Data Engineer
Ahead
Chicago, IL · Posted October 21, 2026
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This listing does not state pay. Across 300 open data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $115,000 to $157,000 and the median is $134,000.
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About the job
...The Data Engineer, Data Platform will build and operate the data capabilities that help AHEAD teams access trusted, usable, and well-managed information. This role will develop ingestion pipelines, transformations, data models, and curated data products in the modern cloud...