Senior Data Engineer

Technology, Data & Digital · Data, AI & Analytics · Data Engineering · Artificial Intelligence · Software Engineering

In short

Microsoft is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their Global Marketing Data Engineering team. This hybrid role involves designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-scale data platforms using Microsoft Fabric and Azure to support AI and analytics. The ideal candidate will leverage Data and AI techniques to transform raw data into trusted data products, driving marketing insights and customer engagement.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and ownership of enterprise-scale marketing data products for insights, campaign measurement, and AI-driven decision making.
Architect, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT frameworks, and Lakehouse solutions using Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and OneLake.
Design and implement semantic models, business metrics, and calculations using DAX and Direct Lake.
Drive end-to-end ownership of data architecture, including modeling, ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, security, and consumption.
Partner with stakeholders, analysts, data scientists, and product teams to translate business requirements into data solutions.
Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned marketing data domains, ensuring data quality and governance.
Build and evolve a strategic backlog of data capabilities and platform enhancements.
Collaborate with source-system owners to integrate data from various marketing and enterprise systems.
Develop proof-of-concepts and technical validations for new data sources, architectures, and AI solutions.
Establish and maintain comprehensive data quality frameworks and observability solutions.
Implement Medallion Architecture patterns and domain-driven data product strategies.
Design reusable engineering frameworks, scalable code patterns, and maintainable solutions.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools and Copilot capabilities to accelerate solution delivery.
Review, validate, and govern AI-generated code and data transformations.
Drive CI/CD automation, deployment standards, and DevOps excellence.
Partner with Data Architects, Engineering, and Operations teams to establish enterprise-scale data standards.
Champion data governance, privacy, compliance, and security principles.
Mentor and support engineers through technical leadership, architecture guidance, and code reviews.
Influence long-term data strategy with recommendations on emerging technologies and AI capabilities.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling, or data engineering OR Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience OR equivalent experience.
2+ years experience with data governance, data compliance and/or data security.
Proficient in designing data architectures, data models, and scalable data platforms.
Demonstrated analytical skills and problem understanding.
Effective cross-team and technical communication skills.
Experience managing stakeholder priorities and facilitating cooperative decision-making.

Desired Qualifications

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling, or data engineering OR Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience OR equivalent experience.

Benefits

Eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Access to additional benefits and pay information via provided link.
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge data platforms and AI.
Contribute to transforming marketing at Microsoft into a 'Frontier Organization'.
Shape the future of advanced technologies like Purview and Fabric.
Play a pivotal role as a data innovator with world-changing impact.
Work in a dynamic environment to solve real-life problems.

Skills

DAXAzureCopilot

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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

4 days ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Work mode

Hybrid

Salary

US$119,800–234,700 / year

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

United States

Qualification

Master, Bachelor

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