Senior Data Engineer

SuperMom's LLC; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

7-Eleven is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and maintain data pipelines that support analytics, AI/ML, and business operations. You will build scalable, secure, and cost-efficient data solutions, applying medallion-style data layers and modern tooling across Databricks, Spark, SQL, Python, dbt, and Airflow.

You will collaborate with architecture, analytics, and product teams to deliver trusted data for self-service and reporting while ensuring production readiness and observability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on data engineering experience.
• Experience testing, documenting, and supporting production solutions.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and validating AI-generated work.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, deploy, and support scalable data pipelines.
• Work with Databricks, Spark, SQL, Python, dbt, and Airflow.
• Improve pipeline performance and cost-efficiency.
• Ensure data quality, observability, and production readiness.

Skills

Databricks

Spark

SQL

Python

dbt

Airflow

AI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Spark

SQL

Python

Airflow

dbt

Job description

Senior Data Engineer page is loaded## Senior Data Engineerlocations: SSC Irving TXtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R26\\_5752*7-Eleven is an iconic family of brands with over 86,000 locations, surpassing every retailer in the world. We revolutionize convenience, restaurants and fuel through cutting edge innovation - working hard to be the customer's first choice. 7-Eleven empowers our employees to \"activate awesome\" and make a meaningful impact in their stores and communities every day. If you're ready to grow, lead and make a difference, come join our team and help shape the future of convenience.*## About This Opportunity##Build, test, deploy, and support reliable data pipelines, data products, and datasets that support reporting, analytics, AI/ML, and business operations. Work from architecture and business requirements to create production-ready solutions that are scalable, secure, cost efficient, and easy to support. Use approved AI tools to speed up coding, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation, and validate all generated work before production use.# KEY RESPONSIBILITIES## 1. Data Engineering· Build, test, deploy, and support scalable data pipelines and datasets using Databricks, Spark, SQL, Python/PySpark, dbt, Airflow, or similar tools.· Support batch and streaming data workloads, including ingestion, transformation, and consumption patterns for analytics and downstream systems.· Build reliable data products for reporting, analytics, AI/ML, and business operations based on business and architecture requirements.· Engineer Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers in Databricks, following medallion architecture patterns where applicable.· Build and maintain transformation pipelines using dbt, Spark-based frameworks, and approved engineering standards.· Document solutions and improve pipeline performance, storage use, compute efficiency, and total cost to operate.## 2. Quality and Support· Add automated tests, data-quality checks, monitoring, alerts, and clear error handling to improve data freshness, accuracy, and pipeline reliability.· Troubleshoot production issues, find the cause, and implement lasting fixes that reduce repeat incidents.· Support service levels and production readiness by making pipelines observable, testable, and easy to operate.· Use source control, code review, CI/CD, and release practices.· Participate in design and code reviews and share practical engineering practices with other engineers.## 4. Analytics and Self-Service Enablement· Support semantic layers, aggregates, curated datasets, and performance improvements that help business users access trusted data.· Partner with architecture, analytics, and product teams to make data products easier to use, reuse, and support.· Support platforms such as Dataiku, Databricks, and Power BI where they are used for analytics and self-service delivery.## 5. AI-Assisted Engineering· Follow access, encryption, privacy, retention, metadata, lineage, and stewardship requirements.· Build integrations across internal systems, external data sources, and cloud platforms using secure and reliable patterns.· Handle data in ways that meet company security, privacy, compliance, and audit expectations.· Work with Security, Privacy, Governance, Architecture, and Platform teams when standards are unclear.## 4. AI-Assisted Engineering· Use approved AI tools, including Windsurf, Devin, and Databricks Genie where appropriate, to speed up coding, testing, debugging, documentation, data analysis, and routine engineering work.· Give AI tools clear context and requirements so generated code and recommendations fit the problem being solved.· Review, test, and understand AI-generated code before it is merged, deployed, or used in production.· Do not place restricted data, credentials, or confidential information into tools that are not approved for that use.· Follow company security, privacy, architecture, code-review, and responsible AI standards.· Share useful AI-assisted practices with the team and identify work that can be simplified or automated.# QUALIFICATIONS## Required· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.· Strong hands-on experience with the tools and practices used by the role.· Experience testing, documenting, and supporting production solutions.· Experience using AI-assisted development tools and validating AI-generated work.· 5+ years in data engineering.## Preferred / Nice to Have· Experience with streaming, MDM, BI, semantic layers, or AI/ML data.· Experience building data products or curated data layers using Databricks medallion architecture.· Experience with observability, data quality tooling, performance tuning, and cost optimization for cloud data workloads.· Experience mentoring other engineers through code reviews, design reviews, or day-to-day technical guidance.#LI-PP1*If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.**For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in the US for the position, please visit this* *.**For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in Canada for the position, please visit this* *.*As proud founders of the world's first convenience store, 7-Eleven's top priority has always been to give customers the most convenient experience possible to consistently meet their needs. 7-Eleven aims to be a one-stop shop for consumers - a place people can always rely on to deliver what they want, when, where and how they want it. This goal continues to shape 7-Eleven's ethos, driving 7-Eleven's expansion into operating Speedway(R), Stripes(R), Laredo Taco Company(R) and Raise the Roost(R) Chicken and Biscuits, with locations, as well as proprietary products and services including 7NOW(R), 7Rewards(R), Speedy Rewards(R) and 7-Eleven Fleet(TM), throughout the U.S.