Data Engineer

Posted:
8/31/2026, 5:55:02 AM

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Data & Analytics

Workplace Type:
Remote

Pay:
$130k–$150k/yr

The Data Engineer, Data Platform will build and operate the data capabilities that help AHEAD teams access trusted, usable, and well-managed information. This role will develop ingestion pipelines, transformations, data models, and curated data products in the modern cloud data platform, with an emphasis on Snowflake and dbt. 

The role will support data coming from enterprise applications and services, including Salesforce, Hatch, NetSuite, Signal, and approved APIs. The Data Engineer will help make data available for analytics, applications, automation, and AI-enabled workflows through consistent engineering patterns,documented definitions, appropriate access controls, and dependable operational practices. Active use of AI throughout the software development lifecycle is a core expectation of this role, including AI-assisted code generation, automated testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and review with appropriate human validation. 

Working under the Director, Data Platform and alongside the Data Governance Lead, this role will contribute to a product-oriented engineering team. The role will partner with data consumers and other engineering teams to understand requirements, deliver useful platform capabilities, and improve the speed and consistency of data delivery. 

AHEAD

Website: https://www.thinkahead.com/

Headquarter Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 2007

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Venture - Series Unknown

Industries: Cloud Computing ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ Software ⋅ Staffing Agency ⋅ Virtualization

Visa Sponsorship: Sponsors work visas