Engineer I, Data Platforms

AARP • Washington, DC

4h • Remote

About The Position

AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health and financial security, and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest-circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin.
Information Technology Services is responsible for AARP enterprise-wide technology and information security functions. Services range from infrastructure design and operations, system and software lifecycle implementations, enabling the mobile workforce and protecting AARP network, systems and data. A variety of technologies and practices are used including cloud computing, automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning within highly collaborative Agile teams.
The Engineer I is a technical resource on a platform/capability team responsible for supporting the day-to-day design, implementation, and operational activities of the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience developing in Python and SQL, with a strong foundation and a commitment to continuously improving programming expertise.
• Working knowledge of data management principles, data integration processes, and cloud-native technologies.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and Git-based version control for collaborative development.
• Foundational understanding of APIs, with the ability and curiosity to quickly expand knowledge.
• Basic exposure to object-oriented and/or ontology-based data environments (e.g., graph databases, semantic models, or platforms like Salesforce).
• Collaborative, growth-oriented team player who brings new ideas, demonstrates strong problem-solving skills, and is eager to learn, experiment, and contribute within a high-performing team environment.
• AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.
• Regular and reliable job attendance
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
• Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions

Responsibilities

• Assisting the team with processing transactions, resolving issues, and administering platform or capability systems, solutions, and services.
• Maintaining code repositories and Git-based services, if applicable.
• Writing code, leveraging third-party services, configuring systems, and implementing solutions in an agile way.
• Collaborating with team to identify technical solutions for business and enterprise needs.
• Developing technical knowledge and expertise related to domain area systems, solutions, services and applications.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 100% company-funded pension plan
• health, dental, and vision plans
• life insurance
• paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave
• performance-based and peer-based recognition
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level