
• Serve as a strategic data partner to business units, translating complex needs into scalable data pipelines and reporting frameworks.
• Design and maintain Looker dashboards to deliver high-impact insights across Sales, Product, and Executive Leadership.
• Build robust ETL pipelines and data models to support growing internal and external data needs.
• Develop, manage, and monitor API integrations used for reporting purposes, ensuring data reliability and timeliness across applications.
• Drive the evolution of Pushnami’s business intelligence and data infrastructure, making recommendations on tooling, architecture, and best practices to scale with the business.
• Champion data quality and governance by defining standards and creating automated checks and alerts.
• Mentor and support junior team members, contributing to documentation, reviews, and internal knowledge sharing.
• Identify and lead high-impact projects, influencing technical direction and helping teams prioritize data initiatives that align with business goals.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Engineering, Analytics, etc.); MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering, analytics, or business intelligence roles.
• Deep proficiency with Looker, including LookML, dashboards, and Looker API integrations.
• Strong working knowledge of Python, including developing automation scripts, API integrations, and data pipelines.
• Strong experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS Athena).
• Advanced SQL skills and a solid understanding of data modeling concepts.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and deployment practices (CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with data orchestration frameworks (Airflow, dbt) is a plus.
• Proven ability to translate business questions into data solutions, with a track record of improving performance through automation and insights.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management experience.
• Comfortable operating independently, with high ownership, business acumen, and initiative.

• Full Medical and Dental Insurance that is 100% paid for by the company
• 401k Retirement Plan - Fully matched up to 6%
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible work in a hybrid work model
• Generous PTO policy
• $100 in “Fringe” benefits monthly (online marketplace where you can purchase the perks you choose – Netflix, Hulu, AirBnb, Royal Caribbean Cruises, child care, dog walking, you name it!)
• Gym Membership at Orange Theory

Why Join Pushnami?

At Pushnami, Senior ICs are seen as strategic partners who help drive company-wide outcomes. You’ll be joining an ambitious and self-motivated culture where experimentation and initiative are encouraged. We value impact over process and are looking for people who want to make a difference—not just check boxes and write code. If you're passionate about solving business problems through data and want to lead with both technical expertise and business savvy, we’d love to hear from you.

This role will give strong preference to candidates currently located in Austin, Texas, as we intend for this role to be hybrid and come into Pushnami's Headquarters in Austin, Texas once a week.

Pushnami regrets to inform potential applicants that we are unable to hire in the following states, and potentially others: CA, CO, WA, NV, MD, NY, CT

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