Senior Data Engineer (Data Operations Team)
Senior Data Engineer (Data Operations Team)
Semrush is a brand visibility platform, empowering marketers to command their online presence and create measurable impact. We unify SEO authority and AI visibility, so brands are found, cited, and chosen everywhere search happens. That’s how Semrush gained the trust of over 28 million users—from scaling startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Here, you own the way you work, but we move as one unbeatable team.
We don’t just lead the market, we’re busy creating the world where Semrush is an unfair advantage for every marketer.
We move fast in ways to help you grow. Here, you have room to experiment, keep what works, and learn quickly from what doesn’t.
Ready to share our ambition and make an impact? Then, this role may be for you.
About the role
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a key role in evolving and stabilizing the company’s data infrastructure. The current data landscape consists of two parallel platforms - Analytics and Integrations, which are being actively unified as part of a broader modernization initiative. This role combines hands-on engineering, architectural ownership, and close collaboration with stakeholders across Engineering and the business.
You will contribute as a senior technical driver, helping shape the target unified platform while ensuring continuity and reliability of existing analytics workloads.
Your responsibilities will include:
Identify and carefully resolve infrastructure inefficiencies
Conduct audits of existing infrastructure and propose improvements
Oversee infrastructure health, performance, and cost efficiency
Evaluate architecture proposals from peers and provide feedback
Make key architectural proposals
Develop and deploy IaC using Terraform
Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab
Design, build, and optimize data pipelines using BigQuery, Airflow & dbt
Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, pipelines, and workflows
Support the development and maintenance of ML/AI tools and workflowsConduct code reviews for merge requests
About you
Move together. Raise the bar. Learn fast—grow faster. That’s the default. And here’s what else is needed to succeed in this role:
4+ years of DE experience (or Backend/DataScience 2+ years & DE 2+)
2+ years of experience with one of the Top-3 Cloud Providers (preferably GCP)
Proficient in System Design & Architecture
Proficient in Python
Advanced knowledge of SQL
Strong expertise in dbt management
Strong expertise in Airflow management
Proficient in IaC tools (Terraform)
Proficient in CI/CD tools (preferably GitLab)
Strong project management skills across the full delivery lifecycle: from requirement gathering and decomposition to roadmapping, prioritization, execution, and delivery
Proactive and autonomous, able to make efficient decisions with minimal supervision
Strategic and structured thinker
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to build reliable partnerships
Not required but a plus
Experience with Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experienced in Monitoring & Alerting (Grafana)
Previous experience working as a Data Engineer in a B2C SaaS company
Background in software engineering or backend development
Experience working with APIs and API-based data ingestion or integration patterns
Experience with BI and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI
About the perks
Unlimited PTO
Hobby & team building budget allowance
Employee Support Program
Loss of family member financial aid
Employee Resource Groups
A little more about us
Semrush (NYSE: SEMR) is the leading brand visibility platform, empowering marketers to command their online presence and create measurable impact.
Built on the industry’s most expansive proprietary dataset, Semrush delivers AI-driven insights across GEO, SEO, Agentic Search Optimization, content marketing, paid media, and social strategy. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA with a global presence across North America, Europe and Asia.
We’ve built something people are proud to be part of. And the awards agree: Great Place to Work, DEI Workplace, Diversity Champion Award, International Inclusion Award, Most Women Friendly Employers, Best Place for Working Parents. All thanks to 1700+ employees who build the company every day.
About our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion commitments
Semrush is an equal opportunity employer. Building a better future for marketers around the world unites people from all backgrounds. Even if you feel that you don’t 100% match all requirements, don’t be discouraged to apply! We are committed to ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging in the workplace.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or medical condition including medical characteristics, genetic identity, marital status, military service, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.
Ready to be a part of this mission? Join us!
At Semrush, we take a serious and comprehensive approach to hiring new people. We welcome those who are professionals in their field and passionate about their work to join our team.
A “five-minute interview” or “get a job in three clicks” approach is not the way we work.
During the interview, we ask candidates to talk about themselves and their background in detail. We try to discover the most important aspects about the way someone works and their personality before a job offer is made.
Once the resume is received it will be reviewed by a member of the Talent Acquisition team. We try to provide feedback within three working days.
Flexible approach for an interview format
In order for the online meetings to be productive, we suggest following these tips to make sure you are set up well:
- Join the interview from a laptop or desktop computer (not a smartphone). You may need to print something or present your screen during the interview.
- Please turn on your camera. Visual communication is especially important for us.
- Choose a quiet place to talk. Attending an interview from the street is not a good idea.
- Keep your phone at hand in case there are technical issues that mean we have to continue the interview by direct call.
Analytics
The Semrush Analytics team helps the Company's employees analyze past events, accurately interpret the present situation, and then predict the future. They accomplish all this only by looking at data.
The Analytics team handles stats, calculations, scoring and predictive models, clustering, multi-channel attribution, anomaly analysis, and many other queries from the Marketing and Development teams. In addition, these colleagues deal with business metrics at a company level.
The team members are split between offices in Europe and the US.
The team’s secret passion is finding solutions to new challenges. Sounds intriguing, right?
