Data Engineer

What it officially is

Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.

O*NET, US Department of Labor · classified as “Database Architects”

What the work involves

  • Develop and document database architectures. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Design database applications, such as interfaces, data transfer mechanisms, global temporary tables, data partitions, and function-based indexes to enable efficient access of the generic database structure. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Develop methods for integrating different products so they work properly together, such as customizing commercial databases to fit specific needs. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Create and enforce database development standards. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Document and communicate database schemas, using accepted notations. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Develop data model describing data elements and their use, following procedures and using pen, template or computer software. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Identify and evaluate industry trends in database systems to serve as a source of information and advice for upper management. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Set up database clusters, backup, or recovery processes. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Demonstrate database technical functionality, such as performance, security and reliability. 21% of people in this occupation report doing this

What they call it

Large employers

  • Data Engineer, Product Analytics Meta
  • Senior Staff Data Engineer Mozilla
  • Staff, Analytics Engineer, GTM Data Science & Analytics Twilio
  • Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform Coinbase
  • Senior Security Data Engineer Doordash

Startups

  • Business Intelligence Engineer GoSats
  • IPinfo.io | Data Engineer | REMOTE (Anywhere) | Full-time IPinfo.io
  • Senior Data Engineer Camber
  • Senior Data Engineer Instrumentl
  • Cardog | Toronto, Canada or REMOTE | Full-time Cardog
  • Connie Health | Senior Analytics Engineer | Boston, MA | HYBRID | $150k-$185k + equity Connie Health

Tools the occupation uses

Access software Access management software
Backup or archival software Acronis Recovery Expert
Cloud-based management software Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
Data base management system software Apache HBase, ADO.NET, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Kinesis, Apache Cassandra, Apache Flume
Data base user interface and query software Amazon Redshift, Amazon Web Services AWS software, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2, Apache Hive
Development environment software Adeptia ETL Suite, Apache Kafka, Apache Ant

How well this role is advertised

191listings reviewed
56/100median HR-standards score
86/100median title accuracy

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Official definitions and responsibilities come from public occupational records — O*NET (US Department of Labor) and ESCO (European Commission). The employer half is counted from listings on this board and shown with its denominator. Nothing on this page is written by a language model: the measured half is arithmetic over real postings, and the official half is quoted.