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Avalara is hiring a Staff Data Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of their AI-enabled data platform in Pune. The role involves building scalable pipelines, semantic models, and production LLM-based solutions like RAG using a modern cloud stack. You will operate as a hands-on technical lead, mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions across teams. This is a high-impact position central to scaling Avalara's global compliance infrastructure.
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Experience
9+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Avalara is hiring a Staff Data Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of their AI-enabled data platform in Pune. The role involves building scalable pipelines, semantic models, and production LLM-based solutions like RAG using a modern cloud stack. You will operate as a hands-on technical lead, mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions across teams. This is a high-impact position central to scaling Avalara's global compliance infrastructure.
TAL's take
Strong role with clear technical leadership expectations at a well-established company, though tier-2 placement reflects its specific industry niche.
The JD provides a very clear picture of the technical stack, the specific project (AI-enabled data platform), and the expected leadership role.
Salaries at Avalara
27.4 LPA average
Based on 42 Grapevine salary entries for Avalara.
Engineering
0 - 2 years | IC2
20 LPA average
Range: 20 - 20 LPA
Engineering
2 - 4 years | L4
21 LPA average
Range: 19 - 23 LPA
Engineering
8 - 10 years | L4+
38 LPA average
Range: 38 - 38 LPA
Engineering
10 - 12 years | IC4
40 LPA average
Range: 40 - 40 LPA
Must haves
- 9+ years experience building large-scale data systems
- Expert-level SQL and Python
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake, DBT, Airflow, and AWS
- Experience building and deploying LLM-based systems like RAG
- Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills
Tools and skills
About the company
Avalara is an established cloud compliance company with significant revenue, though it does not carry the same 'flagship' engineering status as FAANG/top-tier unicorns.
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Hi, I had layoff off last month, I have 5+ years of experience in Amazon , flipkart and Avalara, I am not getting enough calls and linkedin applies are just useless, though I have relevant skillset it's always rejection email. Requesting you to help me with referral or please consider in case your team is hiring. ( Senior data analyst/ senior product analyst/ data scientist) Thank you and regards.