Data Engineer

Description
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin IT Innovation Center three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business if more than 3 days].
What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data engineering pipelines and backend services built on Quarkus and Spring Boot frameworks.
• Build and manage cron-based orchestration services that retrieve data from multiple enterprise systems via REST APIs.
• Work with event streaming and messaging platforms such as Kafka and Azure Event Hub for real-time data processing.
• Design and optimize database solutions using PostgreSQL and other relational data stores.
• Deploy, monitor, and manage applications on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) .
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Workflows and automate deployments using ArgoCD .
• Write and maintain Terraform scripts for infrastructure automation and cloud resource provisioning.
• Design observability solutions using Prometheus metrics , Datadog monitoring , and alerting systems.
• Build and maintain data processing workflows using Databricks and distributed data frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical implementations.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability across data and service layers.
• Build and maintain email services, templates, and customer communication workflows using Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO) or similar tools.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement proactive monitoring and resiliency improvements.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of software or data engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java development and object-oriented programming.
• Hands-on experience with Quarkus and Spring Boot application development.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and microservices architectures.
• Strong knowledge of event-driven architectures using Kafka or Azure Event Hub .
• Experience with relational databases, especially PostgreSQL , including performance tuning and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services , especially AKS , networking, and managed services.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions .
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform .
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus and Datadog .
• Understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong knowledge of Azure platform services and architecture patterns .
• Experience with email marketing or customer communication platforms , including template design and orchestration workflows.
• Experience integrating enterprise marketing tools with backend services.
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud and API development.
• Familiarity with telemetry and log analytics in cloud environments.
• Experience working with large-scale customer engagement or notification systems.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
Compensation:

• The expected base compensation for this role is: $95,200 - $139,050. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

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