Senior Data Engineer (Snowflake)
Top Benefits
About the role
Do you have a passion for all things data and a drive to lead and mentor others?
As a senior data engineer (Snowflake), you will architect, build, and optimize advanced data solutions, while leading projects and growing the capabilities of our data engineering team. You’ll work directly with stakeholders to understand business needs, coordinate resources, and deliver impactful analytics solutions.
We practice a remote first working model, leveraging in person interactions at our head office, in beautiful Vancouver, BC, for strategic, collaborative, and social purposes.
Make a difference on our team as a senior data engineer (Snowflake)!
What you’ll do as a senior data engineer (Snowflake):
- Architect, design and optimize scalable data pipelines and analytics platforms using Spark, Python, Snowflake, and DBT
- Lead end-to-end data engineering projects, ensuring quality delivery and effective resource management
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions; collaborate with BI teams using Power BI and Tableau
- Mentor data engineers and promote best practices for performance, scalability, and governance
- Develop and automate ETL/ELT workflows with Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Databricks; implement CI/CD and testing for data quality
- Apply advanced data modeling (dimensional, CDC, SCD), profiling, validation, and lineage tracking to ensure robust governance
What we’re looking for:
- 5+ years in data and analytics engineering with expertise in Spark, Python, Snowflake, and DBT
- Proven experience leading projects and supervising teams in data engineering
- Strong knowledge of cloud data warehouse architecture (Snowflake, Azure)
- Track record of mentoring and developing data engineers
- Advanced ETL/ELT expertise, including complex data movements, rollback strategies, and performance tuning
- Hands-on experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Dagster)
- Proficiency in automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and data quality frameworks
- Exposure to data governance, security strategies (masking, encryption), and diverse data sources (Oracle, APIs, SFTP)
- Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) is a plus
- Strong data modeling skills (dimensional modeling, CDC, SCDs)
Why you’ll love it here:
- Employee discounts on awesome tech from day one
- Flexible health benefits and wellness program
- TFSA and RRSP programs
- 100% matched company pension plan
- Training programs to build new and transferable skills
About Best Buy
As Canada's destination for the coolest tech, Best Buy offers one of the best work environments in the country! Our culture is one of inclusivity and belonging and provides employees an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work.
We believe in a fair and inclusive hiring process. We encourage you to apply even if you may not meet all the requirements.
Join our amazing team!
We are looking for people just like you.
Annualized base pay range
$105,000.00 - $115,000.00This role has bonus components in addition to annualized base pay.
Starting pay offered will consider skills and experience. Your pay can grow as you build your career with us.
Suite 102 - 425 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1L3
About Best Buy
At Best Buy, our purpose is to enrich lives through technology. We do that by leveraging our unique combination of tech expertise and human touch to meet our customers’ everyday needs, whether they come to us online, visit our stores or invite us into their homes. With over 1,000 stores and more than 90,000 employees in the United States and Canada, we solve key human needs in the areas of productivity, security, health, entertainment, connectivity, and more.
We’re a community of courageous change-makers, ambitious collaborators, and inspiring friends. Whether it’s working as a Geek Squad Agent, an in-store advisor, or in our corporate office, we offer each other support and prepare for what might come next.
We wake up every morning so we can do our part in shaping the future of a changing world. Together, we raise the bar for what’s possible and dream up new solutions to problems we’ve never encountered. We master innovative skills that we didn’t know were within grasp and turn everyday interactions into human connections built to last.
If change motivates you, if technology inspires you — we’re here for you. Tomorrow works here™.
Senior Data Engineer (Snowflake)
Top Benefits
About the role
Do you have a passion for all things data and a drive to lead and mentor others?
As a senior data engineer (Snowflake), you will architect, build, and optimize advanced data solutions, while leading projects and growing the capabilities of our data engineering team. You’ll work directly with stakeholders to understand business needs, coordinate resources, and deliver impactful analytics solutions.
We practice a remote first working model, leveraging in person interactions at our head office, in beautiful Vancouver, BC, for strategic, collaborative, and social purposes.
Make a difference on our team as a senior data engineer (Snowflake)!
What you’ll do as a senior data engineer (Snowflake):
- Architect, design and optimize scalable data pipelines and analytics platforms using Spark, Python, Snowflake, and DBT
- Lead end-to-end data engineering projects, ensuring quality delivery and effective resource management
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions; collaborate with BI teams using Power BI and Tableau
- Mentor data engineers and promote best practices for performance, scalability, and governance
- Develop and automate ETL/ELT workflows with Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Databricks; implement CI/CD and testing for data quality
- Apply advanced data modeling (dimensional, CDC, SCD), profiling, validation, and lineage tracking to ensure robust governance
What we’re looking for:
- 5+ years in data and analytics engineering with expertise in Spark, Python, Snowflake, and DBT
- Proven experience leading projects and supervising teams in data engineering
- Strong knowledge of cloud data warehouse architecture (Snowflake, Azure)
- Track record of mentoring and developing data engineers
- Advanced ETL/ELT expertise, including complex data movements, rollback strategies, and performance tuning
- Hands-on experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Dagster)
- Proficiency in automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and data quality frameworks
- Exposure to data governance, security strategies (masking, encryption), and diverse data sources (Oracle, APIs, SFTP)
- Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) is a plus
- Strong data modeling skills (dimensional modeling, CDC, SCDs)
Why you’ll love it here:
- Employee discounts on awesome tech from day one
- Flexible health benefits and wellness program
- TFSA and RRSP programs
- 100% matched company pension plan
- Training programs to build new and transferable skills
About Best Buy
As Canada's destination for the coolest tech, Best Buy offers one of the best work environments in the country! Our culture is one of inclusivity and belonging and provides employees an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work.
We believe in a fair and inclusive hiring process. We encourage you to apply even if you may not meet all the requirements.
Join our amazing team!
We are looking for people just like you.
Annualized base pay range
$105,000.00 - $115,000.00This role has bonus components in addition to annualized base pay.
Starting pay offered will consider skills and experience. Your pay can grow as you build your career with us.
Suite 102 - 425 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1L3
About Best Buy
At Best Buy, our purpose is to enrich lives through technology. We do that by leveraging our unique combination of tech expertise and human touch to meet our customers’ everyday needs, whether they come to us online, visit our stores or invite us into their homes. With over 1,000 stores and more than 90,000 employees in the United States and Canada, we solve key human needs in the areas of productivity, security, health, entertainment, connectivity, and more.
We’re a community of courageous change-makers, ambitious collaborators, and inspiring friends. Whether it’s working as a Geek Squad Agent, an in-store advisor, or in our corporate office, we offer each other support and prepare for what might come next.
We wake up every morning so we can do our part in shaping the future of a changing world. Together, we raise the bar for what’s possible and dream up new solutions to problems we’ve never encountered. We master innovative skills that we didn’t know were within grasp and turn everyday interactions into human connections built to last.
If change motivates you, if technology inspires you — we’re here for you. Tomorrow works here™.