Staff Data Engineer
About The Position
Cority is the global enterprise EHS software provider creating industry-leading technology to empower those who transform the way the world works. For over 35 years, Cority has been powered by the spirit of innovation, deep domain expertise, and a commitment to integrity that enables higher levels of operational and sustainable performance with the most comprehensive, human-centered, and secure SaaS platform to help workers and businesses thrive in 100 countries around the world. The company enjoys the industryâs highest levels of client satisfaction and has received many awards for its strong employee culture and outstanding business performance. To learn more, visit www.cority.com. Cority is looking for an experienced Staff Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of our data infrastructure and analytics platforms. As a technical leader, you'll architect scalable data solutions, mentor engineering teams, and drive strategic decisions around our data technology stack. This role requires deep technical expertise combined with the ability to translate business needs into robust data systems that support analytics, machine learning, and operational workloads.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years specifically in data engineering roles, with at least 2 years in a staff or principal capacity.
- Proven experience architecting and operating production data systems at scale, along with deep expertise in distributed systems, database internals, and data modeling.
- Demonstrable experience making significant architectural contributions to a large-scale data platform, with measurable business impact such as improved performance, reduced costs, enhanced data qualty, or enabled new capabilities.
- Strong programming skills in Python, C#, or Java are essential, as is experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Excellent communication skills to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and a track record of leading technical initiatives from conception through delivery.
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing HIPAA-compliant data systems (encryption at rest/in transit, audit logging, access controls, BAA management)
- Familiarity with data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA)
- Experience with vector and graph databases (PostgreSQL pgvector, Neo4j)
- Experience with ML infrastructure (MLflow, feature stores)
- Understanding of cost optimization for cloud data platforms
- Experience with multi-tenant Data Warehouse or Data Lake.
- The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with several technologies from each category rather than superficial knowledge of everything, along with the ability to evaluate and adopt new tools as the ecosystem evolves.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end data architecture, designing and implementing data pipelines, warehouses, and lakes that handle petabyte-scale datasets.
- Leading cross-functional initiatives, you'll collaborate with product teams to enable data-driven decision-making across the organization.
- Your role includes establishing best practices for data quality, governance, and security while mentoring senior engineers and conducting technical reviews.
- You'll evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, optimize performance and cost efficiency, and ensure our data infrastructure scales with business growth.
Benefits
- An opportunity to work in a values-driven, performance oriented, dynamic and growth focused culture
- We support a remote working environment with a one-time home office allowance and subsidized monthly internet allowance
- Competitive health benefits, dental plans, and retirement savings plan (RRSP, 401K plan etc.)
- Annual fitness allowance
- Mental health support provided through access to Calm Premium meditation app and access to Talkspace
- Access to Udemy, internal training programs, annual training allowance and certifications, if applicable, and High Talent Programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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