About the role

Role Overview

Join a Supply Chain Data & AI team as a Junior Data Engineer in a 100% remote role with Pacific Standard Time (PST) hours required. You will build scalable, cloud-native data pipelines and products that support analytics and AI across sourcing, transportation, and warehouse management.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines
Build and optimize data solutions using GCP services and SQL/dbt
Create and maintain high-quality data models for reporting, analytics, and AI
Ingest, transform, validate, and publish data from multiple enterprise systems
Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Data Architects, and engineering teams
Develop reusable transformation components following engineering standards
Optimize pipelines for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
Perform unit testing, data validation, and production support to ensure data quality
Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, code reviews)
Document technical designs, data flows, and implementation details

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems (or equivalent practical experience)
4+ years of hands-on Data Engineering experience
Proven experience building data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Strong skills in Dataproc, BigQuery, SQL, and dbt
Solid understanding of data modeling (e.g., dimensional modeling, analytics warehouse design)
Experience architecting and scaling ETL/ELT pipelines for large datasets
Familiarity with Git-based version control and CI/CD workflows
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with excellent communication
Ability to work independently in an Agile team environment

Preferred Qualifications

Apache Airflow (workflow orchestration)
Apache Kafka or other event streaming platforms
PySpark for distributed data processing
Python for data engineering, scripting, and automation
Data quality, metadata management, and data governance
Retail/apparel or supply chain domain experience (transportation/logistics, WMS, distribution centers)

Contract / Logistics

Begins as an 18-month W2 contract with remote flexibility (PST required)
Potential for extension or conversion based on performance and business needs

About Motion Recruitment

Motion Recruitment is a talent organization that matches candidates with opportunities, including roles in engineering and data. The job is with a large fashion retail company, working within a Supply Chain Data & AI team to build cloud-native data infrastructure.

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