Senior Data Engineer

As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll engage in the design, development, and maintenance of data platforms and solutions. This includes applying data management principles to pipelines and delivering analytical and operational solutions to enable data-driven decision-making and data activation use cases.You’ll design and develop data ingestion and transformation solutions, working across a hybrid data environment to build scalable products and services that meet business needs. As a senior member of the team, you’ll also mentor and support the growth of your teammates while helping drive best practices across the data engineering lifecycle.About the roleDevelop ETL and ELT processes to source and curate data from various enterprise systems, ensuring speed and quality of deliveryDevelop tabular and dimensional data models to support analytical and operational use casesBuild and maintain data processing jobs to refresh data on a regular cadenceGuide the identification, investigation, and resolution of data quality issues, ensuring data is secure and reliableUtilize advanced debugging techniques to troubleshoot complex data pipeline and processing issuesLead code review sessions with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainabilityWork in a hybrid data environment spanning on-premises and cloud data platformsDevelop relational and non-relational data models to meet user and business needsProactively identify upstream and downstream dependencies that may impact pipeline performance or reliabilityMonitor and address performance and scalability issues across large-scale data platformsParticipate in on-call rotations for incident management and production supportMentor team members and contribute to their technical developmentPartner with leadership to identify and address technical debt and improve team processesStay current on industry trends and promote adoption of best practices across the teamContribute to engineering community initiatives to increase visibility into data engineering workAboutyouMinimum Qualifications7 years of experience building data solutions, including relational and non-relational databases and batch/real-time data pipelines using cloud services5 years of experience with dimensional or tabular data modelingExperience designing and developing complex data transformation pipelines5 years of experience with CI/CD and automated deploymentsExpertise writing complex queries (SQL/NoSQL)Expertise in performance tuning, debugging, and troubleshooting data processing jobs, including ETLs5 years of experience in Python development, including AWS Lambda functionsProficiency in a functional or object-oriented programming languageStrong understanding of database and server internalsKnowledge of Linux system administration, shell scripting, and basic networkingExperience developing and consuming REST APIsPreferred QualificationsDegree (or equivalent experience) in computer science, information technology, or a related fieldKnowledge of disaster recovery and backup strategies for data systemsExperience mentoring and developing other engineersWhat you’ll getOur team members fuel our strategy, innovation and growth, so we ensure the health and well-being of not just you, but your family, too! We go above and beyond to give you the support you need on an individual level and offer all sorts of ways to help you live your best life. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind. Simply put: We’ve got your back. Check out our full list of Benefits and Perks.About usRocket is a Detroit-based company made up of businesses that provide simple, fast and trusted digital solutions for complex transactions. The name comes from our flagship business, now known as Rocket Mortgage, which was founded in 1985. Today, we’re a publicly traded company involved in many different industries, including mortgages, fintech, real estate and more. We’re insistently different in how we look at the world and are committed to an inclusive workplace where every voice is heard. Apply today to join a team that offers career growth, amazing benefits and the chance to work with leading industry professionals.This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the company at any time. Decisions related to employment are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team, at View email address on click.appcast.io: Detroit, MIType: Full time