Lead Engineer, Data Platforms

Dutch Bros Coffee

Lead Engineer, Data at Dutch Bros Coffee responsible for optimizing foundational data ecosystem and building resilient data platforms. Collaborate on analytics and machine learning workflows.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSDistributed SystemsETLKafkaMatillionPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Modernizing, integrating, and optimizing Dutch Bros foundational data ecosystem.
Building world-class data platforms that power analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven workflows.
Designing and implementing highly scalable and resilient data infrastructure.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related study, or 4 years of experience, required
7+ years of data and/or software engineering experience, with at least 4 years focused on backend distributed systems or data infrastructure at scale.
Deep Engineering Roots: You are an expert coder (Python and SQL) who grew up building software.
4+ years deep Python and SQL experience.
Hands-on expert-level knowledge and experience with Snowflake (Snowpipe, SnowSQL, replication, data-sharing), Airflow, and Power BI for production-grade data solutions.
Mastery of AWS services (IAM, VPC, Glue, S3, SFTP, Lambda, CloudWatch, SNS), Gitlab CI/CD, DataDog Monitoring/alerting.
Real-time ETL/ELT and Big Data pipeline experience, especially with Kafka, Workato, ADF, Matillion, and DBT.
Expertise in implementing automated CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and fostering a unified engineering culture across disciplines.
Nice to have - Passion and drive for a POC / designing RAG architecture, vector databases, or integrating LLMs into data pipelines.
Familiarity with data privacy regulations knowledge (GDPR, CCPA) and Attribute-based data security.
Snowflake administration knowledge, preferred.
Knowledge and experience with Data Governance - Data Quality, Metadata management, Data Security, Data Archive is preferred.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking skills with a focus on business insights.
Excellent communication for conveying technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Proven ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
Adaptable and proactive in learning new technologies in a dynamic data environment.
Strong time management skills to handle multiple projects and ensure high-quality deliverables.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Paid parental leave
Education assistance
Flexible scheduling
401K

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonSQLSnowflakeAirflowPower BIAWSGitlab CI/CDDataDogETLBig Data

Soft Skills

problem-solvinganalytical skillscritical-thinkingcommunicationcollaborationadaptabilityproactivitytime management