Sr. Data Engineer

Location: Romania-Cluj Office

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

8x8 connects our customers and teams globally, empowering CX leaders with performance and insights to make smarter decisions, delight customers, and drive lasting business impact.

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join our growing data engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines and architectures that support analytics, machine learning, and operational workloads. You’ll work with modern data stack tools including Snowflake, dbt, and Matillion or similar platform, and will play a key role in shaping how data flows and is consumed across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and Maintain Data Pipelines
  Design and develop reliable, scalable, and secure ETL/ELT pipelines using Matillion(or similar platform), Python, and dbt to ingest, transform, and deliver data from various sources into our Snowflake data warehouse.
   

• Optimize Data Infrastructure
  Work on performance tuning of SQL queries, table structures, and warehouse configurations to ensure efficient data processing and storage.
   

• Collaborate Cross-functionally
  Work closely with data analysts, data scientists, product managers, and engineering teams to understand data needs and deliver high-quality datasets.
   

• Data Modeling
  Design and maintain scalable dimensional and normalized data models within Snowflake to support both analytical and operational use cases.
   

• Implement and Enforce Data Quality Standards
  Build data quality checks, logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to ensure trustworthiness of data pipelines and datasets.
   

• Documentation and Best Practices
  Maintain comprehensive documentation of systems, processes, and code. Champion and enforce engineering and data governance best practices.
   

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role
   

• Strong proficiency in Python for data processing and scripting
   

• Hands-on experience with Snowflake(or similar platform), including SQL optimization, schema design, and performance tuning
   

• Proficient in dbt (data build tool) for data transformations and model management
   

• Experience with Airflow (or similar workflow orchestration tools like Prefect or Luigi)
   

• Solid understanding of ELT/ETL principles, data warehousing concepts, and data modeling
   

• Experience with CI/CD tools and version control (e.g., Git)
   

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

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