Data Engineer

United States Cold Storage, Inc. • Camden, NJ

11d • $80,000 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

DATA ENGINEER

CREATE TRUSTED, SCALABLE DATA FOUNDATIONS THAT DRIVE REAL‑TIME DECISIONS ON A
NATIONAL SCALE.

WHO WE ARE

US COLD OWNS AND OPERATES ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED
LOGISTICS NETWORKS IN NORTH AMERICA. EVERY DAY, OUR SYSTEMS COORDINATE THE
STORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF FOOD AT NATIONAL SCALE ACROSS A NETWORK OF
STATE-OF-THE-ART DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE HIGHLY AUTOMATED
WAREHOUSE FACILITIES.

WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE OUR CORE WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS PLATFORMS. OUR CURRENT
FOCUS IS ON MODULAR, EVENT-DRIVEN, API-FIRST AND
CLOUD ARCHITECTURES. WE
CONTINUE TO ENHANCE RELIABILITY AND ACCELERATE ENGINEERING PRODUCTIVITY BY
STRENGTHENING OUR SRE AND AI PRACTICES. THIS IS A LARGE INVESTMENT IN INNOVATION
TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AT OUR FACILITIES.

IF YOU WANT TO BUILD DURABLE SYSTEMS THAT OPERATE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD AT
SCALE, THIS IS THAT OPPORTUNITY.

THE ROLE:

WE ARE HIRING A DATA ENGINEER TO DESIGN, BUILD, AND OPERATE SCALABLE, RELIABLE
DATA PIPELINES AND PLATFORMS THAT POWER REPORTING, ANALYTICS, AND MACHINE
LEARNING ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THIS ROLE IS SUITED FOR SOMEONE WITH A SOLID
FOUNDATION IN MODERN DATA ENGINEERING PRACTICES WHO ENJOYS SOLVING COMPLEX DATA
PROBLEMS AND WORKING IN PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS.

YOU WILL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN DATA SYSTEMS THAT ENSURE DATA IS ACCURATE, TIMELY,
AND TRUSTED.

YOU WILL WORK ACROSS THE FULL DATA LIFECYCLE—FROM INGESTION AND TRANSFORMATION
TO VALIDATION, DEPLOYMENT, AND MONITORING.

THIS ROLE OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A STRONG MEDALLION DATA
FOUNDATION—DELIVERING RELIABLE ANALYTICS‑ AND AI‑DRIVEN SYSTEMS WHERE DATA
QUALITY, UPTIME, AND OPERATIONAL IMPACT TRULY MATTER.

Requirements

• PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BUILDING AND SUPPORTING DATA SOLUTIONS IN PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS
• STRONG FUNDAMENTALS IN SQL (JOINS, AGGREGATIONS, WINDOW FUNCTIONS) AND PYTHON OR A SIMILAR PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
• SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF CORE DATA ENGINEERING CONCEPTS, INCLUDING DATA PIPELINES AND ETL/ELT PATTERNS USING TOOLS SUCH AS ADF OR INFORMATICA
• EXPERIENCE WITH DATA MODELING CONCEPTS, SUCH AS FACT AND DIMENSION TABLES
• UNDERSTANDING OF BATCH AND STREAMING DATA PROCESSING PARADIGMS
• FAMILIARITY WITH CLOUD DATA ECOSYSTEMS (AWS, AZURE, OR GCP), WITH HANDS‑ON OR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
• STRONG PROBLEM‑SOLVING SKILLS, CURIOSITY, AND A CONTINUOUS‑LEARNING MINDSET

Nice To Haves

• HANDS‑ON EXPERIENCE (ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL) WITH: O SNOWFLAKE, BIGQUERY, REDSHIFT, OR SIMILAR DATA WAREHOUSES O ETL TOOLS SUCH AS ADF, INFORMATICA O DBT OR TRANSFORMATION‑AS‑CODE FRAMEWORKS
• EXPOSURE TO: O MACHINE LEARNING PIPELINES OR AI‑DRIVEN DATA PRODUCTS O FEATURE ENGINEERING OR DATA PREPARATION FOR ML MODELS O PROMPT ENGINEERING, LLM PIPELINES, OR AI/ANALYTICS INTEGRATION CONCEPTS
• UNDERSTANDING OF DATA GOVERNANCE, PRIVACY, OR SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS
• CONTRIBUTIONS TO OPEN‑SOURCE PROJECTS, HACKATHONS, OR STRONG PERSONAL PROJECTS
• KNOWLEDGE OF DATA VISUALIZATION TOOLS, SUCH AS TABLEAU OR POWER BI.

Responsibilities

• DESIGN, BUILD, AND OPERATION OF BATCH AND STREAMING DATA PIPELINES.
• INGESTION AND PROCESSING OF STRUCTURED AND SEMI-STRUCTURED DATA FROM SOURCES SUCH AS DATABASES, APIS, EVENT STREAMS, LOGS, AND FILES.
• DATA QUALITY, RELIABILITY, AND OBSERVABILITY ACROSS DATA PIPELINES AND PLATFORMS.
• DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN, MAINTAINABLE SQL AND PYTHON CODE FOR DATA TRANSFORMATIONS.
• DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY, WELL-MODELED DATASETS THAT SUPPORT ANALYTICS AND DATA SCIENCE TEAMS.
• APPLICATION OF BEST PRACTICES IN DATA MODELING, TESTING, VERSION CONTROL, AND DOCUMENTATION.
• LEADING AND PARTICIPATING IN CODE REVIEWS AND TECHNICAL DESIGN DISCUSSIONS TO ENSURE SCALABLE AND RELIABLE SOLUTIONS.
• STAYING CURRENT WITH MODERN DATA TECHNOLOGIES AND AI-ENABLED DATA WORKFLOWS AND APPLYING THEM WHERE THEY ADD VALUE.

Benefits

• MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, PRESCRIPTION, LEGAL INSURANCE, PET DISCOUNT, CRITICAL ILLNESS, ACCIDENT INSURANCE, HOSPITAL INDEMNITY, LONG TERM CARE + PERMANENT LIFE INSURANCE, IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION, SHORT TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE, LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE, ADDITIONAL DISABILITY BENEFIT, BASIC LIFE INSURANCE, ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE, VOLUNTARY LIFE INSURANCE, VOLUNTARY SPOUSE LIFE INSURANCE, VOLUNTARY CHILD LIFE INSURANCE, LOAN SOLUTION, HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT, DEPENDENT FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT, COMMUTER ACCOUNTS, TELEMEDICINE, VIRTUAL PRIMARY CARE, PRESCRIPTION SAVINGS PLAN, PRESCRIPTION SPECIALTY COPAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CHRONIC CONDITION MANAGEMENT, CARE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM, 24/7 NURSE LINE, EXPERT MEDICAL OPINION, PRECIOUS ADDITIONS MATERNITY PROGRAM, HEALTH ADVOCACY, EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, DIGITAL COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, DIGITAL PHYSICAL THERAPY, BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PLATFORMS, AUTO AND HOME DISCOUNT PROGRAM, SECURE TRAVEL PROTECTION, DISCOUNT PROGRAMS, 401(K) PLAN, EDUCATION ASSISTANCE, PAID TIME OFF.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees