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Data Engineer, Scaling Analytics

293k – 385kSan Francisco, CAData EngineeringHybrid5+ YOE
Summary

Build and scale data pipelines, models, and reporting systems that power OpenAI's infrastructure operations, capacity planning, and supply chain decisions.

About the role

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines supporting infrastructure deployment, operations, capacity planning, and supply chain functions.
  • Develop trusted datasets and reporting systems that provide visibility into hardware inventory, deployment status, site readiness, capacity utilization, and operational performance.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define metrics, establish data standards, and improve decision-making across infrastructure organizations.
  • Create scalable data models that enable consistent reporting and analytics across multiple data sources and operational systems.
  • Improve data quality, lineage, observability, and governance practices across critical infrastructure datasets.
  • Support executive reporting, operational reviews, forecasting exercises, and strategic planning initiatives through reliable analytical foundations.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate new data sources and operational telemetry into existing analytics ecosystems.
  • Build solutions that reduce manual reporting efforts and improve the speed and accuracy of infrastructure decision-making.
  • Document systems, processes, and analytical frameworks to improve long-term maintainability and organizational resilience.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience building and maintaining production data pipelines and analytical systems.
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and experience designing scalable data models.
  • Proficiency in Python or another programming language commonly used for data engineering.
  • Experience working with modern data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and orchestration frameworks (e.g., Airflow, Dagster).
  • Experience designing reliable ETL/ELT workflows with a focus on maintainability, performance, and operational excellence.
  • Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Experience implementing data quality checks, monitoring, and observability practices in production environments.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience supporting infrastructure, hardware operations, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, or capacity planning organizations.
  • Familiarity with large-scale operational telemetry and business-critical reporting environments.
  • Experience with distributed processing frameworks such as Spark.
  • Experience with transformation frameworks such as dbt.
  • Experience developing executive reporting and operational review metrics.
  • Experience operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving priorities.
Skills
SQLPythonSnowflakeBigQueryRedshiftAirflowDagsterETLELTSparkdbt
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