Staff Data Engineer (Austin, San Antonio or Dallas)

Responsibilities

Since H-E-B Digital Technology’s inception, we’ve been investing heavily in our customers’ digital experience, reinventing how they find inspiration from food, make food decisions, and ultimately get food into their homes. This is an exciting time to join H-E-B Digital—we’re using the best available technologies to deliver modern, engaging, reliable, and scalable experiences to meet the needs of our growing audience.

 

As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll use an advanced analytical, data-driven approach to drive a deep understanding of our fast-changing business and answer real world questions. You’ll work with stakeholders to develop a clear understanding of data and data infrastructure needs, resolve complex data-related technical issues, and ensure optimal data design and efficiency.

 

Once you’re eligible, you’ll become an Owner in the company, so we’re looking for commitment, hard work, and focus on quality and Customer service. “Partner-owned” means our most important resources—People—drive the innovation, growth, and success that make H-E-B The Greatest Omnichannel Retailing Company.

 

Do you have a:

HEART FOR PEOPLE… you’re willing to facilitate solutions with multiple engineers, provide upward communication, and mentor others?

HEAD FOR BUSINESS… you consistently demonstrate and uphold the standards of coding, infrastructure, and process?

PASSION FOR RESULTS… you’re capable of high-velocity contributions in multiple technical domains?

 

We are looking for:

• 5+ years of experience related to data engineering

 

What is the work?

Design & Development:

• Designs data patterns that support creation of datasets for analytics; implements calculations, cleanses data, ensures standardization of data, maps / links data from more than one source
• Performs data validation and quality assurance on work of junior peers and write automated tests
• Maintains / streamlines existing data pipelines end to end
• Builds / supports more complex data pipelines, application programming interfaces (APIs), data integrations, data streaming solutions, predictive model implementations (quality, velocity, etc.)
• Identifies more complex data from upstream sources to enable new capabilities.
• Engages in testing of the technical solutions to ensure data integrity and system functionality of own work and broader system, E2E
• Builds large-scale batch and real-time data pipelines with big data processing frameworks. 
• Designs / develops data integrations to support application engineering and system integration
• Designs / develops / maintains large data pipelines; diagnoses / solves production support issues
• Creates documentation and training related to technology stacks and standards within assigned team
• Designs / implements monitoring capabilities based on business SLA and data quality
• Uses / contributes to refinement of Digital Engineering-related tools, standards, and training
• Engages / collaborates with external technical teams to ensure timely, high-quality solutions
• Engages with shared services teams and vendors when necessary
• Works closely with Product, Data Science, Application, and Analytics teams to develop a clear understanding of data and data infrastructure needs; assists with data-related technical issues; ensures optimal data design and efficiency
• Performs full SDLC process, including planning, design, development, certification, implementation, and support
• Interacts with Product, Business, Analyst stakeholders to confirm data quality, discuss requirements, and support data testing
• Peer reviews other team members code; learns / adapts from peer review of own code
• Contributes to overall design, architecture, security, scalability, reliability, and performance
• Mentors / provides support to junior Data Engineers
• Builds more complex data models to deliver insightful analytics; ensures highest standard in data integrity
• Knowledge in machine learning concepts

 

What is your background?

• A related degree or comparable formal training, certification, or work experience
• 5+ years of experience related to data engineering
• Experience in Lean Startup or Agile development methodologies
• Experience working in large scale infrastructure, large data sets, and mission critical SLAs

 

Do you have what it takes to be an H-E-B Senior Data Engineer?

• Advanced knowledge of Lean Startup / Agile methods
• Knowledge of busine