Fractional Senior Data Engineer - GivingTuesday 2024 Hiring

Sep 13, 2026

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Fractional Senior Data Engineer role for a part-time, remote position starting December 2024 with a 12-month term contract. Work supports GivingTuesday’s data commons by providing technical leadership for stable, scalable infrastructure and high-performance data pipelines, including efficient multi-source ingestion and oversight of architecture documentation. Responsibilities also cover mentoring 2–3 Data Engineers and improving data processing and analysis systems, using modular ETL/ELT, AWS, Snowflake/Databricks, Airflow, dbt, and strong Python and SQL skills.

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Fractional Senior Data Engineer Position Details: ● ¼ Time-10 hours per week ● 12 Month Term Employment Contract ● Remote Who We Are: GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. The organization works with partners across sectors and borders to understand the drivers and impacts of generosity, explore giving behaviors and patterns, and use data to inspire more giving around the world. GivingTuesday offers the largest philanthropic data collaborative effort in the social sector —with unique, granular datasets from a wide range of organizations featuring key sector information As we scaled up, we expanded our team of data scientists and engineers, who continue to grow and improve our unique data assets, methodologies, and technical infrastructure. Weare looking for a Fractional Senior Data Engineer to join our team starting December 2024 , providing project supervision and technical support. In pursuit of the goals and expansion of the data commons, GivingTuesday partners with key organizations to leverage their expertise to manage and lead different aspects of the work. These data & technology partners (DARO, With Intent) manage staff, projects, and ongoing functions for the data commons with dedicated staff embedded in GivingTuesday in those capacities in cross-functional roles. This role is one of these positions-managed by DARO but embedded in GivingTuesday’s Data Team. Senior Data Engineer Our data team builds and maintains the infrastructure and pipelines that deliver usable data to our network of researchers. Our Senior Data Engineer guides our development, focusing on managing our team, building stable, scalable infrastructure and performant data pipelines. In this role you will: ● Provide technical leadership in which you will guide how we architect and build our data infrastructure, data pipelines and processes ● Oversee the creation and maintenance of architecture and systems documentation ● Ensure that data pipelines efficiently ingest data from multiple sources ● Oversee any necessary improvements to our data processing and analysis infrastructure ● Mentor and manage a small team of 2-3 Data Engineers We are looking for someone with: ● Experience building modular and reusable ETL/ ELT pipelines ● Experience with a cloud platform (we use AWS) and cloud data warehouse technologies (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks, or similar) ● Hands-on experience with data pipeline tools (Airflow, dbt, etc. ) ● Strong Python programming skills ● Enthusiasm for working as part of a cross-functional team, collaborating with engineers, research scientists, analysts and other stakeholders ● Strong organizational and communication skills to ensure successful collaboration with different teams and individuals across GivingTuesday We are especially excited to talk to you if have: ● Experience writing and optimizing SQL queries ● Working knowledge of BI tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau, etc. ) ● An ability to multitask and adapt quickly to shifting priorities Salary range: The salary range for this part-time position is €12 ,000 EUR to €15 ,500 EUR annually for applicants based in Spain and Portugal. NB: Applicants from all EU countries are encouraged to apply, the salary range may vary slightly by location. Position Details: ● ¼ Time-10 hours of expected work per week ● 12 Month Term Employment Contract ● Remote GivingTuesday is committed to a work environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous peoples, people from systematically excluded communities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. We welcome people from neurodiverse backgrounds. If you require any accessibility accommodation in the interviewing process please let us know. We know that applying for a job takes a lot of time and

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What are the core responsibilities for the Fractional Senior Data Engineer?

The role provides technical leadership for the data infrastructure, pipelines, and processes; oversees architecture and systems documentation; ensures efficient multi-source ingestion; and improves data processing and analysis infrastructure. It also mentors and manages a small team of 2–3 Data Engineers.

Which technical skills and tools are required?

The position requires experience building modular reusable ETL/ELT pipelines, cloud experience on AWS, and familiarity with cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake or Databricks. It also expects hands-on work with pipeline tools like Airflow and dbt, plus strong Python and SQL query-writing and optimization skills.

What are the contract terms and salary range?

This part-time role is 1/4 time (about 10 hours per week) with a 12-month term employment contract, remote, starting December 2024. The salary range is €12,000 to €15,500 annually for applicants based in Spain and Portugal, with slight variation by location.

Sep 13, 2026

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