Software Engineer I

Key Responsibilities

Data Infrastructure Responsibilities (80%)

• Automate data ingestion by integrating diverse data sources and building efficient pipelines.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot data pipelines using company-standard tools and cloud architecture.
• Serve as backend data owner for new internal software, validating data quality, defining logic flows, and supporting functional requirements.
• Diagnose data issues, validate outputs, and maintain consistency across reporting layers.
• Document processes, data models, and logic.
• Take on increasingly complex projects.
• Meet with product owners and stakeholders.

Retail Innovation (20%)

• Work with the greater team to build innovative software solutions that serve Bluebird at scale.
• Create industry-leading tools for brands and internal teams.
• Ideate, architect, and surface valuable software solutions as a team.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Azure infrastructure familiarity (or equivalent experience with AWS/GCP and ability to adapt).
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of relational data modeling.
• Python for data engineering (ingestion, transformation, modeling).
• Experience building and orchestrating data pipelines, including REST/GraphQL API integration.
• Understand databases, data structures, and data cleaning/transformation.
• Experience with SQL, Python, and BI tools.
• Git and GitHub.

Optional but Valuable

• Familiarity with Next.js / Node.js / static web apps.
• Power BI experience.

Qualifications

• Resourceful, ambitious builder excited to work at the intersection of retail analytics, data engineering, and technology enablement.
• Foundational knowledge of software and data engineering.
• Grit to learn fast, navigate roadblocks, and take ownership of meaningful projects.
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and clear communication skills.