Insulet Corporation offers a hybrid, Acton, MA based Senior Data Engineer role with a competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits package. This position powers PSR reliability insights by architecting and evolving the data foundation, including scalable data models, ingestion pipelines, and observability across automated testing, lab execution, and CI integrated workflows.
Base salary range: USD 118,800 to 178,200 per year. Location: Acton, Massachusetts with hybrid work arrangements. Travel is estimated at 10 percent, with flexibility based on business needs. This role may be eligible for incentive compensation.
Responsibilities
- Design and own scalable, maintainable data models for reliability, automation, lab data, and telemetry-generated information.
- Lead the design and evolution of database schemas that support cross-test analytics, traceability, repeatability, and long-term platform growth.
- Design and implement robust ingestion and transformation pipelines across automated test systems, CI/CD workflows, lab infrastructure, and supporting engineering tools.
- Define and standardize shared identifiers, metadata strategies, and data contracts to enable reliable correlation across runs, sessions, devices, builds, environments, and programs.
- Create complex or novel data solutions where standards, tooling, or historical patterns are limited, fragmented, or outdated.
- Provide technical guidance to reliability engineers, lab engineers, software/test automation engineers, and DevOps partners on data architecture, observability design, and scalable reporting patterns.
- Influence and help establish engineering standards for schema design, ingestion patterns, telemetry structure, data governance, and dashboard consumption.
- Enable observability workflows by structuring and integrating metrics, logs, events, and related telemetry into fit-for-purpose systems supporting both operational debugging and strategic analysis.
- Support dashboards and reporting experiences for technical users and leadership, including engineering deep dives, program health reporting, and executive-level views.
- Drive improvements in data quality, performance, consistency, integrity, and usability across the PSR ecosystem.
- Identify architectural bottlenecks and lead remediation strategies across data storage, schema design, pipeline reliability, and visualization workflows.
- Create and maintain documentation, standards, and best practices for schema design, ingestion patterns, data governance, and dashboard enablement.
- Mentor and influence other engineers through design reviews, technical recommendations, and practical guidance on scalable data solutions.
- Contribute to and shape a longer-term data and observability strategy that scales with evolving Pod programs, new test types, and future platform needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field required; Master’s degree preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, platform engineering, or related roles; or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree in a related field.
- Strong experience architecting relational database schemas and modeling structured engineering or operational data for scale and long-term reuse.
- Deep SQL expertise and hands-on experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or equivalent platforms.
- Strong experience building and evolving ETL/ELT or other data ingestion and transformation pipelines in production environments.
- Experience using Python or another programming language for data processing, automation, or integration tasks.
- Strong understanding of observability and telemetry concepts, including metrics, logs, events, and time-series data.
- Experience creating scalable reporting and visualization solutions in Grafana, Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to influence architecture decisions and partner effectively across engineering, infrastructure, and leadership stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex technical concepts understandable for a broad audience.
- Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision while driving complex technical initiatives forward.
- Strong technical leadership skills, including the ability to guide, mentor, and advise engineers beyond direct project collaboration.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, evaluate tradeoffs, and make sound architectural decisions in evolving technical environments.
- Strong time management, multitasking, and prioritization skills.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams and build alignment without direct authority.
Technologies
- PostgreSQL
- SQL
- Python
- Grafana
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Loki
- Prometheus
- InfluxDB
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Employee wellness programs
Additional information
The position can be hybrid or in-person at our Acton, MA facility, with Acton as the preferred location.
Travel is estimated at 10 percent but will flex based on business needs.
This position is eligible for hybrid working arrangements, requiring on-site work from the Acton, MA office while some days may be remote.
For U.S. based positions, the annual base salary range is $118,800.00 to $178,200.00.
The role may be eligible for incentive compensation.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; paid time off; and wellness programs.
Application details: This job posting remains open until the position is filled. To apply, please visit the Insulet Careers site and submit your application online. Actual pay depends on skills, experience, and education.
