Staff Data Engineer, Enterprise Data Warehouse

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to design, build, and operate enterprise-scale data platforms within the Enterprise Data Warehouse. You will mentor engineers, define standards, and drive modernization while remaining hands-on in backend data engineering.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in backend data engineering, strong SQL and Python, and experience with BigQuery and semantic layers. This role emphasizes scalability, cost efficiency, and analytical correctness.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in backend data engineering or analytics platform engineering.
• Strong SQL expertise and Python knowledge.
• Experience designing enterprise-grade data models and curated datasets.
• Experience with semantic layers and data modeling across domains.

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, and operates enterprise-scale data platforms within the EDW.
• Mentors engineers and guides architectural decisions; stays hands-on.
• Drives platform modernization, performance, and cost efficiency across the EDW.
• Collaborates with product teams to ensure testable, scalable solutions.

Skills

Backend data engineering

Analytics platform engineering

Cloud data warehouses

SQL

Python

Data modeling

Semantic layers

CI/CD

Airflow

Jenkins

Performance tuning

Cost optimization

High availability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BigQuery

AtScale

Jenkins

Airflow

Job description

The Home Depot is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to design, build, and operate enterprise-scale data platforms within the Enterprise Data Warehouse. You will mentor engineers, define standards, and drive modernization while remaining hands-on in backend data engineering.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in backend data engineering, strong SQL and Python, and experience with BigQuery and semantic layers. This role emphasizes scalability, cost efficiency, and analytical correctness.