About this role
Dealership:
L0105 Lithia Home OfficeData Engineer | Lithia & Driveway
Location: Remote (PST work hours, preferred)
Compensation: The full salary range for this position is $80,000-$115,000 annually. The anticipated starting pay is $80,000-$110,000, determined by factors such as skills, experience, and organizational considerations. Final compensation will be established through the interview process in accordance with applicable pay equity and transparency laws.
Lithia & Driveway (LAD) is one of the largest global automotive retailers providing a wide array of products and services throughout the ownership lifecycle with a vision to modernize personal transportation solutions wherever, whenever, and however consumers desire. With a mission of "Growth Powered by People," we are propelled by our colleagues and preferred by our customers, making Lithia & Driveway the leading automotive retailer in each of our markets. Our success is fueled by four core values: earning customers for life, improving constantly, taking personal ownership, and having fun. Our entrepreneurial, high-performance culture sets us apart, and our philosophy is straightforward: assemble a team of passionate individuals and cultivate an environment that empowers colleagues to excel. We’d love to have you join us on our journey!
Role Overview
The Data Engineer plays a critical role in building and maintaining the data foundation that supports analytics, reporting, and business decision-making. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and supporting scalable data pipelines and managing data engineering workflows across modern cloud platforms. With a strong focus on automation, performance, and data quality, the Data Engineer designs, builds, and migrates ETL/ELT processes using technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and Snowflake.
Working closely with Data Architects, Data Analysts, and fellow engineers, the Data Engineer contributes to robust data ingestion, transformation, and analytics pipelines. This role receives technical direction from the Lead Data Engineer and operates primarily within Azure and Snowflake environments, partnering across teams to ensure data integrity, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
Design and implement data ingestion and transformation processes to load data from disparate source systems into Snowflake and downstream data platforms to enable reliable enterprise reporting and analytics.
Migrate existing on-premises SQL Server data processes and datasets to Azure-based solutions to improve scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
Integrate Azure Data Factory with Snowflake for automated data extraction, transformation, and loading processes
Develop, test, and maintain SQL scripts, stored procedures, and data pipelines to ensure accurate, timely, and efficient data processing.
Ensure data is created, structured, and maintained according to established standards and documentation requirements to support data governance and usability.
Build and configure end-to-end telemetry, alerting, and self-healing capabilities to proactively identify and resolve data pipeline issues.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into effective data integration and MDM solutions
Implement CI/CD pipelines for data engineering projects to enhance deployment and automation capabilities
Ensure thorough documentation and compliance with data standards across all processes
Mentor and support junior team members through knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and code reviews to strengthen team capability and consistency.
Strive for continuous improvement of code quality and development practices.
Participate as part of a Tier-3 on-call rotation to support team-built software
What You'll Bring
Skills
Working knowledge of cloud-based data platforms and modern data pipeline design principles, including:
Azure Data Services: Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Functions, Logic Apps, ADLS, and Blob Storage
Development & Integration Tools: SSMS, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps
Data Platforms & Engineering Tools: Snowflake, Databricks, and DBT
Proficiency in Snowflake development, including stored procedures, UDFs, query performance tuning, and Snowpipe configuration.
Strong SQL development skills, including query optimization and stored procedure design.
Solid understanding of ETL/ELT processes, data integration patterns, and foundational data warehouse concepts.
Experience supporting and troubleshooting data integrations across cross-functional teams.
Proficiency with version control systems such as Git or TFS.
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and best practices for data engineering projects.
Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Experience
1+ year of experience in analytics or data engineering, working closely with cross-functional teams.
2+ years of experience in SQL Server development or equivalent SQL-based data engineering environments.
We offer best in class industry benefits:
Competitive pay
Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
Paid Holidays & PTO
Short and Long-Term Disability
Paid Life Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Lithia Learning Center
Vehicle Purchase Discounts
Wellness Programs
High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Other facts
About Lithia & Driveway
Our story began humbly in 1946, with the opening of a Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge store across from Lithia Springs Park in Ashland, Oregon. Fifty years later, in 1996, after opening a few additional stores and training a talented team of leaders, our CEO decided the best way to give new opportunities to this incredible team was to join the public stock exchange. That’s when our mission of “Growth Powered by People” took off.
Today, Lithia & Driveway is one of the nation’s fastest-growing automotive retailers and listed as 124 on the Fortune 500 (NYSE: LAD). We own more than 300 stores supporting over 50 automotive brands and provide job opportunities for more than 27,000 people.
As Lithia & Driveway continues to grow, our success is fueled by the collective efforts, skills, and contributions of our people. We stand by our core values of taking personal ownership, improving constantly, earning customers for life and having fun in the process.
Our high-performance culture keeps one focus in mind, making the customer experience better, as we aim to meet customers wherever, whenever, and however they desire.
We offer a variety of opportunities across our hundreds of stores in the US, UK, and Canada; our Driveway, GreenCars, Driveway Finance Corporation brands as well as our home office. With positions in Sales, Service, Corporate, and Finance, we believe you’ll roll into the perfect spot at Lithia & Driveway. Join us as we continue to innovate and exceed our potential and our customers’ expectations.
Lithia & Driveway is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.
What you'll do
- The Data Engineer is responsible for building and maintaining data pipelines that support analytics and reporting. This includes developing ETL/ELT processes and ensuring data quality and integrity across platforms.
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