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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** U JET SKI SERVICE CORP. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Query Performance, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Analysis, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Code Review, Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Database Queries, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), MySQL, Ruby on Rails, Software Engineering, Management of Software Versions, Cloud Platform System, Data Ingestion, Change Data Capture, Backend, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Functions, Data Analytics, Terraform, Looker Analytics, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/data-engineer/11345029 ## About the Role * 5+ years of software engineering experience, with deep data platform experience * Strong programming skills in Python * Strong SQL skills and experience with analytical data modeling * Hands-on experience with BigQuery (or a similar cloud data warehouse) * Production experience with dbt (dbt Labs), including building models yourself * Experience building or improving the infrastructure around data workflows (reliability, observability, CI/CD, permissions, environments, deployment patterns) * Experience with infrastructure as code, preferably Terraform * Experience with a major cloud platform (GCP preferred) * Strong software engineering fundamentals (testing, version control, code reviews), * Experience with GCP services (Datastream, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run, and Pub/Sub) * Change data capture experience (GCP Datastream or MySQL binlog/GTID replication) * Experience with Kubernetes-based orchestration (Argo Workflows or similar) * Experience with Looker (LookML, semantic modeling, dashboards) * Familiarity with Ruby on Rails or Go, which power the application-layer services our data platform depends on * Experience collaborating with Product to gather requirements and translate business needs into data solutions ## Description * Sources and ingestion: Cloud SQL (MySQL) and BigQuery via GCP Datastream (CDC) * Warehouse and transformation: BigQuery, dbt (dbt Labs) * Orchestration: GKE-based, using Kubernetes CronJobs and Argo Workflows * Semantic layer and reporting: Looker / LookML * Languages: Python and SQL; core application infra is Ruby on Rails and Go What You'll DoData platform enablement * Build and evolve the data platform foundations that make it easy and safe for others to ship dbt work (project structure, environments, permissions, patterns, documentation) * Establish and maintain standards and guardrails for dbt development (testing strategy, source freshness, documentation, code review practices) * Improve the developer experience for data workflows, including CI/CD, automated checks, and repeatable deployment patterns * Manage data infrastructure as code with Terraform, including pipelines, IAM, and environments Ingestion and CDC * Improve and troubleshoot CDC replication from MySQL to BigQuery with Datastream * Build tooling for backfills, drift detection, and reconciliation between source databases and the warehouse * Contribute to infrastructure decisions on data ingestion and platform evolution, including latency, throughput, and alternative CDC approaches Trusted metrics and analytics * Partner with Analytics and Finance to define and deliver trusted metrics and dashboards in Looker * Build and maintain analytics-ready datasets that support self-serve reporting and experimentation * Support customer-facing, multi-tenant reporting with a focus on correctness, tenant isolation, and query performance Data modeling and transformation (dbt + BigQuery) * Develop and optimize BigQuery data models for analytics and product use cases * Implement ELT best practices in dbt, including testing, documentation, and versioning Pipelines, reliability, and cost * Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Python, dbt, and containerized jobs on GKE * Ensure data quality, reliability, and observability for critical datasets and reporting * Optimize performance and cost across BigQuery and data pipelines Cross-functional delivery * Integrate data workflows with backend services and APIs * Work with Product and Engineering to translate business needs into data solutions ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt) - [Making Data Warehouses fast. 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