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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** VC5 Consulting
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Sql Data Warehouse, Artificial Intelligence, Information Engineering, Software Design Patterns, Python (Programming Language), Operational Databases, Performance Tuning, SQL Databases, Data Storage Technologies, Snowflake, AWS Data Analytics, Data Management, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d9c7cae11182609b

## About the Role

* A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in data engineering, specifically in building and operating production data pipelines.
 * Strong proficiency in Python, with a focus on writing clean, tested, and maintainable code.
 * Deep understanding of SQL for modeling, querying, and performance tuning.
 * Experience with Snowflake or a comparable cloud data warehouse.
 * Familiarity with dbt, pipeline orchestration tools (Prefect preferred), and AWS data services.

## Description

* Develop and maintain robust data pipelines that ensure the timely delivery of accurate market and fundamental data to analysts and applications.
 * Collaborate with senior engineers to establish best practices and design patterns across a polyglot technology stack.
 * Migrate legacy data pipelines to a modern Prefect-based framework, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
 * Optimize data storage and exposure methods within a Snowflake warehouse to enhance data accessibility and performance.