Data Engineer

TechWish

$100K — $150K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-10 years of hands-on data engineering experience
  • 3+ years with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks)
  • 3+ years using orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster)
  • 2+ years creating data transformation logic with dbt or equivalent
  • Expert-level SQL skills for complex queries and optimization
  • Proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks
  • Strong understanding of Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow
  • Experience with AWS services: S3, Lambda, EC2, IAM, CloudWatch

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop version-controlled data pipelines using dbt and Airflow
  • Ingest data from diverse sources such as REST APIs, databases, and S3
  • Implement data quality checks and monitoring for pipeline reliability
  • Optimize query performance and pipeline efficiency
  • Maintain documentation of data architecture and dependencies
  • Mentor junior team members and participate in code reviews
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production data issues promptly
  • Support feature enhancements and ad-hoc analysis requests
  • Implement geospatial data engineering solutions for retail analytics
  • Ensure compliance with data governance and PII protection requirements
  • Collaborate on data modeling and schema design with analytics engineers

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to mentor junior engineers
  • Focus on robust data pipeline development and cutting-edge tools
  • Exposure to diverse data sources and modern cloud platforms
  • Engagement in data governance and quality assurance practices
Full Job Description
Role Overview
Data Engineers at Fractal design, build, and maintain the robust data pipelines that power enterprise analytics platforms. Working with Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, and AWS infrastructure, you will ingest data from diverse sources, transform it to meet business requirements, and ensure data quality and performance at scale. This is a highly collaborative role requiring both deep technical expertise and strong communication skills, working closely with analytics engineers, BI teams, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, production-grade data solutions.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and develop version-controlled data pipelines using dbt and Airflow on Snowflake and AWS
• Ingest data from diverse sources (REST APIs, databases, S3, Splunk, SFTP) following internal standards
• Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and alerting to ensure pipeline reliability
• Optimize query performance and pipeline efficiency through systematic analysis and tuning
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of data architecture, lineage, and dependencies
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior team members on best practices
• Troubleshoot failed DAGs and resolve production data issues with urgency
• Support feature enhancements and ad-hoc analysis requests from analytics teams
• Implement geospatial data engineering solutions for location-based retail analytics
• Ensure compliance with data governance and PII protection requirements
• Collaborate with analytics engineers and BI teams on data modeling and schema design

Required Skills
LatAm Position (G7): 6-10 years of hands-on data engineering experience
• 3+ years working with modern cloud data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks)
• 3+ years with orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster)
• 2+ years building data transformation logic with dbt or equivalent
• Expert-level SQL: complex queries, window functions, optimization
• Proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks
• Strong knowledge of Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow
• AWS services: S3, Lambda, EC2, IAM, CloudWatch
• Understanding of data quality testing and monitoring
• Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD practices

Preferred Skills
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization
• Experience with geospatial data processing (GIS)
• Understanding of relational databases and data modeling
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field
• Masters degree preferred

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