Senior Data Engineer - Remote Job Listing at DriveTime in Tempe, AZ (Job ID R14150)

Description

What's Under the Hood

DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership.

The DriveTime Family of Brands spans across DriveTime, Bridgecrest and SilverRock.  You can find us at the intersection of technology and innovation as we use our proprietary tools and over two decades of industry knowledge to redefine the process of purchasing, financing, and protecting your vehicle. 

That's Nice, But What's the Job?

This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship now or in the future are not eligible for hire at this time.

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the development, optimization, and governance of our data transformation and modeling processes. This role is pivotal in enabling analytics, data science, and business teams with high-quality, well-modeled, and analytics-ready data products. 

As a senior member of our centralized Data Services organization, you will own the design and delivery of scalable data models using dbt Core, Snowflake, and Python, while integrating best practices in performance optimization, data quality, and CI/CD workflows via GitHub or Azure DevOps. You will collaborate closely with leadership, fellow engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate complex data requirements into elegant, trusted data assets. 

In addition to being a hands-on contributor, you will serve as a technical lead and mentor, guiding a team of engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and elevating our engineering standards across the data transformation lifecycle. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead the design and development of robust dbt Core models to transform raw data into trusted, analytics-ready datasets in Snowflake

• Architect scalable and performant data models that align with business needs and support enterprise reporting, analytics, and AI initiatives. 

• Collaborate across BI, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements and translate them into efficient ELT solutions. 

• Implement data quality frameworks, documentation standards, and lineage tracking to ensure transparency and trust in our data ecosystem. 

• Use Python to support automation, data validation, and performance monitoring across ELT pipelines. 

• Monitor and optimize Snowflake query performance and cost efficiency. 

• Guide and mentor other engineers, promoting skill development in dbt, CI/CD, and modern data architecture. 

• Provide thought leadership on modern data transformation practices, helping to shape strategy, tooling, and best practices for the enterprise. 

• Support data governance and metadata enrichment initiatives in alignment with enterprise data strategy. 

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering 

• Advanced SQL skills and deep experience with dbt Core for data transformation and documentation. 

• Expertise in Snowflake or similar modern cloud data platforms.

• Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and performance tuning. 

• Strong understanding of dimensional modeling, ELT principles, and data warehousing best practices. 

• Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD workflows (GitHub, Azure DevOps, Argo). 

• Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor other engineers. 

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams. 

• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and influence best practices in data engineering through thought leadership. 

• Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or related field

Ideal Candidate Profile: 

You're a highly technical and collaborative data engineer who thrives at the intersection of engineering and analytics. You bring expertise in modern data tooling and a passion for building trusted, scalable, and business-aligned data products. You lead by example and elevate those around you through mentorship, partnership, and innovation. 

So What About the Perks? Perks matter

• 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!

Anything Else?  Absolutely.

DriveTime Family of Brands is Great Place to Work Certified! And get this: 90% of our rockstar employees say they feel right at home here.  We could spend a lot of time having you read about ALL our awards, but we'll save time (and practice some humility) just naming a few others; Comparably Awards: Best Company for Diversity, Best Company Culture and Best Company Leadership, oh and don't forget Phoenix Business Journal Healthiest Employers (okay, we'll stop there)!

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of our background and drug screening process. DriveTime is a drug-free, tobacco-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

And when it comes to hiring, we don't just look for the right person for the job, we seek out the right person for DriveTime. Buckle up for plenty of opportunities to grow in a professional, fun, and high-energy environment!