Senior Data Engineer (Evergreen)

Introduction to Demandbase: 

Demandbase is the leading account-based GTM platform for B2B enterprises to identify and target the right customers, at the right time, with the right message. With a unified view of intent data, AI-powered insights, and prescriptive actions, go-to-market teams can seamlessly align and execute with confidence. Thousands of businesses depend on Demandbase to maximize revenue, minimize waste, and consolidate their data and technology stacks - all in one platform.

As a company, we’re as committed to growing careers as we are to building world-class technology. We invest heavily in people, our culture, and the community around us. We have offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and India, as well as a team in the UK, and allow employees to work remotely. We have also been continuously recognized as one of the best places to work in the San Francisco Bay Area including, “Best Workplaces for Millennials” and “Best Workplaces for Parents”!

We're committed to attracting, developing, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce. By ensuring that every Demandbase employee is able to bring a diversity of talents to work, we're increasingly capable of living out our mission to transform how B2B goes to market. We encourage people from historically underrepresented backgrounds and all walks of life to apply. Come grow with us at Demandbase!

The base compensation range for this position for candidates in the SF Bay Area is: $190,000 - $284,000. For all other locations, the base compensation range is based on the primary work location of the candidate as our ranges are location specific. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skillset, years of experience, and depth of experience.

About this Pipeline Role:

This is a pipeline posting for potential future openings on our Data Engineering team. While we are not actively hiring for this position at this time, we are always looking to connect with talented Senior Data Engineers who are passionate about building and optimizing large-scale data systems. By joining our talent pipeline, you’ll stay on our radar for future opportunities that align with your skills and interests as they become available.

In this role, you would work on improving the core pipelines that power our Identification product and design new processes that enable our data science team to test and deploy new ML/AI models. The product delivered by this team is integrated into the core product stack and is a critical component of Demandbase’s account intelligence platform. If you are an experienced engineer who is passionate about data and eager to make an impact, we’d love to stay connected.

What you’ll be doing (in a future role):

• Lead initiatives to build, expand, and improve real-world entity identification datasets
• Coordinate with downstream stakeholders with dependencies on identification datasets
• Design and build new pipelines to increase identification coverage and detect errors
• Collaborate with a skilled data science team to enable new ML/AI model development
• Provide insights into optimizing existing pipelines for performance and cost-efficiency
• Create and document descriptive plans for new feature implementation

What we look for:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field
• 8+ years of relevant experience
• Progressive experience in the following areas:
• Object-oriented / strongly typed programming (Scala, Java, etc.)
• Productionizing and deploying Spark pipelines
• Complex SQL
• Apache Airflow or similar orchestration tools
• Strong SDLC principles (CI/CD, unit testing, Git process, etc.)
• Solid understanding of AWS services (IAM, EC2, S3)
• An interest in data science

• Experience with Python, distributed computing, ad-targeting, or GenAI
• Background in the ad-tech industry
• Experience modeling and working with graph-based datasets

Interested in joining our pipeline?
If this role sounds like a great fit for your background and career goals, we encourage you to join our talent network by submitting your application. We’ll reach out when a relevant opportunity opens up!

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and financial security. Our employees enjoy up to 100% paid premiums for Medical and Vision coverage, ensuring access to top-tier care for you and your loved ones. In addition, we provide a range of mental wellness resources, including access to Modern Health, to help support your emotional well-being. We believe in a healthy work-life harmony, which is why we offer a flexible PTO policy, 15 paid holidays in 2025—including a three-day break around July 4th and a full week off for Thanksgiving—and No Internal Meetings Fridays to give you uninterrupted time to focus on what matters most. For your financial future, we offer a competitive 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, and other valuable benefits to ensure your financial peace of mind.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Demandbase:

At Demandbase, we believe in creating a workplace culture that values and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We recognize that everyone brings unique experiences, perspectives, and identities to the table, and we are committed to building a community where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. Discrimination of any kind is not tolerated, and we strive to ensure that every individual has an equal opportunity to succeed and grow, regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnicity, background, marital status, genetic information, education level, veteran status, national origin, or any other protected status. We do not automatically disqualify applicants with criminal records and will consider each applicant on a case-by-case basis.

We recognize that not all candidates will have every skill or qualification listed in this job description. If you feel you have the level of experience to be successful in the role, we encourage you to apply!

We acknowledge that true diversity and inclusion requires ongoing effort, and we are committed to doing the work required to make our workplace a safe and equitable space for all. Join us in building a community where we can learn from each other, celebrate our differences, and work together.