Zoro.com · 6 hours ago
Sr. Data Engineer II - Technical Lead
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$124K/yr - $207K/yr
7+ years expZoro.com is a leading eCommerce platform offering nearly 12 million tools, parts and supplies for our business customers. As a Senior Data Engineer II – Technical Lead, you will lead initiatives that span data platforms and AI-enabled systems, designing and building cloud-native data pipelines and services that power analytics and machine learning across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with Technical Leads and Staff Engineers to define and execute the technical vision for Data Engineering, making architectural and tooling decisions that balance innovation, reliability, and long-term maintainability, including AI and agent enabled capabilities
Responsible for your team’s overall design and architecture of scalable, reliable, and high-performance data systems to support business intelligence, analytics, and data science initiatives
Build, optimize, and operate batch and streaming data pipelines that are observable, testable, cost-efficient, and explicitly designed to serve analytical, operational, and AI-driven workloads
Enable and build AI-powered systems by using AI tools in daily engineering workflows, designing and integrating MCP servers or equivalent context layers, and creating AI agents that interact safely and reliably with data systems, APIs, and business processes
Champion high standards in software design, testing, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code, ensuring data and AI systems are secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise engineering standards
Embed data quality, lineage, access control, privacy, and correctness guarantees into data and AI architectures, establishing guardrails that ensure trustworthy and explainable use of data by humans and AI systems
Mentor and develop Data Engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and hands-on coaching, fostering a culture of intellectual curiosity, engineering rigor, and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or other technology related field or an equivalent of this educational requirement in working experience is also acceptable
Minimum of 7 years of experience in Data Engineering or a related field, with at least 3 years in a leadership or senior technical role
Hands-on experience using AI tools as part of daily engineering workflows, designing or integrating MCP servers or equivalent context-serving systems, and building, deploying, or integrating AI agents with an understanding of model lifecycle concerns including training, inference, monitoring, and operational reliability
Experience designing or operating modern AI-adjacent data capabilities, including feature stores, vector databases, embedding pipelines, human-in-the-loop or agentic workflows, and an understanding of cost management and performance optimization for AI workloads
Expert-level proficiency in at least one modern programming language with strong software design fundamentals
Expert-level experience designing analytical and operational data models
Expert level experience with cloud-native infrastructure and managed data services
Expert level experience of batch and streaming architectures
Proven approaches to automated data validation and testing
Experience building high-performance, data-backed APIs
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and analytically
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
A genuine curiosity about data and a proactive approach to exploring new tools and techniques
Proven ability to lead, inspire, and mentor Data Engineers
Proven ability to form collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the organization
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment
Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents. We also support growing your family through access to adoption assistance program
6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist and Wellhub portal membership to support your mental and emotional wellbeing
At least 18 paid time off days annually for full-time employees and 6 company holidays per year
6% company contribution to a 401K Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required
Tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and access to financial counseling, education, and tools
Charitable Gift Program - match gift to an eligible educational, cultural, community health, and human service organizations
Employee discounts and admission to various civic and cultural institutions around Chicago
Zoro office perks including coffee bar, beer on tap, unlimited snacks, access to the onsite gym, and incredible city skyline views
Company
Zoro.com
Tools, Parts, and Supplies for Your Business™ Zoro has the tools, parts, and supplies your business needs to get the job done—all at affordable prices.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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