Senior Data Engineer

Safelite Group; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company matching

Medical coverage plans

Paid time off and holidays

Volunteer days

Job summary

Safelite Group seeks a Senior Data Engineer to implement and maintain data pipelines, focusing on ingestion, replication, and CI/CD for batch and streaming data. You will contribute to data infrastructure, ensuring quality and reliability for analytics teams.

The role requires 4–6 years in data engineering, strong SQL, Python, and experience with Snowflake/BigQuery, plus ETL tools like Fivetran or Airbyte. Office-based in Columbus, OH with collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, analytics or related field.
• 4–6 years hands-on experience in data engineering or analytics.
• Extensive ETL/ELT experience with data pipelines (Fivetran, Airbyte, Stitch, Informatica).
• Proficiency with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery) and databases.
• Advanced SQL skills (window functions, CTEs, nested queries).
• Experience with script-based transformations (dbt, Talend).
• Experience with Git version control.
• Strong data governance, security and RBAC knowledge.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Experience mentoring data teams and architecting ingestion from legacy systems.
• Orchestration of pipelines with Airflow or Dagster.

Responsibilities

• Modernize and enhance legacy data ingestion processes for streaming and batch.
• Build scalable ETL pipelines to centralize data ingestion into a data lake.
• Develop and deploy CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workflows.
• Enhance monitoring and alerting to ensure data quality and uptime.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers to define ingestion requirements.
• Integrate source system changes into downstream pipelines and reporting assets.
• Ensure data engineering solutions align with business needs and analytics.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

ETL pipelines

SQL proficiency

Python

Data governance

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Analytics

Tools

Fivetran

Airbyte

Stitch

Informatica

Snowflake

BigQuery

dbt

Talend

Git

Airflow

Dagster

Job description

A Brief Overview

The Senior Data Engineer at Safelite is responsible for implementing and maintaining new data pipelines, focusing on data ingestion, replication, and continuous integration for batch and streaming data. This role will contribute to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of key data infrastructure, ensuring data quality and reliability. The expected outcome is a streamlined and efficient data environment that supports data availability for analytics engineers and data scientists.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to the modernization and enhancement of legacy data ingestion processes, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and maintainable for both streaming and batch processes.
• Build scalable ETL pipelines to automate data ingestion from various sources into a centralized data lake, enabling a proactive posture toward consuming source system updates and changes.
• Develop and deploy continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate and streamline data engineering workflows.
• Enhance monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve issues, minimizing downtime and ensuring data quality.
• Partner with product owners and software engineers to identify data ingestion requirements and provide a supportable and sustainable data integration solution.
• Participate in cross-functional projects to integrate source system changes into downstream data pipelines and reporting assets.
• Ensure data engineering solutions are aligned with business needs and support data-driven decision-making.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, analytics or related field, or equivalent
• Required 4-6 years hands on experience in data engineering or analytics related role
• Required Extensive Experience with ETL/ELT jobs and data pipelines using tools such as Fivetran, Airbyte, Stitch, or Informatica. (High proficiency)
• Proficiency in cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery) and related databases. (High proficiency)
• Advanced SQL skills, including window functions, CTEs and nested queries. (High proficiency)
• Experience with script-based data transformation tools (e.g., dbt, Talend). (High proficiency)
• Ability to train and guide developers in using version control tools like Git. (High proficiency)
• Deep understanding of data architecture principles, security practices, and RBAC best practices. (High proficiency)
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. (High proficiency)
• Experience managing and mentoring data teams. (Medium proficiency)
• Experience architecting ingestion patterns from legacy softwares such as IBM VSAM Mainframes, Oracle databases, and on-prem SQL Servers. (Medium proficiency)
• Ability to orchestrate complex workflows using tools like Airflow or Dagster. (Medium proficiency)
• Strong understanding of data governance and security practices. (Medium proficiency)
• Proficiency in Python or similar programing languages. (Medium proficiency)
• Leadership skills with experience in project management. (Medium proficiency)

What You Will Get

• Competitive weekly pay and bonus opportunities.
• Total job benefits valued at more than $10k*.
• This includes a 401(k) plan with company matching, medical coverage plans customized to suit your needs and a commitment to work/life balance through our paid time off (PTO) programs, company holidays and paid volunteer days.
• Up to $5,250 in tuition reimbursement per year.
• View all our health, wealth and life offerings at www.safelitebenefits.com.

Expected Work Location (In Office)

It is expected that you will primarily perform work at the Safelite Home Office (7400 Safelite Way, Columbus, OH 43235). You are required to work in the office at least 4 days a week. Changes to work location arrangements are subject to managerial approval and business needs.

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This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned to ensure workload coverage.

This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.

This position description is not all inclusive for every aspect of this role.

Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals covered by ADA, ADEA, FMLA and other laws and regulations in accordance with their requirements.

Physical and mental demands are not, and should not be construed to be job qualification standards, but are illustrated to help the employer, employee and/or applicant identify tasks where reasonable accommodations may need to be made when an otherwise qualified person is unable to perform the job’s essential duties because of an ADA disability.

Other qualifications may be required to ensure employment eligibility in accordance with local laws, regulations and with Safelite Group, Inc. policies and practices.

Safelite® was founded in Wichita, Kansas in 1947. A leading service organization, the Safelite family of brands delivers our People Powered, Customer Driven experience to more than 11 million customers annually.

Safelite® AutoGlass, the nation’s largest provider of vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration services, operates more than 700 stores and 7,900 MobileGlassShops™ across all 50 U.S. states, while Safelite® Solutions provides property and casualty claims management services to more than 175 insurance and fleet clients. All of this is supported through our technology-forward supply chain and corporate services.

We’re People Powered: Our people come first. We care about your well-being and we’ll give you what you need to have a happy work/life. We’re good at what we do: we're proud of our 88% Net Promoter Score (NPS). We’re big: We’re owned by Belron®, the world’s largest vehicle glass company, spanning 40 countries across 6 continents. We’re trustworthy: We provide coverage to all U.S. drivers in all 50 states. We give back: Community service is important to us - we’ve even recycled 107K+ tons of glass to date. We're diverse: Safelite welcomes everyone. We value our diverse workforce and suppliers, and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We don’t discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by law, nor do we tolerate discrimination or harassment against our associates and clients.

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