Junior Data Engineer - Cloud Pipelines & Analytics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rewards

Benefits package

Paid time off

Education assistance

LinkedIn Learning

Parental leave

401(K) match

Pet insurance

Employee resource groups

Job summary

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

You will work with senior engineers to develop and maintain data pipelines into BigQuery, contribute to Bronze/Silver/Gold data layers, and learn dbt, CI/CD, and data governance practices while collaborating with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data engineering, information systems, or related field.
• Strong foundation in SQL and Python; data structures and problem solving.
• Internship, coursework, or project experience in data engineering, analytics, or cloud platforms.
• Willingness to learn modern data tools and cloud technologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining data pipelines into BigQuery using tools such as Fivetran and Python.
• Support development of bronze, silver, and gold data layers for analytics use cases.
• Contribute to data transformations using dbt.
• Help ensure data quality, governance, and observability.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data structures

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

dbt

BigQuery

APIs

Job description

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

You will work with senior engineers to develop and maintain data pipelines into BigQuery, contribute to Bronze/Silver/Gold data layers, and learn dbt, CI/CD, and data governance practices while collaborating with stakeholders.