Data Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value with competitive salary range, growth opportunities, and significant impact on data infrastructure.
- Competitive salary range for data professionals
- Engagement with cutting-edge data technology
- Requires solid experience in data engineering
Pros
- Engagement with modern data technology and tools
- Potential to influence data-driven decisions across the organization
- Focused role with defined responsibilities
Cons
- Requires experience in data engineering which may limit applicant pool
- Fast-paced environment may demand long hours occasionally
- Possibly limited flexibility in remote arrangements
Who it's for
Mid to Senior • Remote options available, but collaborative
Good fit
- Experienced data engineers and SQL enthusiasts
- Tech-savvy candidates interested in cloud data solutions
- Individuals eager to tackle complex data challenges
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without data engineering experience
- Those who prefer low-stress, routine tasks
- Candidates not interested in collaborative environments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Job Description
The Global Analytics & Insights (GAI) team is looking for a Data Engineer to help build and scale the data infrastructure powering Avalara's most critical data assets. You will work across our modern data stack—including Snowflake, dbt, Python, Terraform, and Airflow—to design, implement, and maintain robust data pipelines and data models.
Along the way, you'll become a key expert in Avalara's financial, sales, and marketing data domains. We're looking for someone who values solving real-world data challenges, understands the importance of scalable, reliable systems, and is excited about building with modern engineering best practices in mind. This will report to the Senior Director, Data & Analytics Engineering.
This is a remote opportunity. #LI-Remote
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
What Your Responsibilities Will Be
Design clear and functional data models grounded in a strong understanding of business needs and complex, disparate data sources
Build and maintain scalable, efficient, and production-grade ELT pipelines using dbt, Python, and other tools
Develop modular, well-tested dbt models that serve as the foundation for a wide range of data products and analytics use cases
Lead the orchestration and transformation logic, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and freshness across environments
Partner with analysts, product managers, and partners to translate nuanced requirements into scalable technical solutions
What You'll Need to be Successful
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Minimum of 4 years experience in data engineering field, with strong proficiency in SQL
Minimum of 4 years experience with Git, including collaborating across multiple repositories with other engineers
Minimum of 2 years working with Snowflake
Minimum of 2 years working with dbt
Knowledge of AWS services within the data ecosystem
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for data workflows
Pay Range Details
The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.
Colorado $97,400-$155,800 (annually)
Washington $97,400-$172,000 (annually)
California $97,400-$172,000 (annually)
NYC $107,600-$188,600 (annually)
The pay range above is the general base pay range for you in the state listed. Your actual salary/wage may be based on several factors, such as geographic location, candidate experience and qualifications, market and business considerations. This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on company performance, depending on the terms of the applicable plan and your role.
How We'll Take Care of You
Total Rewards
In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.
What You Need To Know About Avalara
We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.
We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.
We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.
We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer
Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
