Entry-Level Data Engineer Jobs
Junior and entry-level US data engineer openings. The entry tier is the thinnest slice of the DE catalog (about 50 active listings at any time), so use the alerts feature when nothing matches. Listings on this page are tagged by the employer as junior, associate, or entry-level in the title or seniority field; we do not infer.
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Entry-Level Data Engineer Jobs
Junior and entry-level US data engineer listings, scored against your profile and tagged with salary and layoff signals.
Frequently asked questions
- How many entry-level data engineer jobs are typically listed?
- Around 40 to 70 active listings tagged junior or entry-level. This is the smallest seniority tier in the catalog; most DE postings target mid-level or above. New-grad cohort hiring (annual fall and spring waves at large tech companies) briefly pushes the count higher in October and February.
- What counts as entry-level for these data engineer jobs?
- A posting tagged junior, associate, or entry-level by the employer (in the title or in the structured seniority field on the ATS feed). The catalog does not infer seniority from years of experience required, because YoE thresholds are unreliable signals (many junior-tagged roles ask for 2 to 3 years; many mid-tagged roles accept new grads).
- Do entry-level data engineer jobs require a degree?
- About 60 percent of entry-level DE postings list a CS or quantitative bachelor's degree as a requirement. The rest are either 'degree or equivalent experience' or unstated. A portfolio project (public GitHub with a real pipeline) compensates for a missing degree at the resume-screen stage in most cases.
- What pay range should I expect for entry-level data engineer roles?
- US entry-level DE base salary typically ranges from $90K to $135K, with total compensation up to $180K at big tech. The salary-band column on each listing shows the posted range when the employer disclosed it (required in NYC, CA, CO, WA). Unposted ranges show null, not a guess.
- Are entry-level data engineer jobs remote?
- Rarely. Most companies pulled back remote eligibility for sub-senior roles in 2024-2026. Combining the seniority entry filter with the Remote filter on the left rail usually returns under 10 listings. New-grad hybrid roles (3 days in office) are the more common path.
- What should I practice before applying to entry-level data engineer jobs?
- Eight SQL patterns (top-N per group, dedup, sessionization, gap-and-island, conditional aggregation, running windows, SCD joins, late-arriving reconciliation) cover the SQL round at most companies. Python data-structure questions plus one ETL design (read S3, transform with pandas or Spark, write to a warehouse) cover the coding plus take-home portion.
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