Senior Data Engineer, Data Lake & Governance
Company: Gridware
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: February 15, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description About Gridware Gridware is a San
Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and
enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new
class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused
on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects
of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced
Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect
potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault
mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety,
reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The
company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For
more information, please visit www.Gridware.io. Role Description As
a Senior Data Engineer at Gridware, you’ll design and scale the
data infrastructure that powers our real-time grid monitoring
platform. You’ll build high-performance pipelines that transform
massive streams of sensor and telemetry data into actionable
insights - helping detect faults, predict failures, and strengthen
the grid that powers entire communities. Responsibilities Deploy
and manage Unity Catalog to standardize data governance, lineage,
and access control across data domains. Design, develop, and
maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures. Implement data
ingestion, transformation, and storage solutions. Ensure data
quality and integrity across various data sources and destinations.
Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, analysts, and
other stakeholders to meet data requirements. Optimize and tune
data workflows for performance and efficiency. Monitor,
troubleshoot, and resolve issues in data pipelines and related
systems. Document data processes, architecture, and workflow
procedures.?? Required Skills 5 years of professional experience in
data engineering or related roles, building and scaling real-time
data infrastructure Experience designing and maintaining data lakes
and lakehouse architectures with governance and access controls
Strong in Python and SQL, with deep experience in relational,
time-series, and streaming databases Hands-on with modern data
stacks - Spark, Kafka, Databricks, Grafana, and other cloud-native
tools Skilled in data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and real-time
streaming architectures for production systems Familiar with CI/CD,
version control, and data governance/security best practices Bonus
Skills Experience with real-time data processing and streaming
analytics frameworks Familiarity with IoT and embedded systems,
including sensor data pipelines and edge computing Hands-on with
Docker, Kubernetes, and Protobuf in production environments
Exposure to machine learning workflows and real-time monitoring for
IoT and time-series data Comfortable operating in a high-growth
startup environment, adapting quickly across domains This describes
the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along
the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you
to apply! Benefits Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with
some providers plans fully covered) Paid parental leave Alternating
day off (every other Monday) “Off the Grid”, a two week per year
paid break for all employees. Commuter allowance Company-paid
training
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