Senior Data Engineer

Carvana • Tempe, AZ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Carvana’s Verification Technology team as a Senior Data Engineer and take ownership of building and optimizing the data infrastructure that powers our operations. The Verification Technology team supports both customer-facing websites and internal tools used to review and approve vehicle orders prior to delivery. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with Engineering, Analytics, and Product Management to design scalable data architectures and pipelines that align with business needs. By crafting intuitive, well-structured data systems, you’ll empower analysts to surface actionable insights while ensuring seamless integration across teams. With a proactive mindset and a focus on delivering impactful solutions, you’ll play a key role in shaping Carvana’s data-driven future.

Requirements

• You have 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)
• You have 5 years of experience working with SQL and relational databases
• Familiarity with using Python for basic to advanced data processing tasks
• You have a strong understanding of data integration concepts, business intelligence, data warehousing and working with large dataset
• You have expertise on the Snowflake data platform
• You have worked with and feel comfortable with MS SQL Server and Databricks
• You know what a query plan is and how to view one
• You have solid understanding of indexing and data pruning concepts
• You are excited for performance tuning and process streamlining (woo!)
• You actively keep up with industry best practices
• You’re a forward thinker; you will predict how future company evolution will affect processes implemented today
• You are highly self-directed and autonomous, but seek guidance and support when necessary
• You enjoy mentoring and supporting colleagues
• You practice excellent written and verbal communication

Nice To Haves

• 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
• You have experience using Agentic AI workflows with the top models (Claude, GPT, etc.)

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

Benefits

• Competitive salary and Carvana stock compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• 401K with company match
• A multitude of perks including student loan payments, discounts on vehicles, benefits for your pets, and much more
• A great wellness program to keep you healthy and happy both physically and mentally
• Access to opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge with others across the organization
• A company culture of promotions from within, with a start-up atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed