Senior Data Engineer

Safelite; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Safelite is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, implement, and maintain data pipelines, focusing on ingestion, replication, and CI/CD for batch and streaming data at our Home Office in Columbus, OH. You’ll collaborate with product teams and software engineers to deliver scalable ETL solutions and ensure data quality for analytics.

The ideal candidate has 4–6 years in data engineering, strong SQL, Python, Airflow, and experience migrating legacy systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering/Analytics or related field.
• 4–6 years in data engineering or analytics role required.
• Strong experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and tools (Fivetran, Airbyte, Stitch, Informatica).
• Proficient in Snowflake/BigQuery and related databases.
• Advanced SQL skills including window functions, CTEs, and nested queries.
• Experience with Python and data transformation tooling.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to modernization of legacy data ingestion processes for streaming and batch.
• Build scalable ETL pipelines into a centralized data lake.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines to automate data engineering workflows.
• Improve monitoring and alerts to ensure data quality and uptime.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers on ingestion requirements.
• Participate in cross‑functional projects to integrate source changes.
• Align data solutions with business needs and analytics readiness.
• Perform other duties as assigned and adhere to policies.

Skills

ETL pipelines

Advanced SQL

Python

Airflow

RBAC security

Cloud data warehouse

Data governance

Team leadership

Cross-functional collab

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Analytics

Tools

Fivetran

Airbyte

Stitch

Informatica

Snowflake

BigQuery

Job description

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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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply 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 software 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 programming 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 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 four days a week. Changes to work location arrangements are subject to managerial approval and business needs.

Diversity & Inclusion

Safelite welcomes everyone. We value our diverse workforce and suppliers, and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Learn more at Careers.

Reasonable Accommodations

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.