Data Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Design, maintain, and enhance data pipelines utilizing Snowflake, Google BigQuery, SQL, and Python.

• Acquire and transform data from APIs, databases, cloud storage, marketing platforms, and external sources.

• Create reusable data models and transformation workflows using SQL, dbt, and established engineering standards.

• Execute data validation, quality assurance checks, monitoring, and troubleshooting to ensure reliable delivery.

• Automate manual workflows and enhance pipeline performance, scalability, and maintainability.

• Employ Fivetran, Supermetrics, and cloud services for data integration when suitable.

• Leverage ChatGPT, Claude, or comparable AI tools for development, debugging, testing, and documentation, ensuring output accuracy and security.

• Collaborate with data architects, analytics teams, and stakeholders to provide trusted, analytics-ready datasets.

• Produce reliable, automated, and well-documented data pipelines.

• Enhance data quality, processing efficiency, and platform reliability.

• Develop reusable solutions that minimize manual maintenance.

• Work collaboratively with both technical and business teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Candidates must be residents of the United States.

• Must possess legal authorization to work in the United States.

• Over 2 years of practical experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related technical field.

• Proficient SQL skills and experience in developing and supporting production data pipelines.

• Practical experience with Snowflake and/or Google BigQuery, with the capability to learn and support both platforms.

• Working familiarity with Python for data processing, automation, and API integrations.

• Knowledge of dbt or similar data transformation frameworks.

• Experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud environments.

• Understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, Git, and data quality practices.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or equivalent practical experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefit packages.

• Company-sponsored life insurance.

• Company-funded short-term disability insurance.

• Company-funded long-term disability insurance.

• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) options.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Flexible paid time off policies.

• Paid parental leave.

• Hybrid and remote work schedules.

• Employee assistance program.

• Employee referral programs.