Remote Data Engineer: Scalable Pipelines & Real-Time Data

Direct Travel; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Rewards program & DE&I & Wellness

Job summary

Direct Travel is seeking a Data Engineer to design and maintain scalable data pipelines powering analytics, personalization, and pricing in a remote environment. You will work with booking systems, customer touchpoints, pricing engines, and third-party APIs.

You will collaborate with analysts and product teams, build models and schemas in cloud data warehouses, ensure data quality, and support real-time streaming while upholding GDPR/CCPA compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in data engineering or backend data development and integration.
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python, Java, Scala).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern data stacks (Airflow, dbt, Kafka, IDMC).
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for ingesting data from internal and external travel-related sources (e.g., GDSs, OTAs, CRM systems).
• Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and product teams to understand data needs and deliver high-quality, reliable datasets.
• Integrate data from various platforms including booking engines, mobile apps, customer service systems, and web analytics tools.
• Develop and optimize data models and schemas in cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).
• Implement data quality checks and monitoring to ensure the accuracy and reliability of data.
• Support real-time data streaming for dynamic pricing, inventory updates, and customer interactions.
• Ensure data privacy, governance, and compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA.

Skills

SQL

Python/Java/Scala

Cloud platforms

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Airflow

dbt

Kafka

IDMC

Job description

Direct Travel is seeking a Data Engineer to design and maintain scalable data pipelines powering analytics, personalization, and pricing in a remote environment. You will work with booking systems, customer touchpoints, pricing engines, and third-party APIs.

You will collaborate with analysts and product teams, build models and schemas in cloud data warehouses, ensure data quality, and support real-time streaming while upholding GDPR/CCPA compliance.