Senior Data Engineer (Data Operations Team)

Hi there!

We are Semrush, a global Tech company developing our own product – a platform for digital marketers.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a key role in evolving and stabilizing the company’s data infrastructure. The current data landscape consists of two parallel platforms - Analytics and Integrations, which are being actively unified as part of a broader modernization initiative. This role combines hands-on engineering, architectural ownership, and close collaboration with stakeholders across Engineering and the business.

You will contribute as a senior technical driver, helping shape the target unified platform while ensuring continuity and reliability of existing analytics workloads.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identify and carefully resolve infrastructure inefficiencies

• Conduct audits of existing infrastructure and propose improvements

• Oversee infrastructure health, performance, and cost efficiency

• Evaluate architecture proposals from peers and provide feedback

• Make key architectural proposals

• Develop and deploy IaC using Terraform

• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab

• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines using BigQuery, Airflow & dbt

• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, pipelines, and workflows
  Support the development and maintenance of ML/AI tools and workflows

• Conduct code reviews for merge requests

• 4+ years of DE experience (or Backend/DataScience 2+ years & DE 2+)

• 2+ years of experience with one of the Top-3 Cloud Providers (preferably GCP)

• Proficient in System Design & Architecture

• Proficient in Python

• Advanced knowledge of SQL

• Strong expertise in dbt management

• Strong expertise in Airflow management

• Proficient in IaC tools (Terraform)

• Proficient in CI/CD tools (GitLab)

• Experience with Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experienced in Monitoring & Alerting (Grafana)

• Strong project management skills across the full delivery lifecycle: from requirement gathering and decomposition to roadmapping, prioritization, execution, and delivery

• Proactive and autonomous, able to make efficient decisions with minimal supervision

• Strategic and structured thinker

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to build reliable partnerships

• Previous experience working as a Data Engineer in a B2C SaaS company

• Background in software engineering or backend development

• Experience working with APIs and API-based data ingestion or integration patterns

• Experience with BI and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI

• Flexible working hours

• Unlimited PTO

• Flexi Benefit for your hobby

• Employee Support Program

• Loss of family member financial aid

• Employee Resource Groups 

• Meals, snacks, and drinks at the office

• Corporate events

• Teambuilding

• Training, courses, conferences

Semrush is a leading online visibility management SaaS platform that enables businesses globally to run search engine optimization, pay-per-click, content, social media and competitive research campaigns and get measurable results from online marketing. 

We've been developing our product for 17 years and have been awarded G2's Top 100 Software Products, Global and US Search Awards 2021, Great Place to Work Certification, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and many more. In March 2021 Semrush went public and started trading on the NYSE with the SEMR ticker.

10,000,000+ users in America, Europe, Asia, and Australia have already tried Semrush, and over 1,700 people around the world are working on its development. The Semrush team is constantly growing.

Semrush is an equal opportunity employer. Building a better future for marketers around the world unites people from all backgrounds. Even if you feel that you don’t 100% match all requirements, don’t be discouraged to apply! We are committed to ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging in the workplace.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or medical condition including medical characteristics, genetic identity, marital status, military service, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. 

Our new colleague, we are waiting for you!