Job Title: Senior Data Engineer Company Name: SERHANT. Job Url: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/embed/job_app?for=serhant&token=4121489009&utm_source=Simplify&gh_src=Simplify Job Description: Senior Data Engineer Remote, USA About SERHANT.  SERHANT. is the most followed real estate brand in the world, calibrated for the marketplace of tomorrow, delivering proven results for buyers, sellers, and developers. SERHANT. revolutionizes the traditional brokerage model by innovating through media and content creation and is powered by a full-service in-house film studio as well as an amplification platform that puts our properties in front of more people than anyone else.    About the Role  We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer who builds data infrastructure with velocity and precision. You’ll design pipelines, architect lakehouse solutions, and create the foundation that powers our products—leveraging modern AI tools to move faster without sacrificing quality. You bring deep experience with ClickHouse, open-source data tooling, and modern lakehouse patterns.    Our Stack  Analytics Database: ClickHouse  Primary Database: Postgres  Languages: Python, TypeScript  Infrastructure: Azure, event-driven architecture    Responsibilities  Design and implement lakehouse architecture using open-source technologies  Build and optimize ClickHouse deployments for high-performance analytical workloads  Develop custom data transforms and ETL/ELT pipelines using well-supported open-source tools  Create data models that bridge our Postgres application databases with ClickHouse analytics layer  Partner with product and engineering to define data models that serve both analytical and operational needs  Write specifications before writing code—defining contracts, schemas, and expected behaviors upfront  Use AI-assisted coding tools daily to accelerate development and reduce toil  Establish data quality frameworks and observability across the pipeline  Optimize for performance, cost, and reliability at scale  *The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.    Qualifications  5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or related roles  Deep expertise with ClickHouse - deployment, optimization, schema design, and materialized views  Strong experience with Postgres and understanding of when to leverage transactional vs. analytical databases  Strong experience with lakehouse architecture patterns (Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi)  Proficiency building ETL/ELT pipelines with open-source tools (Airflow, Dagster, dbt, Prefect, or similar)  Hands-on experience with streaming and batch processing frameworks (Kafka, Flink, Spark)  Strong SQL and deep proficiency in Python  TypeScript proficiency for integration with application services  Demonstrated fluency with AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot, Claude, etc.) as part of your daily workflow  Experience using LLMs for data transformation, validation, or pipeline generation  A spec-first mindset - you document what you’re building before you build it  Experience with real-time analytics and sub-second query requirements  Familiarity with data contracts, schema registries, and data mesh principles  Contributions to open-source data projects  Background working in cross-functional product teams    Skills  Relentlessly curious - you dig into new tools and technologies before they have comprehensive documentation  High agency - you don’t wait for permission or detailed instructions; you figure things out and drive forward  Comfortable with ambiguity - you can pick up bleeding-edge LLM tools and make them productive without hand-holding  Self-directed - you identify what needs to be done and do it    Hiring Statement SERHANT. is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We expect every member of the SERHANT. community to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve. Decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, or terminating are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and staff. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome. Recruiting Fraud Notice Please be aware that fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers may be circulated on the Internet in an attempt to obtain privileged information, or to prompt you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. SERHANT. does not charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruiting or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted here on on our Careers page or Linkedin, and all communications from the SERHANT. recruiting team and/or hiring managers will be from an @serhant.com email address. Visa Sponsorship Notice Thank you for your interest in working with us! At this time, we are not able to offer H-1B visa or any other work authorization sponsorship. To be considered for any of our open roles, candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.