Data Engineer- onsite in Pittsburgh, PA

A.C. Coy$110K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Homestead, PA
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 7+ years of experience in data engineering
  • 3-5 years of Data Engineering experience, particularly with Snowflake
  • Proficient in dbt core and its advanced features
  • Hands-on experience with ELT tools like Airbyte or Fivetran
  • Familiarity with Azure SQL Managed Instance and related services
  • Strong proficiency in Python for data synchronization and API development
  • Experience with reporting tools like Tableau or PowerBI

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement end-to-end data transformation pipelines
  • Design reliable ELT ingestion pipelines for operational data sources
  • Maintain dbt staging models for data cleaning and standardization
  • Establish data contracts for source domains and enforce schema agreements
  • Design and maintain the internal operational database
  • Build FastAPI endpoints to serve data for internal applications
  • Own the dashboard development process for executive reporting

Benefits

  • Full-time permanent position
  • Opportunity for high ownership and impact
  • Direct collaboration with engineering and business leadership
  • Work in a dynamic, innovative environment in Pittsburgh, PA
Full Job Description
Overview

Location: Onsite in Pittsburgh, PA

Job Type: Full Time/Permanent

Work Authorization: No Sponsorship

The A.C.Coy Company has an immediate need for a Data Engineer. In this role, you will architect, build, and own this transformation end-to-end.

Responsibilities

You will be the founding data engineer on this initiative. You will design and implement pipelines that unify data from 7 operational source systems

  • Design, build and operate reliable ELT ingestion pipelines using Airbyte / Fivetran or similar to pull data from all 7 operational sources into Snowflake Bronze on a nightly schedule
  • Build and maintain dbt staging models (Silver layer) that clean, deduplicate, and standardise data from all 7 sources into consistent schemas
  • Establish and enforce data contracts for each source domain 6 agreed schemas, null rates, acceptable value ranges, and freshness SLAs
  • Design and maintain the internal operational database
  • Build and maintain FastAPI endpoints that serve Snowflake Gold data to our internal React application 6 customer views, pipeline dashboards, inventory risk, margin reports
  • Collaborate with the engineering team to decouple legacy Azure SQL Managed Instance dependencies and migrate data to the new Snowflake-native environment
  • Own the end-to-end dashboard layer: from Gold model design through to published, production-grade dashboards consumed by executive and operational stakeholders
Qualifications

Education: Degree required- if no degree, then 7+ years9 of experience

This is a high-ownership, high-impact role. You will work directly with engineering and business leadership to define the data strategy, not just execute tasks.

  • 3- 5 years of experience as a Data Engineer with the following:
    • Snowflake
      • Deep hands-on experience with schema design, warehouse sizing, clustering, time travel, and cost management.
    • dbt core
      • Production experience with modular models, macros, packages, and incremental materialization.
    • ELT
      • Experience configuring and operating Airbyte / Fivetran or similar (or equivalent) for multi-source ingestion
    • Data Warehouse/Data Lakes
    • Azure/Cloud
      • Practical experience with Azure SQL Managed Instance, Storage, and DevOps pipelines
    • Python
      • Strong Python for Data Sync Jobs, API clients, and FastAPI development
    • Reporting- Tableau or PowerBI

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