Senior Data Engineer (Remote)

About the RoleAs Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with design, product and engineering experts to tackle real-world challenges and deliver innovative solutions that elevate Kohl’s retail offerings. What You’ll DoLead the development of high-quality applications that are robust, observable and measurable using extreme programming (XP) practices and a user-centric approachParticipate in the entire application lifecycle in collaboration with designers, product managers, and other engineers on the product teamLeverage critical thinking, experimentation, data, and industry best practices to implement desired business outcomesFacilitate group discussions and team ceremonies and develop a shared contextGive and receive feedback that’s empathetic, actionable and specificPractice emergent architecture with sane defaults and build software that is easy to use and easy to modifyEstablish and lead product engineering and software standardsIdeate a new product from a user perspective, starting with one or more problem spaces and ending with a stack-ranked list of feasible solutions to testResearch and stay up to date on tech market trends and practicesLead technical initiatives not only on the team but also across the departmentAdditional tasks may be assignedAddendumSENIOR BIG DATA SOFTWARE ENGINEERDevelop, automate, and maintain batch and streaming ETL pipelines using Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, Python, and Scala.Build and manage cloud-based data ecosystems on GCP (BigQuery, Bigtable, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, IAM, VPC).Design and optimize SQL and NoSQL data models for data lakes and warehouses (BigQuery, MongoDB, Snowflake).Write complex SQL queries for advanced data transformation, aggregation, and analytics optimization within BigQuery or equivalent platforms.Apply modern Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies for big data pipelines, ensuring test automation across Airflow workflows, Spark jobs, and transformation logic.Apply data mesh and data-as-a-product principles to enable reusable and domain-driven datasets.Implement real time ingestion with Kafka Connect and process streaming data using Spark Streaming, Apache Flink, or similar technologiesOptimize data performance, scalability, and cost efficiency across GCP components.Ensure compliance with PCI and PII data with standards such as GDPR, PCI DSS, SOX, and CCPA.Integrate GenAI tools such as OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic LLMs for intelligent data quality and analytics enhancement.Collaborate with stakeholders, data scientists, and full stack engineers to deliver trusted, documented, and reusable data productsWhat Skills You HaveRequired4+ years of experience in software developmentUnderstanding of application design patterns, event-driven architecture, database, schemas and testing strategiesIn-depth knowledge and experience with continuous integration, continuous deployment and test-driven developmentPreferredBachelor's Degree or equivalent in MIS, Computer Science or related fieldExperience with large-scale application troubleshooting and performance tuningExposure working with major cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)Familiarity and experience with XP (Extreme Programming) Job SummaryJob number: R467418Profession: Technology