SQL Developer / Data Warehouse ETL Developer

South Geeks

Oregon

Hybrid

USD 85,000 - 125,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Training reimbursement

Career coaching

English lessons

Job summary

South Geeks LLC is seeking an experienced SQL Developer to design, write, and tune complex SQL queries and to build ETL pipelines feeding the enterprise data warehouse. You will collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to ensure data quality, performance, and readiness for reporting.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in SQL, ETL, and data warehousing, plus experience with cloud data warehouses and ETL tools. This role offers 100% remote work and USD payments.

Qualifications

3+ years of hands-on experience writing complex SQL and optimizing queries.
Proven experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines for a data warehouse.
Experience with at least one cloud-hosted data warehouse (Snowflake, Databricks, etc.).
Experience with ETL tools such as Databricks, Informatica, Talend, AWS Glue, or similar.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Clear written and verbal communication in English.
Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and functions.
Turn business requirements into maintainable SQL logic.
Build data extracts and datasets for reporting and analytics.
Analyze execution plans to optimize performance.
Implement performance improvements like caching and materialized views.
Monitor and fix database performance issues.
Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines into the data warehouse.
Build data quality checks and error handling.
Troubleshoot ETL job failures and data discrepancies.
Document data flows, mappings, and transformations.
Collaborate with analysts and business users on requirements.

Skills

SQL development

ETL pipelines

Data warehousing

Analytical skills

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Databricks

Informatica

Talend

AWS Glue

Snowflake

Power BI

Job description

Thanks for checking in to find out about our open position. We´ll provide as much information as possible, but please feel free to reach us if you have further questions. We´ll be happy to see your application, even if there are skills you don't quite master!

About Us

At South Geeks, we connect top-performing engineers from Latin America with global organizations building meaningful, long-term products. We focus on high-impact work, strong technical environments, and creating spaces where professionals can grow, contribute, and thrive.

About the Client

Our client is a large, mission-driven nonprofit organization that runs one of the world's biggest data platforms in its space, serving millions of users. Its data team relies on accurate, high-performing data to power reporting and analytics across the organization.

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced SQL Developer to design, write, and tune complex queries and to build and maintain the ETL pipelines that feed the enterprise data warehouse. You will work with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to make sure data is accurate, performs well, and is ready for reporting and analytics.

Key Responsibilities

Write complex, efficient SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and functions.
Turn business requirements into well-structured, maintainable SQL logic.
Build data extracts and datasets for reporting and analytics.
Analyze execution plans to find and fix performance bottlenecks.
Recommend and implement performance optimizations such as query rewriting, caching, and materialized views.
Monitor database performance and fix issues before they affect users.
Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines that move data from source systems or S3 into the warehouse.
Build in data quality checks, validation, and error handling.
Troubleshoot and resolve ETL job failures and data discrepancies.
Document data flows, mappings, transformations, and technical designs.
Work with analysts and business users to clarify requirements, and take part in code reviews.

Required Skills & Experience

3+ years of hands- on experience writing complex SQL (joins, CTEs, window functions, subqueries, aggregations).
Proven experience optimizing SQL queries and tuning database performance, including reading and interpreting execution plans.
3+ years of experience developing ETL processes for a data warehouse.
Experience with at least one cloud-hosted data warehouse, preferably Snowflake or Databricks.
Experience with at least one ETL tool or framework such as Databricks, Informatica, Talend, AWS Glue, or similar.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently with little supervision and strong attention to detail.
Clear written and verbal communication in English.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice to Have

Power BI (DAX, Power Query/M, data modeling) or Tableau (calculated fields, LOD expressions, Server/Cloud publishing).
Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, or Databricks.
Python for automation and data processing; Spark/PySpark.
Dimensional modeling (star and snowflake schemas) and data warehousing concepts (Kimball/Inmon).
Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipelines for database and ETL deployments, and job scheduling/orchestration.

Our Team

We strive to create an inspiring and growth-oriented environment where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered. We promote both personal and professional development, with individualized support for your needs and goals. We aim to build a space where everyone can thrive.

What We Offer