Data Engineer III

Company Overview: At Wayvia, we help the world’s top brands stay ahead—using AI, data, and innovation to shape the future of commerce. Whether you’re charting a new path or leveling up your journey, Wayvia is where your career can go further. We’d love to meet you. We help global brands connect with their shoppers in ways that are relevant, respectful, and real. And we do the same for each other—with trust, transparency, and the human connection that makes great work possible. At Wayvia, you’ll find a team that’s curious, collaborative, and always up for solving what’s next. We move fast, think boldly, and support one another in building something that matters—for our clients, for shoppers, and for each other. Job Brief: The Data Engineer III will lead the development and maintenance of our data infrastructure and tools, ensuring data integrity and availability while driving the strategic direction of data initiatives. Essential Functions & Responsibilities: Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and improvement of advanced data engineering solutions and pipelines. Prioritize, manage, anddelivermultiple high-impact projects. Establish data quality standards — automated tests, anomaly detection, and freshness SLAs Write and maintaindbtmodels, tests, and documentation to ensure data quality and consistency Identifyinfrastructure improvements to reduce cost, improve reliability, andeliminatesingle points of failure Build and governcanonicaldbtmodels in Snowflake using dimensional modeling principles, ensuring consistent metric definitions and entity relationships across Looker and the MCP server for both BI and AI consumers Owndbtmodel governance — standardize modeling patterns, enforce testing and documentation requirements, and manage the project structure across domains Define andmaintaina consistent semantic layer — metric definitions, business logic, and entity relationships — ensuring alignment across BI tools, the MCP server, and AI consumers regardless of the tooling layer Support Snowflake administration/Looker administration alongside other data platform team members Minimum Qualifications: BS degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of data engineering experience, witha track recordof designing, building, andmaintainingELT pipelines and dimensional data models in production environments Expertisein processing and integrating large-scale data from multiple sources. Advanced SQL query skills with complex joins and common-table expressions. Strong hands-on Snowflake experience (prior admin experience a plus, but notrequired) Proficiencywithdbt— production-grade model development, testing, documentation, and project governance Proficient coding skills in Python, Java, or similar languages. Proficiencyin Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools or Data Orchestration Platform — (Airflow/Perfect/Dagster,etc ) Strong senseof data ownership — you treat data as a product and hold a high bar for quality and reliability Preferred Qualifications: Experience with data observability and lineage tools Knowledge of AI/ML Experience building or contributing to a semantic layer or canonical data model, with emphasis on consistent metric and entity definitions across consumers Experience with Looker development or administration Background in e-commerce, retail analytics, or SaaS data platforms Benefits: Wayvia encourages a healthy work-life balance and commitment to employee wellbeing. We are consistently evaluating areas to support and foster a community of engaged employees. Wayvia is an international employer so some benefits offering will vary from country to country, however, below you can see employer sponsored contributions: Flexible work-from-home arrangements 401K Match Flexible vacation Medical/Dental/Vision 16 weeks of paid parental leave (US) Technical stipend Professional development programs Wellness programs Location: This is a remote position open to candidates based in the United States. Compensation: The salary for this role is $130,000-160,000. Please note that our salary ranges are based on current market data and the offered compensation may vary based on experience, skills, location, and other factors permitted by law. Wayvia is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.