Data Engineer (Contract)
$111,342–$167,003 year
Remote
EXPIREDRemoteFull Time$111,342–$167,003 yearBachelors DegreeMedium
Full TimeBachelors DegreeMedium
Job Summary
Create, update, test, and document database views in Amazon Redshift and Databricks using DELOS to define and maintain deployable database logic. Refactor complex SQL queries, troubleshoot failures and schema differences, and validate outputs with analysts to ensure downstream usability. Adhere to established development, code review, and version control practices while communicating blockers and data quality concerns. This six-month contract supports analytics and reporting for Guild Wars players, prioritizing local Bellevue, WA candidates for occasional onsite collaboration.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar data-focused role
- Strong SQL skills, including joins, common table expressions (CTEs), aggregations, subqueries, and window functions
- Ability to read unfamiliar SQL, trace business logic, identify unnecessary complexity, and refactor queries
- Working knowledge of relational data modeling, schemas, views, data types, and null handling
- Experience with a cloud data warehouse or Lakehouse platform
- Comfort using Git or another version-control system in a collaborative development workflow
- Ability to learn internal frameworks, follow established patterns, and clarify requirements
- Good communication skills, including the ability to explain query logic to non-technical audience
- Self-management skills and the ability to balance multiple assigned priorities in a contract environment
- Must be local to the Bellevue, WA area and open to occasional onsite collaboration
Desired Qualifications
- Redshift or Databricks experience a plus
- Basic Python familiarity for reading utilities, tests, or supporting data-engineering code a plus
- Previous experience in the game industry
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