Data Engineer - Level III
Blue Margin
Denver, CO · $100k–$120k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Denver, CO ranks
Where Denver, CO placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mountain West260 jobs · of 15
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West793 openings · of 22
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West65 / 100 · of 11
- #1Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mountain West85 / 100 · of 11
- #1Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mountain West85 / 100 · of 11
- #3Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Mountain West17% · of 18
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $110,000 a year. Across 216 open data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $112,500 to $159,500 and the median is $135,000. That is 19% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among database architects, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database architects: 58% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...About Us At Blue Margin, we’re on a mission to build the go-to data platform for PE-backed mid-market companies. We provide hosted data... ...and decision-making, and we’re looking for a Level III Data Engineer to strengthen our team. Job Description As a Level III Data...