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Sr. Data Engineer

Lakeshore Learning

Full Time
Senior
103k-144k
5 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Sr. Data Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will enable and enhance data insights for internal stakeholders, with significant overlap and collaboration across teams. You will also implement data quality, observability and lineage frameworks-creating monitoring, alerting and automated remediation for pipeline failures. The position also involves data cleanup, requirements gathering, data modeling and transformation, report and dashboard creation, and data mining and analytics on complex datasets. Applicants should have a solid grounding in data security, privacy and governance. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of hands-on data engineering experience, including ownership of mission-critical pipelines in production.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build and own production data pipelines with tools such as Apache Airflow, Matillion and SSIS, ensuring robust orchestration, auto scaling and fault tolerance
  • Integrate data across heterogeneous systems (ERP, CRM, e-commerce, IoT and third-party APIs) using REST/GraphQL, Kafka, CDC tools, SFTP and event-streaming patterns
  • Develop and evolve data foundation architectures (Redshift, SQL Server) for both batch and real-time use cases
  • Collaborate with Analytics, BI and Data Science teams to deliver reusable semantic models powering Qlik, Power BI and Excel
  • Champion engineering excellence through CI/CD for data code, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CDK), Git-based workflows and peer code reviews
  • Perform root-cause analysis and optimization of SQL, Python and integration workflows
  • Partner with platform, security and DevOps teams to align on governance, cost control and compliance
  • Ensure reliability and performance of data pipelines by monitoring workflows, conducting root cause analysis of failures, and implementing alerts and recovery strategies

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on data engineering experience, including ownership of mission-critical pipelines in production
  • Experience designing dimensional and domain-driven data models to support BI and self-service analytics
  • Deep expertise with SQL (T-SQL, Redshift SQL) and performance tuning for large-scale analytics workloads
  • Hands-on experience with Git for version control and GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation
  • Demonstrated ability to lead projects, influence cross-functional stakeholders and elevate engineering standards
  • Proficiency with modern ETL/ELT and orchestration frameworks (Airflow, AWS Glue, Matillion, SSIS) and at least one cloud platform (AWS preferred)
  • Strong understanding of integration patterns-batch, streaming, CDC-and technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis, Debezium or Azure Event Hubs
  • Proficiency in Python (Pandas, PySpark) for data transformation and automation; familiarity with Scala or Java is a plus
  • Solid grounding in data security, privacy and governance (encryption, IAM, RBAC, PII handling, GDPR/CCPA awareness)

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with Scala or Java
  • Experience with cloud platforms other than AWS

Qualifications

  • Relevant experience supporting mission-critical data pipelines in production

Benefits & Perks

  • Salary range between $102,500 - $143,500 depending on experience and skillset
  • Bonus eligibility
  • Paid leave for new parents
  • Medical/dental and vision coverage (EPO, PPO, HSA)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
  • Flexible benefits
  • On-site preschool for employees' children
  • On-site employee gym
  • Generous employee discount
  • Casual dress code

Working at Lakeshore Learning

At Lakeshore, we know our diversity makes us stronger, and when everyone feels included and valued, we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers, families and children we serve. We are passionate about making a difference and fostering a high standard of excellence, creating products that instill wonder and foster a love of learning. We value down-to-earth professionals who share our desire to make an impact.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 18, 2025
Job CategoryData Engineering
Salary103k-144k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeOnsite
ExperienceSenior

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About Lakeshore Learning

Website

lakeshorelearning.com

Company Size

1001-5000 employees

Industry

Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers

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