
Lead Data Engineer
GoodRx
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $151,000 - $323,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, analysts, and engineers to define business requirements and translate them into scalable data solutions
- Plan, design, build, test, and deploy data warehouse, data mart, and ETL/ELT pipelines—primarily within Google Cloud and BigQuery
- Lead small to medium data projects, including scoping, design, documentation, and execution
- Architect and operate cloud-based data pipelines that support reporting, invoicing, and analytics use cases
- Ensure data integrity, consistency, and accessibility across internal and external data products
- Develop, document, and enforce coding and data modeling standards to improve code quality, maintainability, and system performance
- Serve as an in-house data expert, making recommendations on data design, pipeline improvements, and best practices
- Build and maintain: internal dashboards and reporting packages (weekly, monthly operational and financial reporting), external reporting packages for customers, including standardized QBRs and trend analyses, monthly invoicing logic, automated data workflows, and standardized datasets for finance
- Work cross-functionally to expand usage and value of the data warehouse, promoting a data-driven culture across the organization
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in analytics, engineering, computer science, information technology, or related field—or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of professional experience in the data engineering or analytics space
- Expert proficiency with: SQL (complex transformations, performance tuning), Python, dbt, ETL/ELT pipeline development
- Strong experience with data modeling, schema design, and data cataloging
- Demonstrated ability to analyze large datasets, identify inconsistencies, debug data issues, and propose scalable solutions
- Deep familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCS, BigQuery, Cloud Functions/Run, IAM)
- Experience with data warehouse platforms such as BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, or Databricks
- Ability to quickly understand complex business domains and pick up new tools/tech rapidly
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and curious with a strong sense of ownership
- Thrives in a fast-moving startup environment with evolving priorities
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with a company match
- an ESPP
- unlimited vacation
- 13 paid holidays
- 72 hours of sick leave
- mental wellness and financial wellness programs
- fertility benefits
- generous parental leave
- pet insurance
- supplemental life insurance for you and your dependents
- company-paid short-term and long-term disability
- additional compensation programs such as annual cash bonuses or commission, and annual equity grants for most positions
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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLPythondbtETLELTdata modelingschema designdata catalogingdata analysisperformance tuning
Soft Skills
organizationaldetail-orientedcuriosityownershipcollaborationleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingadaptabilityanalytical thinking
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in analyticsBachelor’s degree in engineeringBachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in information technology