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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** David Protein - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Sql Data Warehouse, Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, BigQuery, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Mining, Data Systems, Dimensional Modeling, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Netsuite, Open Source Technology, Standard Sql, Next.js, Shopify, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Business Intelligence Development Studio, ReactJS, Multi-Agent Systems, Looker Analytics, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4e2a42ebc9ec33b7 ## About the Role * 2+ years of professional experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a closely related technical role. * Technical proficiency: * + Strong SQL and data modeling skills: you can design clean, well-documented models from messy operational and ERP data, and you understand dimensional modeling and incremental transformation patterns. + Production experience with dbt and a cloud data warehouse. + Proficiency in Python for pipelines, automation, and data workflows: clean, testable code with proper version control. + Working fluency with modern AI tooling. * Nice to have: TypeScript and full-stack experience (Next.js/React, Postgres), agent frameworks and orchestration, semantic layer / BI modeling (Omni, Looker), and experience with ERP, supply chain, or CPG data. * A track record of building pipelines, systems, or automations that other people actually depend on in a professional setting, a side project, or an open-source contribution. * The ability to operate independently while clearly communicating priorities and initiatives to the rest of the team. * Humble, self-aware, and curious. * A desire to build an early stage CPG company with a mission to help people increase muscle and decrease fat. ## Description * Design, build, and maintain ETL pipelines from source systems (NetSuite, Shopify, retail platforms/EDI, etc) into BigQuery, with automated testing, monitoring, and alerting for data quality. * Develop canonical, well-documented dbt models for spanning sales, inventory, fulfillment, financials, and our in-house S&OP platform that serve as the trusted foundation for reporting and analytics. * Partner with Finance, Retail, Supply Chain, and Growth to turn business requirements into data solutions, and help set standards for modeling, documentation, and governance. * Co-own our semantic layer and BI tooling (Omni): model curation, metric definitions, and the reporting leadership relies on. Internal tooling & automation * Design and deploy AI-powered workflows for document parsing, data extraction, classification, and enrichment as part of data pipelines and operational processes. * Implement evaluation frameworks and human-in-the-loop patterns to ensure reliability and accuracy of AI-driven outputs. * Manage credentials, sensitive data, and third-party integrations, and design workflows with appropriate access controls and guardrails. * Build scripts, automations, and lightweight internal tools that replace manual processes, working alongside engineers who own application development. * Automate recurring reporting and ad hoc analyses to support organizational visibility to key metrics. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Markdown, Liquid and Checkouts](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1814-wearedevelopers-live-markdown-liquid-and-checkouts) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [GraphQL + Apollo + Next.js: A Lovely Trio](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/311-graphql-apollo-next-js-a-lovely-trio) - [Teini - an extremely small webshop leveraging awesome and free tech](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/286-teini-an-extremely-small-webshop-leveraging-awesome-and-free-tech) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) ## Related Articles - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 139 - Soft and hard queries](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/487-dev-digest-139-soft-and-hard-queries) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)