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Data Engineer
full-time•Charlotte, Austin
About this role
Notes to applicants:
Dimensional sees great value from collaborating in our offices and appreciates the benefits of flexibility. Most roles fit our office-first hybrid approach: We are together on our campuses Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and have the choice to work in the office or remotely, depending on what is best for that work day, on Mondays and Fridays. This approach maximizes in-person collaboration and interaction while simultaneously providing flexibility and applies to most roles globally with a few exceptions that require more or less time in the office. Please discuss with your Recruiter to confirm the details for this specific role.
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Here at Dimensional, we strive to be an inclusive workplace for all. Even if you do not match every qualification listed, if you are interested in who we are, what we do, and why we do it, we suggest and encourage you to apply.
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Job Description:
You may be a fit for this role if you:
Have agency: feel empowered to influence outcomes, rather than being passive.
Are open-minded, curious, and resourceful
Are passionate about/stay current with modern technologies
Solve problems systematically and transparently
Share ideas, solicit/integrate feedback, design and solve collaboratively
Take a software engineering approach and demonstrate automation and security mindsets
What you might work on:
As a data engineer at Dimensional, you will have the opportunity to understand the users’ needs and solve problems like database and schema design and engineering, ETL pipelines, APIs, and microservice design and engineering.
Accountable for the design, engineering and ongoing operations of robust, secure, and maintainable data architectures, pipelines, and services.
Collaborate with data stewards, database administrators, platform engineers, developers, and site reliability engineers to develop and launch solutions for data ingestion, validation, quality control, integration, storage, management, and delivery.
Independently work with clients to transform business objectives into technical designs, applications, and solutions. Participate in and contribute to the design of agile teams and ceremonies.
Stay current on technology trends by learning and evaluating modern technologies. Advise business clients on technical capabilities as a data service provider / expert.
Participate in code reviews and contribute to making continuous improvements to the team’s dev ops processes.
Provide mentorship to junior team members and provide strategic input to senior management across various business and technology units.
The successful candidate will be self-motivated and have a strong drive for learning and self-improvement while working within an engineering focused delivery team with cross-team departmental collaboration.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
Deep expertise in designing and implementing various stages of Data lifecycle (from ingestion to distribution) using Snowflake as the core platform.
10+ years of experience with implementation of ETL/ELT pipelines, data governance, data quality controls, data version control, meta data management, and reporting analytics using cloud data technologies.
Experience messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or cloud-based messaging technologies.
Experience with Python or equivalent dynamic languages
Experience with C#, Java Typescript, or equivalent static languages
Experience with Relational and Non-Relational databases and related schema design and development
Working knowledge of Observability and DevOps concepts, tools, and continuous delivery pipelines.
A deep understanding of cybersecurity best practices and a demonstrated ability to integrate best practices into development activities
Preferred Competencies:
Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed
Ability to write in English fluently and idiomatically
Advanced degree in a technical field or equivalent experience in engineering or practical experience
Experience with agile/scrum methodologies
Financial services industry experience
Testing competencies with Test Driven Development, Behavioral Driven Development
Experience with any of the following:
Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server
DBT, FiveTran etc.
Numpy, Scipy, Pandas
Airflow, Kafka, AWS, serverless/microservice architecture
Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.
It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.
What you'll do
- As a data engineer, you will design and maintain data architectures, pipelines, and services while collaborating with various teams to develop solutions for data management. You will also work independently with clients to translate business objectives into technical designs.
About Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional has been implementing the great ideas in financial science since 1981. Our firm is driven by an evidence-based approach, Nobel Prize-winning insights, and decades of expertise pursuing outperformance over benchmarks and peers while maintaining low costs and diversification.
Dimensional’s founders launched some of the first index funds in the 1970s. In the 1980s they broke new ground pioneering factor investing, starting the firm with the belief that investors could do better than indexing through a research-backed approach using up-to-date information on what can improve returns. We believe this can lead to better outcomes for investors than active stock-picking or passive indexing.
Our commitment to research, rigor, and the pursuit of truth has helped transform the industry toward more transparent, data-driven solutions. That commitment continues to propel Dimensional forward today.
Dimensional is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has more than 1,500 employees in offices around the world. The firm offers a full suite of regional and global equity and fixed income solutions. As of September 30, 2025, Dimensional and its affiliates managed $915 billion for investors worldwide.
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