Senior Software Engineer (Data Engineering) - AskGartner

Gartner•Irving, TX

3d•$100,000 - $154,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who serves as a technical anchor for the team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading medium-sized initiatives, providing sound technical guidance, and ensuring our web services are built for scale and reliability. You are an engineer who balances hands-on development with the ability to influence technical direction and mentor peers.

Requirements

5+ years of professional experience in the IT industry.
Strong command of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Design Patterns to build moderately complex and efficient systems.
Significant experience developing and maintaining production-scale, customer-facing web services.
Hands-on exposure to OpenSearch or ElasticSearch and a solid understanding of different storage engines (SQL and NoSQL).
Familiarity with AWS environments and a working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Excellent communication skills.
Attitude and aptitude to learn, collaborate, and work towards common goals of the team.
Must be a team player.
Able to work independently or within but interact with a team proactively collaboratively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.
Owns success – Takes responsibility for the successful delivery
Feels strongly about the importance of Master Data and will do your best to improve its quality and trust across the organization
Strong desire to improve upon their skills in tools and technologies

Nice To Haves

Practical experience managing the data lifecycle through ETL/ELT processes and deploying ML models into production.
Experience with Agentic Workflows or AI-driven automation.
Proven track record of improving team velocity through better tooling or process improvements

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and guidance for medium-sized initiatives, ensuring solutions are scalable and incorporate strategic considerations.
Contribute actively to architectural discussions and design sound, maintainable web services using Java or Python.
Promote organizational values within the team and ensure technical decisions align with broader team goals and best practices.
Design and implement robust ETL/ELT pipelines and ML Engineering workflows that meet performance and reliability requirements.
Develop strong communication skills to articulate technical concepts to various stakeholders and influence technical direction at the Business Unit level.
Actively seek opportunities to mentor junior and peer engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth

Benefits

Competitive compensation.
Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
Parental leave.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Employee Assistance Program.
Gartner Gives Charity Match.
And much more!