Carvana · 8 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer
Tempe, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expCarvana is a rapidly growing automotive retailer known for its innovative technology and deep vertical integration across various sectors. The Senior Data Engineer will build and optimize the data infrastructure that supports customer-facing websites and internal tools, collaborating with multiple teams to design scalable data architectures and pipelines.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesE-Commerce
Responsibilities
Use Snowflake to develop and maintain robust and scalable Enterprise-level data pipelines with SQL/NoSQL data wrangling
Leverage generative AI and intelligent coding assistants to accelerate development, optimize team workflows, and assist in troubleshooting
Move and shape structured and semi-structured data between various data platforms, including Snowflake, MS SQL Server (2022), Kafka, AWS S3, Azure DataLake, Azure Blob, Cosmo DB and Azure SQL DB
Provide design feedback to software development teams, ensuring transactional data structures meet the requirements of downstream analytics
Assist in the migration of legacy workloads/code from SQL Server to Snowflake, converting T-SQL and python to Snow SQL and Snowpark
Assist with SQL and Snowflake performance troubleshooting and query tuning
Plan project deadlines, coordinating with multiple teams and provide updates to leadership
Utilize version control and deployment pipelines, preferably with Azure ADO with Git or GitHub and GitHub Actions
Lead complex projects characterized by diverse scope and high complexity, requiring significant collaboration across multiple teams
Lead team design sessions and code reviews
Engaging with cross-functional project teams involving data scientists, product engineers, and analysts to achieve common objectives
Work with end users and other IT teams to resolve operational issues and mitigate risks as applicable
Qualification
Required
5 years of experience with distributed data processing on cloud and have exposure to at least one of the major cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP)
5 years of experience working with SQL and relational databases
Familiarity with using Python for basic to advanced data processing tasks
Strong understanding of data integration concepts, business intelligence, data warehousing and working with large dataset
Expertise on the Snowflake data platform
Worked with and feel comfortable with MS SQL Server and Databricks
Know what a query plan is and how to view one
Solid understanding of indexing and data pruning concepts
Excited for performance tuning and process streamlining
Actively keep up with industry best practices
Forward thinker; predict how future company evolution will affect processes implemented today
Highly self-directed and autonomous, but seek guidance and support when necessary
Enjoy mentoring and supporting colleagues
Practice excellent written and verbal communication
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English
Preferred
Familiarity with python on Spark or Databricks
Experience implementing data pipelines using internal and third-party APIs utilizing python, secrets and tokens for secure access
Experience using Agentic AI workflows with the top models (Claude, GPT, etc.)
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
401K with company match
Student loan payments
Discounts on vehicles
Benefits for your pets
Wellness program
Company
Carvana
Carvana is an e-commerce platform that buys and sells used cars.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.16BKey Investors
Stellantis-FsAlly Financial
2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $99M
2023-07-27Post Ipo Equity· $225M
2022-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $3.27B
Leadership Team
Ernie Garcia
Founder and CEO
Shekita Hayes
Co-Founder/COO
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