Posted 2 months ago
Senior Developer, Data Engineering
@ Venterra Realty
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Overview
Venterra Realty is hiring a Senior Developer for its Data Engineering team in Richmond Hill, Ontario, on a hybrid schedule. The role builds and maintains scalable data pipelines and storage while the company migrates its SQL Server reporting database to a cloud-native AWS, Airflow, DBT and Snowflake stack. Salary is $120k-$130k plus up to a 10% discretionary incentive target; applicants must already be legally authorized to work in Canada.
Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes
- Optimize and manage data storage solutions
- Implement data quality checks and monitoring
- Collaborate with data scientists and analysts on data requirements
- Mentor data engineering, BI and data science teams
Requirements summary:
- 7+ years of data engineering experience
- Strong SQL and relational database expertise, preferably Snowflake or SQL Server
- Experience building cloud-native solutions on AWS with infrastructure as code
- Strong Python skills
- Experience with Apache Airflow or similar orchestration tools
- Knowledge of dimensional modelling and data warehouse design
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · jobvite
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-13
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Data & analytics |
| Experience | 7+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | computer science, engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Performance bonus |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Venterra Realty
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Houston |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 6 |
ROLE: Senior Developer, Data Engineering
REPORTS TO: Manager, Digital Analytics
LOCATION: Hybrid / Corporate Office in Richmond Hill, Ontario
SALARY: $120k-$130k, up to 10% discretionary incentive target*
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Developer to join our Data Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data engineering, with a focus on building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, optimizing data storage, and ensuring data quality. You will work closely with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to support data-driven decision-making across the organization.
Venterra is currently pursuing a data stack modernization effort to migrate our SQL Server reporting database to a cloud-native ELT stack built on AWS, Python, Airflow, DBT and Snowflake.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support data integration and analytics.
- Optimize and manage data storage solutions, ensuring data is stored efficiently and securely.
- Implement data quality checks and monitoring to ensure the accuracy and reliability of data.
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that meet their needs.
- Develop and maintain documentation for data engineering processes and systems.
- Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies in data engineering and recommend improvements to existing systems.
- Mentor and provide guidance to members of the data engineering, business intelligence and data science teams
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, a related field or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering or a related field.
- Strong expertise in SQL and experience with relational databases, preferably Snowflake and/or Microsoft SQL Server with an emphasis on analytical and ETL use cases.
- Strong experience building cloud-native solutions using AWS Lambda, ECS and EMR and deploying these services using infrastructure as code tools. Preference given to candidates with experience with Terraform
- Strong programming skills in Python or another programming language commonly used in data engineering.
- Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools, preferably Apache Airflow or other dependency graph-based orchestration tools
- Familiarity with cloud-based data storage and processing solutions, preferably AWS
- Knowledge of dimensional modelling techniques and data warehouse schema design
- Experience working with Git, CI/CD pipelines for database schema evolution and environment management
- Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with data modeling and schema design.
- Knowledge of data governance and data security best practices.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with machine learning and data science concepts.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Venterra Realty is a growing developer, owner, and operator of multifamily apartments with 90 mixed-use and multifamily communities across 22 major US cities. Over 50,000 people and more than 10,000 pets call Venterra "home"! The Venterra Team is focused on achieving excellence in serving its three major stakeholders: residents, employees, and investors. Venterra has enjoyed tremendous growth and financial success over its 24-year history. This success has been achieved through the exceptional commitment and dedication of Venterra's approximately 950 team members. Find out more about Venterra Realty and its award-winning company culture at Venterra.com.
We’re thrilled to be recognized as a leading workplace with numerous prestigious awards year after year!
Canada Awards:
- 2025 Best Workplaces™ for Professional Development
- 2025 Best Workplaces™ for Inclusion
- 2025 Best Workplaces™ for Mental Wellness 2025
- 2025 Best Workplaces™ in Canada
- 2025 Best Workplaces™ with Most Trusted Executive Team
- 2025 Best Workplaces™ for Young Talent
- 2025 Best Workplaces™ in Real Estate & Property Development 2025
Explore our communities at VenterraLiving.com, and visit Venterra.com to learn more about how we’re out-caring the competition by staying true to our value proposition: “We care more about renter experiences, which drives superior results.”
Venterra Realty is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all stages of the selection process. We are actively recruiting for an existing position; Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used during our recruitment process for this role.
*The base salary range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout Canada. Salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses or benefits.
Work Authorization Requirement: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application and throughout employment. The company does not provide visa sponsorship for this role.
#LI-Hybrid
Journal
Only you can see this. Kept on this device, and in your account when you sign in.