Sr. Staff Data Engineer

About Us
We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company on a mission to power the world’s transition to clean energy. Our team is dedicated to engineering and manufacturing groundbreaking battery materials that significantly enhance energy density while reducing size and weight. We aim to create smaller, more powerful batteries to unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars, ultimately eliminating dependence on fossil fuels. Join us as we tackle one of the biggest challenges of our time and redefine what's possible.

Who You Are
As a Database Engineer, you will take ownership of Sila’s data storage systems, ensuring their consistency, durability, availability, and performance. You will work with incoming data streams from sensors and time-series equipment, focusing on small and large batch processes, to deliver data to internal stakeholders including application developers, technology development teams, and battery teams. Your role will involve building scalable data integration technologies and collaborating with software engineers, data scientists, and the database management team to develop a next-generation data infrastructure that supports user queries, dashboards, applications, and data analysis.

Responsibilities and Duties:
- Deliver data as a service, ensuring consistency, durability, availability, and performance of datastores across various applications and services.
- Develop and implement data processing and analytics pipelines.
- Create and maintain data analysis tools for scripting and automation, parameter extraction, exploration, and data visualization.
- Provide data pipeline support to R&D, manufacturing, engineering, quality, and software development teams.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to identify and implement data processing frameworks and automation opportunities to increase efficiency.
- Work closely with source data owners, software engineers, data scientists, and database administrators to build a next-generation data infrastructure.
- Serve data to internal stakeholders such as application developers, technology development teams, and battery teams.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience administering on-premise and cloud-hosted SQL Server databases.
- 3+ years of experience working with Snowflake.
- Proficient in writing, troubleshooting, and optimizing SQL queries and stored procedures.
- Experience with event-driven data pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of Python and SQL, data lake architecture, and data governance practices.
- Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL is a plus.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for interacting with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
- Ability to move items up to 50 lbs with assistance from lift equipment and carts.
- Capability to traverse long distances across facilities and remain stationary for extended periods.
- Competence to reach low shelves or items on the floor and operate a computer and office equipment in a fixed location.

Compensation:
The starting base pay for this role ranges from $170,000 to $215,000 at the time of posting. Actual base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, and skills. This role is part of Sila's competitive Total Rewards package, which can include benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses. Please note that the base pay range is subject to change.

Working at Sila:
We believe that a diverse team amplifies our individual talents. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas can come from anyone. We celebrate diversity and encourage all qualified applicants to apply without regard to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, national origin, or any other status protected by law.