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About the Role

Ibotta is seeking a software-focused Data Engineer to join the Data Intelligence Squad within the Data Platform Organization. This role is crucial for making Ibotta's data AI-ready by focusing on data contracts, metadata standards, compliance tooling, and AI readiness scoring systems. The position offers opportunities for growth into LLM application development and semantic layer work.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain data contract specifications, enforcing standards through automated validation.
• Collaborate with data owners to improve metadata coverage.
• Contribute to an automated scoring pipeline that evaluates data assets for AI and analytical readiness.
• Build and maintain jobs that collect quality signals and surface scores.
• Support the discovery and classification of sensitive data.
• Maintain tagging and lineage automation frameworks.
• Help translate data access and privacy policies into practical guardrails.
• Monitor AI usage across the company and define new avenues for AI assistance.
• Build systems to ensure trust in AI-generated data insights, including query accuracy checks and guardrails.
• Implement monitoring to catch problems before they erode confidence.
• Build and maintain the semantic framework to make data assets more legible to people and AI systems.
• Add descriptions, context, and query guidance to improve natural language query accuracy.
• Work with analysts and domain experts to formalize business definitions.
• Proactively leverage AI tools to accelerate development and maintain code quality.
• Partner with adjacent teams to onboard data assets into the AI-ready platform.
• Document processes and contribute to the team's shared knowledge base.
• Embrace and uphold Ibotta's Core Values.

Requirements

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on data engineering, analytics engineering, or backend development.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Knowledge of Databricks.
• Familiarity with medallion architecture or similar layered data design patterns.
• Experience implementing semantic layers.
• Understanding of data governance concepts (metadata standards, data ownership, schema enforcement, access control).
• Experience keeping data assets clean and well-documented.
• Experience with schema validation, data freshness monitoring, data observability tooling, or similar quality practices.
• Experience using and/or building LLMs, NQLs, and other AI-related toolings.
• Proficiency in AI-assisted coding platforms (Claude, Copilot, Cursor, etc.) is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with data catalog, metadata management, or data transformation tooling is a strong plus.
• Exposure to data privacy, classification, or compliance requirements in a data context is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with configuration-as-code or automated deployment workflows is a strong plus.
• Experience with data observability or data quality monitoring is a strong plus.
• Agile development experience is a strong plus.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Responsible for the secure handling of data, identifying phishing attempts, and reporting security incidents.

Skills

• Python
• SQL
• Databricks
• Medallion architecture
• Semantic modeling
• Data governance
• Metadata standards
• Data ownership
• Schema enforcement
• Access control
• Data quality
• Schema validation
• Data freshness monitoring
• Data observability
• LLMs
• NQLs
• AI-assisted coding platforms
• Configuration-as-code
• Automated deployment workflows
• Agile development

Location

• Denver, Colorado

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3+ years of software engineering experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Salary/Compensations

• $110,000 - $126,000

Benefits

• Relocation bonus
• Competitive pay
• Flexible time off
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• 401k match
• Paid parking
• Snacks
• Occasional meals

About the Company

• Ibotta (NYSE: IBTA) is a leading performance marketing platform enabling brands to deliver digital promotions to over 200 million consumers through the Ibotta Performance Network (IPN).
• The IPN allows marketers to influence purchasing decisions while paying only for results.
• American shoppers have earned over $2.6 billion through the IPN since 2012.
• Ibotta was the largest tech IPO in history to come out of Colorado and is headquartered in Denver.
• The company is continually listed as a top place to work by The Denver Post and Inc. Magazine.
• Learn more about the Tech teams' work on Building Ibotta on Medium.com.

Equal Opportunity

• Ibotta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Ibotta’s employment decisions are made without regard of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.