Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. The Senior Data Engineer role is responsible for designing, building, and delivering scalable data models that power analytics and AI initiatives, while acting as a mentor and leader within the data services organization.
Responsibilities
- Owning the design and development of robust dbt Core models that transform raw data into trusted, analytics‑ready datasets in Snowflake
- Architecting scalable, high‑performance data models that support enterprise reporting, analytics, and AI use cases
- Translating complex business and analytical requirements into efficient, well‑structured ELT solutions through close collaboration with BI, analytics, and business stakeholders
- Embedding best practices in data quality, testing, documentation, and lineage to ensure transparency, reliability, and trust in our data ecosystem
- Leveraging Python to support automation, data validation, orchestration, and performance monitoring across ELT pipelines
- Monitoring, tuning, and optimizing Snowflake query performance and cost efficiency
- Leading technical design discussions and contributing hands‑on to critical data initiatives
- Serving as a technical lead and mentor, guiding other engineers and elevating standards across the full data transformation lifecycle
- Providing thought leadership on modern data transformation patterns, tooling, and architecture to help shape enterprise data strategy
- Supporting data governance and metadata enrichment initiatives in alignment with broader enterprise data goals
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Advanced SQL skills with deep, hands-on experience using dbt Core for data transformation, testing, and documentation
- Experience with dbt Core
- Strong expertise with Snowflake or a similar modern cloud data platform
- Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and performance tuning
- Solid understanding of dimensional modeling, ELT principles, and data warehousing best practices
- Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub, Azure DevOps, Argo)
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor other engineers
- Strong collaboration skills and a proven ability to influence and drive adoption of modern data engineering best practices
- Experience supporting enterprise data governance or metadata management initiatives
- Prior involvement in large-scale analytics or AI-driven data platforms
Benefits
- Work From Home. Feel free to rock the casual wear while still being camera ready. You will be working from your home office (in an approved city & state) and make sure you have a conducive and quiet workspace with no distractions and reliable and secure internet.
- Medical, dental, and vision, oh my! DriveTime Family of Brands covers a sizable amount of insurance premiums to ensure our employees receive top-tier healthcare coverage.
- But Wait, There’s More. 401(K), Company paid life insurance policy, short and long-term disability coverage to name a few.
- Growth Opportunities. You grow, I grow, we all grow! But seriously, DriveTime Family of Brands is committed to providing its employees with every opportunity to grow professionally with roughly over 1,000 employees promoted year over year.
- Tuition Reimbursement. We’re as passionate about your professional development as you are. With that, we’ll put our money where our mouth is.
- Wellness Program. Health is wealth! This program includes self-guided coaching and journeys, cash incentives and discounts on your medical premiums through engaging in fun activities!
- Gratitude is Green. We offer competitive pay across the organization, because, well… money matters!
- Paid Time Off. Not just lip service: we work hard, to play hard! Paid time off includes (for all full-time roles) wellness days, holidays, and good ole' fashioned YOU time! For our Part-timers, don't fear you get some time too...vacation time is available - the more you work, the more you earn!
Company Overview
DriveTime Automotive Group is a dealer helping people with credit issues purchase a vehicle of their choice. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.drivetime.com.