Data Engineer, Sr

About the Role

We’re looking for a Sr Data Engineer to join the Marketing Technologies team supporting the CRM Marketing organization. You will build and scale systems that power personalized customer engagement across email, push, and SMS campaigns for millions of Realtor.com users.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data pipelines and APIs that support CRM personalization and targeting
• Build integrations between internal data platforms and external marketing systems (Braze, Cordial, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, etc.)
• Create data models for segmentation, audience activation, and campaign measurement
• Collaborate with Data Engineering, Data Science, and CRM Operations to align architecture and data flow
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging to ensure reliability of CRM pipelines
• Improve automation, reduce manual workflows, and enhance campaign delivery performance
• Maintain clear documentation for data flows, processes, and systems
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and architecture discussions
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical best practices

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, preferably in MarTech or CRM systems
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience with Snowflake, Airflow, dbt, or similar data platforms
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, AWS (Lambda, S3, CloudWatch), or other event-driven systems
• Familiarity with marketing tools such as Braze, Cordial, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, or Hightouch
• Understanding of data modeling (dimensional, normalized) and real-time event processing
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Effective communicator who thrives in cross-functional environments

Nice to Have

• Experience building APIs or ETL pipelines for marketing or customer data platforms
• Experience with real-time personalization or recommendation systems
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (CircleCI, GitHub Actions)
• Understanding of customer lifecycle, campaign orchestration, and attribution measurement

Impact

Your work will directly improve how Realtor.com engages with millions of users through relevant, timely, and personalized communications — driving user retention, reactivation, and conversion.

How We Work

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. Our employees work four days in our Austin headquarters, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.

Benefits

• Inclusive and competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
• Family forming benefits
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Time Off
• 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
• Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location