Kforce Inc · 8 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer
Boca Raton, FL
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$65/hr - $90/hr
8+ years expKforce Inc is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their team in Boca Raton, FL. The role involves owning the design, development, optimization, and support of data pipelines, while collaborating with engineering and business stakeholders to ensure high-performance and continuous data freshness.
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Responsibilities
Senior Data Engineer will serve as a hands-on senior engineer, owning design, development, optimization, and support of data pipelines
Work directly with the Lead Engineer and Architect on solution design and implementation
Build and optimize micro-batch data pipelines with refresh intervals of ~1-2 minutes
Ensure pipelines meet strict performance SLAs, including sub-two-minute refresh KPIs
Write and optimize complex SQL queries and stored procedures
Tune performance at the data, pipeline, and query level to support real-time AI workloads
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will support high-availability, customer-facing APIs that require continuous data freshness
Proactively identify improvement opportunities and recommend technical enhancements
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to mid-level engineers (no people management)
Collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
Qualification
Required
Experience with cloud data platforms, with a strong preference for: Google Cloud Platform (GCP); BigQuery (required); Cloud Spanner (nice to have)
Proven experience building and operating data pipelines for: Micro-batch or near-real-time workloads; High-throughput, low-latency environments
Experience with Informatica Cloud (strongly preferred; Not required if cloud + SQL expertise is strong)
Demonstrated performance-tuning experience in data-intensive systems
Strong expertise in SQL, including advanced query optimization and stored procedures
Familiarity with data architectures supporting AI/ML platforms and downstream APIs
Strong communicator and collaborative team player
Comfortable working onsite and engaging directly with business stakeholders
Self-directed engineer who can drive improvements independently
Pragmatic problem-solver who balances speed, quality, and scalability
Trusted technical voice who contributes ideas
Preferred
8+ years of data engineering experience (~5 years considered for exceptional candidates)
Prior ownership of mission-critical data platforms
Experience supporting AI-enabled systems or real-time customer applications
Background in fast-moving, high-availability environments
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision insurance
HSA
FSA
401(k)
Life, disability & ADD insurance
Company
Kforce Inc
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-20IPO
2014-06-08Acquired
Leadership Team
Aaron Travis
Digital Experience Delivery Director | Kforce Consulting Solutions
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