Data Engineer

dollartree; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% annual bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Family Dollar is seeking a Data Engineer to join the Data & Analytics Delivery Organization in Chesapeake, VA. This full-time, onsite role focuses on designing and building data pipelines on our cloud-based platform.

You will collaborate with product, architecture, development, BI and executives to translate business challenges into scalable data solutions, and you will implement batch and streaming data processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or data analytics.
• Strong understanding of RDBMS concepts with 3+ years of advanced SQL and data analysis experience.
• 2+ years of experience with Linux command-line tools and scripting.
• 3+ years of Python development experience with expert-level proficiency.
• 1+ year working with Big Data processing frameworks and tools.
• Hands-on experience with GCP services such as Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, Linux shell scripting, and data modeling.
• Solid knowledge of data modeling techniques
• Ability to analyze source systems and transform data to meet target data model requirements.
• Experience working with large-scale data warehouses (10+ TB) and high-volume ETL/ELT workloads (50M+ records/day).
• Demonstrated experience delivering end-to-end technical solutions within enterprise BI/Data Warehousing environments.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization across the data delivery pipeline—from ingestion through analytics.
• Experience migrating data of various formats (JSON, delimited files, APIs, real-time feeds) into Google BigQuery is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in a Scrum/Agile environment and tools such as Jira.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across product, architecture, development, business intelligence, and executive teams.
• Analyze data from multiple sources and develop solutions to integrate data into the enterprise data ecosystem
• Develop automated pipelines to ingest and process structured and unstructured data using both batch and streaming patterns with cloud‑native toolsets
• Work with diverse datasets and technologies to understand cross‑system correlations, patterns, and data relationships
• Build, schedule, and monitor data pipeline orchestrations
• Implement automation to optimize compute and storage usage across the cloud data platform
• Develop and enhance end‑to‑end monitoring and observability capabilities for cloud‑based data platforms
• Support knowledge sharing, cross‑training, and onboarding activities for team members
• Provide clear and frequent updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, and deliverables
• Participate in daily Scrum standups and contribute to an agile development environment
• Stay current on emerging trends and technologies in Data Warehousing and Analytics—particularly within retail.

Skills

SQL

Python

Linux

Data Warehousing

Data Modeling

ETL/ELT

GCP

Big Data

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Google BigQuery

Google Cloud Dataflow

Google Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

Jira

Job description

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

This position is for full-time, onsite employment at the Family Dollar Chesapeake, VA Store Support Center.

We handle relocation for anyone interested outside of the Hampton Roads, VA area

Summary of Position (Job Purpose)

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Data & Analytics Delivery Organization at Family Dollar. The company is undergoing a major transformation, and data‑driven insights are playing a critical role in delivering the best possible customer experience.

We are seeking a Data Engineer who combines strong business acumen with hands‑on technical expertise. This role requires someone who can partner with key stakeholders to understand business challenges and translate them into world‑class technical solutions using modern cloud technologies. You will be responsible for designing and building data engineering solutions on our cloud‑based data platform. The role includes contributing to technical design, developing scalable data pipelines, and supporting data engineering workloads.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across product, architecture, development, business intelligence, and executive teams.
• Analyze data from multiple sources and develop solutions to integrate data into the enterprise data ecosystem
• Develop automated pipelines to ingest and process structured and unstructured data using both batch and streaming patterns with cloud‑native toolsets
• Work with diverse datasets and technologies to understand cross‑system correlations, patterns, and data relationships
• Build, schedule, and monitor data pipeline orchestrations
• Implement automation to optimize compute and storage usage across the cloud data platform
• Develop and enhance end‑to‑end monitoring and observability capabilities for cloud‑based data platforms
• Support knowledge sharing, cross‑training, and onboarding activities for team members
• Provide clear and frequent updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, and deliverables
• Participate in daily Scrum standups and contribute to an agile development environment
• Stay current on emerging trends and technologies in Data Warehousing and Analytics—particularly within retail.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or data analytics.
• Strong understanding of RDBMS concepts with 3+ years of advanced SQL and data analysis experience.
• 2+ years of experience with Linux command‑line tools and scripting.
• 3+ years of Python development experience with expert‑level proficiency.
• 1+ year working with Big Data processing frameworks and tools.
• Hands‑on experience with GCP services such as Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, Linux shell scripting, and data modeling.
• Solid knowledge of data modeling techniques
• Ability to analyze source systems and transform data to meet target data model requirements.
• Experience working with large‑scale data warehouses (10+ TB) and high‑volume ETL/ELT workloads (50M+ records/day).
• Demonstrated experience delivering end‑to‑end technical solutions within enterprise BI/Data Warehousing environments.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization across the data delivery pipeline—from ingestion through analytics.
• Experience migrating data of various formats (JSON, delimited files, APIs, real‑time feeds) into Google BigQuery is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in a Scrum/Agile environment and tools such as Jira.

• Nice to have:
  • Experience working with a data science workbench or ML development environment.
  • Familiarity with data engineering aspects of machine learning pipelines (e.g., data prep, splitting, feature engineering, scoring)

“Projected Salary Range: $95,000 - $118,500”.

10% annual bonus opportunity

This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, as they may be amended or added to as needed.

Family Dollar is anequal opportunity employer and committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and makeall employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We are committed tocomplying withthe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonableaccommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

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