Data Engineer

*This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Department: Information Technology

Location: La Crosse Support Center | Onsite

Job Type: Full-time

About the Role

As a Data Engineer at Kwik Trip, you will design, build, and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure that power business insights and decision-making. This role focuses on creating scalable solutions for data ingestion, processing, and integration while ensuring accuracy and reliability across systems.

What You’ll Do

• Build, test, and maintain data pipelines and integrations
• Design and evolve infrastructure to ingest, process, and extract meaning from data
• Troubleshoot issues and implement effective solutions
• Develop real-time integrations when required
• Assist in creating and updating technical documentation and data flow diagrams
• Support technical roadmaps using emerging data technologies
• Analyze data to identify trends, anomalies, and correlations
• Perform data cleansing, normalization, and model updates
• Design and implement statistical models and natural language processing modules

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field
• 0–2 years of experience in data engineering or similar role
• Advanced SQL knowledge and experience with relational databases
• Familiarity with big data technologies and building scalable data architectures
• Strong analytical skills for working with unstructured datasets
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Even Better If You Have

• Proficiency in Python, Scala, or R
• Experience with data lakes, data streams, Databricks, and Snowflake
• Knowledge of ETL tools such as Informatica, SSIS, or Talend
• Familiarity with software development best practices and source control
• Understanding of message queuing and stream processing

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday onsite at our La Crosse Campus