Senior Data Engineer
DriveTime
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Arizona • United States
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About the role
- Lead the design and development of robust dbt Core models to transform raw data into trusted, analytics-ready datasets in Snowflake
- Architect scalable and performant data models that align with business needs and support enterprise reporting, analytics, and AI initiatives.
- Collaborate across BI, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements and translate them into efficient ELT solutions.
- Implement data quality frameworks, documentation standards, and lineage tracking to ensure transparency and trust in our data ecosystem.
- Use Python to support automation, data validation, and performance monitoring across ELT pipelines.
- Monitor and optimize Snowflake query performance and cost efficiency.
- Guide and mentor other engineers, promoting skill development in dbt, CI/CD, and modern data architecture.
- Provide thought leadership on modern data transformation practices, helping to shape strategy, tooling, and best practices for the enterprise.
- Support data governance and metadata enrichment initiatives in alignment with enterprise data strategy.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering
- Advanced SQL skills and deep experience with dbt Core for data transformation and documentation.
- Expertise in Snowflake or similar modern cloud data platforms.
- Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and performance tuning.
- Strong understanding of dimensional modeling, ELT principles, and data warehousing best practices.
- Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD workflows (GitHub, Azure DevOps, Argo).
- Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor other engineers.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams.
- Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and influence best practices in data engineering through thought leadership.
- Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or related field
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision
- 401(K)
- Company paid life insurance policy
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Growth Opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Wellness Program
- Paid Time Off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
dbt CoreSQLPythondata transformationdata validationperformance monitoringdimensional modelingELTdata warehousingdata governance
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationmentoringleadershipinnovationinfluenceskill developmentthought leadershipproject managementtranslating requirements
Certifications
Bachelors Degree in Information Technology