Junior Data Engineer - Build Scalable Pipelines on GCP

Fairweather, LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(K) match

Paid time off

Education assistance

LinkedIn Learning access

Parental leave

Job summary

Waystar is seeking a Junior Data Engineer in Atlanta, GA, to join the Business Data & Architecture team. This entry-level role targets recent graduates with a passion for building scalable data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

You will work with senior engineers to implement data pipelines and governance practices. The position emphasizes learning, collaboration, and hands-on experience with data modeling, dbt transformations, and modern cloud data engineering techniques in a supportive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data engineering, information systems, or related field.
• Strong foundation in SQL, Python, data structures, and problem-solving.
• Internship/coursework/project experience in data engineering, analytics, or cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data pipelines into BigQuery.
• Contribute to Bronze/Silver/Gold data layers for analytics use cases.
• Assist with data transformations using dbt; learn CI/CD and IaC practices.

Skills

SQL

Python

BigQuery

dbt

Git

GCP

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Tools

Fivetran

Terraform

GitHub

GCP

Job description

Waystar is seeking a Junior Data Engineer in Atlanta, GA, to join the Business Data & Architecture team. This entry-level role targets recent graduates with a passion for building scalable data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

You will work with senior engineers to implement data pipelines and governance practices. The position emphasizes learning, collaboration, and hands-on experience with data modeling, dbt transformations, and modern cloud data engineering techniques in a supportive