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Data Engineer
About the role
We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our team. You will build and maintain data pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain data pipelines.
- Model data in a warehouse or lakehouse.
- Monitor data quality and fix failures.
- Optimize query and job performance.
- Work with analysts and scientists on datasets.
Required
- SQL
- Python or Scala
- Spark
- ETL/ELT pipelines
- A cloud data warehouse (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery)
Preferred
- Airflow
- dbt
- Kafka
- Databricks
- Data modeling
Tools and stack
Spark, Airflow, SQL, Python or Scala, A warehouse (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), dbt
Employment type: [Contract / W2 / C2C / Full-time]
Location: [City, ST / Remote]
Duration: [months]
Work authorization: [accepted types]Responsibilities explained
Each responsibility maps to something a candidate should be able to describe.
- Build and maintain data pipelines.
- Model data in a warehouse or lakehouse.
- Monitor data quality and fix failures.
- Optimize query and job performance.
- Work with analysts and scientists on datasets.
Required skills
Treat these as the screen. If a candidate cannot speak to them, they are rarely a fit.
- SQL
- Python or Scala
- Spark
- ETL/ELT pipelines
- A cloud data warehouse (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery)
Preferred skills
Use these to rank candidates who meet the required list.
- Airflow
- dbt
- Kafka
- Databricks
- Data modeling
Other titles this role appears under
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- Data Engineer
- Big Data Engineer
- ETL Developer
- Analytics Engineer
Seniority guide
Pick the level you need and state it plainly in the posting.
- Junior: maintains jobs and writes transforms.
- Mid: builds pipelines and models.
- Senior: designs the platform and data contracts.
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