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Staff Data Engineer
Brooklyn, NY, US, 11217
Actively hiring, first seen by us 8 days ago- Pay
Multiple pay statements — pay source
Salary Syracuse: $135k - $158k a year Waltham: $151k - $177k a year
Syracuse: $135k - $158k a year Waltham: $151k - $177k a year Brooklyn: $162k - $190k a year
Waltham: $151k - $177k a year Brooklyn: $162k - $190k a year National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
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Before you apply
- Work authorization
- Must already have the right to work
National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future
What you’ll work on
Full postingBuild end-to-end, scalable data pipelines and new data integrations, including APIs
Design and implement a data quality framework with unit, integration and functional tests
Design and automate deployment of a distributed system for streaming events
Establish data governance processes covering availability, consistency and security
Guide and mentor junior engineers on coding best practices
From the employer’s posting
Build out new data integrations including APIs to support continuing increases in data volume and complexity.
Design and develop data integrations and a data quality framework. Write unit/integration/functional tests and document work.
Design, implement, and automate deployment of our distributed system for collecting and processing streaming events from multiple sources
Establish and follow data governance processes and guidelines to ensure data availability, usability, consistency, integrity, and security.
Guide and mentor junior engineers on coding best practices and optimization.
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- Strong data warehousing experience
- Strong API integration experience
- Ability to work in the US without current or future visa sponsorship
Qualification wording
The ideal candidate will have strong data warehousing and API integration experience
You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
About National Grid UK
The successful applicant for this position will play a crucial role in our mission, supported by our multicultural, customer-centric global team, with opportunities for professional development.
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Posting record
Report an errorActively hiringFirst seen by us 8 days ago, still listed, and not a repost of an earlier posting.
- Status in our records
- Live
- First seen by us
- Oct 28, 20268 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 17
- Last seen by us
- Nov 5, 2026
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How this job compares
Time since we first saw it
Day 8
Similar jobs usually come down between day 6 and day 54.
At National Grid UK, jobs usually come down by about day 14.
From 11,032 similar postings that came down, and 50 of National Grid UK’s. Coming down is not always a hire.
National Grid UK is hiring
7 open jobs
Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.
- Data Engineer hiring is picking up
- Takes jobs down quickly
- 14% of open jobs were reposted
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Demand for Data Engineer roles
New Data Engineer postings at the employers we follow are up 8% over the last 5 weeks compared with the 5 before.
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About the role
We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.
Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.
An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.
US government figures for database architects
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $139,500
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.
Job description
About us
Every day, we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses, connecting people to the energy they need for their lives. Our expertise and track record position us uniquely to shape the sustainable future of our industry as the pace of change accelerates. To succeed, we must anticipate customer needs, reduce energy delivery costs, and pioneer flexible energy systems. This requires delivering on our promises and seeking opportunities for growth.
In IT and Digital, we collaborate closely with the diverse energy businesses within the National Grid group, revolutionizing operations through technology. Embracing modern methodologies and digital mindsets, we drive efficiency and bring new capabilities to internal and external customers as we lead the charge toward a carbon-free future.
Our work is critical, as National Grid powers millions of homes and businesses across the UK and US, and the technology we employ is vital to this task. The successful applicant for this position will play a crucial role in our mission, supported by our multicultural, customer-centric global team, with opportunities for professional development.
This role operates under a hybrid working model and is based out of our Waltham, MA or Brooklyn, NY office. Hybrid work expectations are subject to business needs and company policy.
Job Purpose
As a Staff Data Engineer, you will be part of a Data Engineering team that is focused on making critical data at National Grid available to our business teams. Using the agile framework, you will build end-to-end pipelines based on rigorous engineering standards and coding practices to deliver data that is accessible and of the highest quality. A Staff Data Engineer will also contribute to the modernization of our architecture and tools to help increase our output, scalability, and speed.
A Staff Data Engineer will design and develop highly scalable and extensible data pipelines which enable collection, storage, distribution, modeling, and analysis of large data sets from many channels. This position requires an innovative software engineer who is passionate about data & data quality.
The ideal candidate will have strong data warehousing and API integration experience and the ability to develop scalable data pipelines that make data management and analytics/reporting faster, more insightful, and more efficient.
Key Accountabilities
- Able to own assembling architectural plans and artifacts for projects the org is taking on - a driver of system architecture outside of the team scope.
- Executes large projects for the org and breaks work down for themselves and others. Able to integrate the work within org, identifying edge cases and exception states.
- Usually involved in architectural designs for the org - consulted for their software design expertise on and off the team.
- Looks to solve not just the immediate problem for their team, but similar problems for the org, generalizing to broader solutions where appropriate
- Understands and incorporates our key technology frameworks used company-wide, occasionally a contributor to the core engineering solutions.
- Proactively looking to get ahead of what will come next, for the team and for the org on the technical roadmap.
- A driver of the org tech roadmap - a participant in the prioritization and planning of this work.
Qualifications
• Lead the Data engineering Team to Develop, test, document and support scalable data pipelines.
• Build out new data integrations including APIs to support continuing increases in data volume and complexity.
• Establish and follow data governance processes and guidelines to ensure data availability, usability, consistency, integrity, and security.
• Build and implement scalable solutions that align to our data governance standards and architectural road maps for data integrations, data storage, reporting, and analytic solutions.
• Collaborate with analytics and business teams to improve data models that feed business intelligence tools, increasing data accessibility, and fostering data-driven decision making across the organization.
• Design and develop data integrations and a data quality framework. Write unit/integration/functional tests and document work.
• Design, implement, and automate deployment of our distributed system for collecting and processing streaming events from multiple sources
• Perform data analysis needed to troubleshoot data-related issues and aid in the resolution of data issues.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers on coding best practices and optimization.
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Salary
Syracuse: $135k - $158k a year
Waltham: $151k - $177k a year
Brooklyn: $162k - $190k a year
National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.
This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
National Grid is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of protected class. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. National Grid maintains affirmative action programs for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
Our employment practices are designed to ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and with respect throughout the hiring process and during employment. National Grid complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, and we encourage a culture of respect for all.
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- Pay
Salary Syracuse: $135k - $158k a year Waltham: $151k - $177k a year
More source context
Syracuse: $135k - $158k a year Waltham: $151k - $177k a year Brooklyn: $162k - $190k a year
More relevant text appears in the full description.
- Location & working pattern
Brooklyn, NY, US, 11217
Our work is critical, as National Grid powers millions of homes and businesses across the UK and US, and the technology we employ is vital to this task. The successful applicant for this position will play a crucial role in our mission, supported by our multicultural, customer-centric global team, with opportunities for professional development. This role operates under a hybrid working model and is based out of our Waltham, MA or Brooklyn, NY office. Hybrid work expectations are subject to business needs and company policy. Job Purpose
More relevant text appears in the full description.
- Work authorization
Brooklyn: $162k - $190k a year National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship. National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.