Data Engineer

The Data Engineer helps design, build, and maintain pipelines and platforms that power our data-driven decisions across the enterprise. This role will work across cloud platforms, digital systems, and analytics tools to ensure our data is reliable, scalable, and ready for everything from business reporting to advanced AI applications.

At Build-A-Bear our data fuels creativity, efficiency, and innovation, connecting millions of guests to memorable experiences. The Data Engineer will help build the foundation that powers these experiences.

Responsibilities :

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and integrations across multiple enterprise systems.
• Develop and maintain data models, ETL / ELT workflows, and orchestration logic within cloud data environments.
• Collaborate to define data requirements and ensure alignment between business needs and technical solutions.
• Implement data quality validation, monitoring, and governance processes.
• Optimize performance and efficiency of existing data processes, enabling faster insights and reduced latency.
• Partner with IT Security and Privacy teams to enforce data access controls and compliance standards.
• Support development of reusable frameworks for data ingestion, transformation, and storage.
• Document technical designs, data dictionaries, and workflows for transparency and maintainability.
• Stay current on data engineering best practices, tools, and emerging trends in analytics, AI, and automation.

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Your performance will be measured by your ability to achieve annual department objectives and corporate goals which include but are not limited to the following.