5+ years in data engineering with experience building data infrastructure from early stages and making architectural decisions. Strong hands-on experience with ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing (Snowflake preferred), orchestration tools (Airflow), and dbt. Advanced SQL skills for complex queries on large datasets, with understanding of performance and cost trade-offs. Experience with data quality, governance, and leading technical discussions across teams of varying expertise. Proficiency with GitHub, Python, and data visualization tools.