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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** Two Point Conversions Inc. - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $80,000.0 - $85,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Files, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Stores, Relational Databases, Open Database Connectivity, Object-Oriented Software Development, Open Source Technology, Raw Data, Standard Sql, Reverse Engineering, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Unstructured Data, Procedural Programming, Information Technology, Integration Frameworks, Non-relational Database, Data Management, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ac2576d52841e19b ## About the Role * Proficient in multiple object-oriented and procedural programming languages. * Experience with Relational and non-relational databases. Desired experience includes advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL), data modeling, and common database interfaces (e.g. ODBC). * Strong analytic skills related to working with structured and unstructured datasets. * Experience with ETL (extract, transform, and load) systems. * Experience building and optimizing data pipelines, architectures and data sets. * Experience with data stored in various formats and locations. * Experience with automation and scripting. * Experience leveraging relevant open source and internal development and data-related tools. * Experience with cloud computing and storage. * Strong understanding of methods of securely managing and storing data to protect it. * Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment. * Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement. * Experience with version control systems and code reviews. Desired experience also CI/CD pipelines. This is an entry-level position. We're looking for someone with 1-3 years of experience in data engineering or software development with a general purpose programming language, has a BS degree in computer science or a similar area., * Bachelor's (Preferred) ## Description A data engineer is responsible for building systems that collect, manage, and convert raw data into usable information to fulfill business needs., * Design, develop, and maintain optimal data pipelines leveraging open source tools and data processing frameworks that align with business requirements. * Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements. * Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of data from a wide variety of data sources using (R)DBMS and Cloud technologies. * Maintain various codebases for tools and services used by other stakeholders. * Create analytics tools and visualizations such as dashboards and reports that provide actionable insights to stakeholders. * Work with internal and external stakeholders to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs. * Ensure compliance with data governance and security policies. * Proactively improve encountered modules, services, systems and codebases. * Improve documentation in wikis and internal knowledge bases that is insufficient or incorrect and proactively raise spotted issues. 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