Senior Data Engineer (Intent)

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: $165,000 - $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.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in architecting and scaling our data platforms, building robust and scalable data pipelines, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the company. You’ll work with massive, complex datasets from a variety of third-party and internal sources — driving data infrastructure and platform evolution to support both real-time and batch processing needs. In this role, you’ll not only write code but also influence the data strategy, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally with product, analytics, and platform teams.  This role supports our Intent product where you will improve the core pipelines as well as 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.

This is a high-impact individual contributor role for someone who combines deep technical knowledge with strategic thinking and a bias for action.

• Design & Architect: Lead the end-to-end design and evolution of scalable, resilient data pipelines and infrastructure, driving architecture decisions that impact the company’s data platform long-term.
• Build & Scale: Develop and optimize large-scale data processing workflows (batch and streaming), using Spark and related technologies, ingesting data from diverse internal and external sources.
• Mentor & Lead: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid- and junior-level engineers. Review design docs, PRs, and contribute to engineering best practices across the team.
• Improve Reliability: Build fault-tolerant, observable systems with self-healing and robust monitoring using tools like Airflow, Datadog, or equivalent.
• Collaborate: Partner with cross-functional stakeholders in Product, Analytics, and Infrastructure to ensure data architecture aligns with business needs and SLAs.
• Own & Operate: Take full lifecycle ownership of key data pipelines and integrations—from design to deployment to production support.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in software/data engineering roles, with deep expertise in building and maintaining large-scale distributed data systems.
• Scala experience required. Comfort with purely functional programming is a plus.
• Strong CS fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and system design.
• Strong background in data modeling, performance tuning, and data integration best practices.
• Experience owning end-to-end systems, including production monitoring, incident response, and system reliability engineering.
• Proficiency in cloud-native data platforms (e.g., GCP or AWS), including managed services for analytics and orchestration.
• Familiarity with real-time data processing, streaming architectures, and event-driven design.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable explaining complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A strong sense of ownership, initiative, and accountability.
• BS or MS in Computer Science required

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.