The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in iterative development practices, a strong focus on building testable solutions, and both conceptual and pragmatic problem-solving skills. You actively leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve velocity and quality, and you help your team adopt these practices effectively. Your outstanding attention to detail and strong written and oral communication skills will enable you to work directly with business users, understanding their objectives and translating them into technical requirements. As a valuable team member, you will have the opportunity to mentor junior team members, contribute to innovative ideas, and drive the adoption of cutting-edge technologies within the team and foster your own professional growth.
Responsibilities of a Sr. Data & Software Engineer
Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of robust software solutions that meet business and technical goals.
Lead effort in identifying opportunities for automation with a focus on the operational stability of software applications and systems
Engage directly with Product Managers and stakeholders to understand their business goals, gather requirements, and translate into detailed, actionable technical requirements
Research, write and edit documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports
Evaluate trade-offs between correctness, robustness, performance and customer impact to ensure we build the right solutions that scale
Mentor and level up the skills of your teammates through collaboration and by sharing your expertise
Ensure adherence to and advancement of software and product engineering best practices, including code quality, documentation, testing, security, deployment, and performance.
Evaluate and integrate new technologies, tools, and frameworks to optimize the software development process.
Troubleshoot complex software issues and provide effective solutions.
Provide guidance, mentorship, and contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, and project direction.
Foster a culture of continuous learning to keep your team current with emerging technology and software engineering trends.
Ensure adherence to SDLC and DevOps best practices, maintaining high standards of quality and security across all phases of development.
Leverage and champion AI-assisted development tools and practices across the team to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and establish effective patterns for responsible AI-assisted development.
Leverage and champion AI-assisted development tools and practices across the team to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and establish effective patterns for responsible AI-assisted development.
Requirements
5+ years of relevant data & software engineering development experience
Highly proficient in SQL, Python, command-line tools, and ETL/ELT pipelines for large datasets, including AI and analytics use cases
Experienced with cloud platforms and modern AI concepts/tools, such as GCP, AWS, AI/ML APIs, vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval
Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and a track record of knowledge-sharing and mentoring junior team members
Direct experience working with business users and clients to understand goals and gather requirements
Preferred
Experience with iterative development and Agile best practices, including experience working within SAFe or similar scaled frameworks.
Experience with AI/ML frameworks or APIs (e.g., OpenAI, HuggingFace, LangChain, or similar) and their practical applications in an engineering context.
Proficient working with data warehouses and big data tools (e.g., BigQuery, Databricks) for large-scale data processing.
Experience working with APIs for data retrieval and integration across multiple data sources.
Experience building and deploying tools, agents, or workflows that orchestrate LLM calls in a production or near-production context.
Experience working with marketing, analytics and customer data in the context of data engineering or pipeline development.
Experience creating and owning data/table architecture for a project or product area.
Experience integrating data models within software and deploying data pipelines in cloud environments.
Pay Transparency
At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of the total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits.
For our Manager positions, including the position of Sr. Data & Software Engineer, our compensation range is from $90,000 to $132,000 on an annualized basis, which is inclusive of an annual bonus opportunity of 20% of base salary.
Working at Ovative Group
We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.
At Ovative, culture isn’t a buzzword—it’s the reason we’ve been named a Top Workplace for ten years running. We lead with trust, transparency, and a commitment to doing the hard work others avoid.
We offer flexibility. You'll work from our Minneapolis, Chicago, or New York office on set days each week, and an option to work remote on others.
Our open floor plan reflects our open communication and flat structure—where interns collaborate with VPs, analysts partner with senior leaders, and our CEO engages with every team member. Together, we create an environment where smart, driven people can do their best work and support one another in the process.
We’re equally committed to inclusion and belonging. Ovative fosters a workplace where everyone can participate and thrive—regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression or other protected class status. Our benefits and policies reflect that commitment, from inclusive medical leave coverage for same-sex spouses to equitable care and support for all families.
Benefits
We strive to hire and retain the best talent by offering fair, competitive compensation, a meaningful bonus program, and excellent health coverage. When the company performs well, we all benefit.
Some tangible benefits and amenities we enjoy
Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI
Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams
Generous paid vacation policy
401k match program
Top-notch health insurance options, inclusive of same sex partners
Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs
Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan
Sabbatical program
Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program
Shenanigan’s Day
Additional information can be found at Ovative's Career Page.
The details of the benefits are covered by applicable plan documents for group benefits and by company policies where a plan document does not apply.
Working at Ovative won’t be easy—but if you like challenging, hard work, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it has the potential to be the most rewarding job you’ll ever have. If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you!
EEO & Accessibility
Ovative is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a respectful, inclusive workplace for all. Applicants receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics (e.g., color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity/, gender expression, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, marital/ status, familial status, military or veteran’s status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, and any other status protected under applicable law).
We provide reasonable accommodations consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state law to qualified applicants and employees with disability, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.
If you need assistance or accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at application.accomodations@ovative.com.
Application Details and Process
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer on a full-time basis, without current or future need for visa sponsorship. Ovative is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification documentation upon hire.
Open Until Filled or Otherwise Withdrawn
We encourage interested candidates to apply early. The position will remain open for at least 10 business days from the first day of posting. After this time, if the position has not been filled, the posting will remain open until the position is filled, or until the posting is otherwise closed or withdrawn for business reasons.
