Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer

2020 Companies•Fort Worth, TX

23h•Remote

About The Position

2020 Companies is hiring a Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer to build and scale the data platform that powers client analytics and business intelligence. The role develops reliable Microsoft Fabric pipelines, notebooks, ingestion patterns, and data models for client reporting, with an emphasis on data quality, performance, observability, and service-level reliability. The engineer will help shape a growing platform and its architectural standards, and their work will influence dashboard time-to-market, client satisfaction and retention, SLA performance, and analytics delivery margins. The position is remote nationwide, with work hours aligned to the Central Time Zone. Applicants must be authorized to work full-time in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. The role collaborates with BI developers, analysts, and stakeholders to translate requirements into features and user stories, explain technical decisions, and deliver work iteratively using established software development practices.

Requirements

2–5 years of data engineering experience.
Strong SQL, data modeling, and hands-on Delta Lake experience.
Hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience building solutions.
Dimensional modeling experience and ability to defend modeling decisions in a design review.
Experience optimizing Power BI semantic models.
Experience building scalable ingestion frameworks.
A track record in client-facing or revenue-driven analytics environments.
Critical thinking to break down ambiguous problems, evaluate tradeoffs, and make data-informed decisions balancing performance, scalability, and business impact.
Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills to explain technical decisions to non-technical audiences.
Experience working in agile environments using features and user stories.
A growth mindset and ability to work as a team player.

Nice To Haves

dbt experience.
GitHub-based development workflows and CI/CD experience.
Agile mindset and development experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain reliable Microsoft Fabric pipelines and notebooks for analytics and reporting.
Implement incremental loads, watermarking, and merging logic.
Design ingestion patterns that support rapid onboarding of new clients.
Build monitoring and observability to identify issues early and prevent SLA breaches.
Ensure data quality and reliability so datasets are accurate, timely, and trusted.
Implement Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold).
Design and implement dimensional models and reusable, scalable data structures for revenue-focused analytics across clients.
Optimize partitioning and storage for predictable performance, and maintain consistency and usability across datasets.
Improve Direct Lake and Power BI semantic model performance, including reducing refresh times and memory usage.
Partner with BI developers to maintain high modeling standards.
Monitor Fabric capacity usage and workload patterns; optimize refresh strategies and reduce compute spikes.
Contribute to GitHub workflows and the future dbt integration roadmap.
Work with BI developers, analysts, and stakeholders to translate requirements into well-defined features and user stories.
Participate in agile ceremonies and explain technical decisions, obtaining prioritization and approval before execution.
Create documentation that supports institutional memory.
Follow SDLC practices, including Git, CI/CD, and code reviews; deliver high-quality work iteratively and ship frequently in small batches.