5+ years hands-on data engineering experience Strong SQL Real programming ability (Python preferred) Production experience with data tooling (Airflow, dbt, Fivetran) Experience integrating APIs Experience working with warehouses/lakes such as Redshift, ClickHouse, or similar Experience with analytics/BI tools (Metabase, Looker, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.) Comfortable with cloud infrastructure and IaC (AWS strongly preferred) Soft skills to understand business needs and collaborate with non-tech teams