Senior Data Engineer

Overview

About Tekmetric – Tekmetric is the all-in-one, cloud-based platform helping auto repair shops run smarter, grow faster, and serve customers better. Built by a shop owner and shaped by the needs of the industry, Tekmetric brings together innovation, real-world experience, and a thriving community to help shops thrive. Officially founded in Houston in 2017, Tekmetric has grown from a single shop’s vision to the industry’s leading solution, staying true to our values of transparency, integrity, innovation, and a service-first mindset.

Tekmetric is building a movement to empower repair shops to rise above the daily grind, create meaningful connections with customers, and lead the industry forward. Come build with us. Join the journey. Shape the future of auto repair.

Where We Work: Our hybrid model means no role is fully remote, offering flexibility while strengthening collaboration and alignment. We host team and company-wide offsites throughout the year to deepen connection and reinforce shared goals. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

The Estimate Builder team is at the heart of what makes Tekmetric work. We build the tools that help service advisors create accurate, efficient repair estimates for vehicle owners—combining internal and external data sources to make a complex process feel simple.

Senior Data Engineer –

What you’ll do:

You will play a critical role in the design, implementation, and maintenance of our data infrastructure and pipelines that support the business needs. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, and revenue to ensure that our data is accurate, accessible, and reliable for making informed business decisions. Your expertise will contribute to the optimization of data flow and storage, enabling us to extract actionable insights and drive innovation.

• Build scalable data pipelines using Python, Spark and Airflow to move data from different applications into our data lake.
• Collaborate and influence the long term technology strategy and innovations roadmaps across data engineering areas.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship and growth to junior team members as we scale
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product to elevate data generation approaches
• Manage the end-to-end life cycle on the development of new features and pipelines
• Ideate and contribute to shared data engineering tooling and standards.
• Define and promote data engineering best practices across the company.

• 5+ years experience in software engineering with a focus in data
• Expert in SQL and one or more programming languages (ideally Python, Java or Scala)
• Experience with ETL tools and frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Apache Airflow)
• Experience working with data modeling, data architecture design, and ETL pipelines
• Experience working with batching and streaming data infrastructure
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (Looker, Tableau, etc)
• You enjoy working in fast moving and dynamic environments
• Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

• Health & Wellness:
  Remote work flexibility, comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription), and paid time off.
• Competitive base salaries that reflect your value.
• Paid time off and life events support, including maternity, parental bonding, and medical leave.
• Health benefits include 100% employee premiums covered and 50% of costs for families.
• Free, confidential counseling through our partnership with Better Help.

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match on contributions up to 6%.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
• Life and AD&D Insurance for peace of mind.
• Wellness stipend up to $60/month for fitness, mental health, or related well-being needs.
• One-year retention bonus: $300 home office setup stipend.
• Support for continuing education and professional development.

Most importantly, we have a stellar team of coworkers, a really cool office, and lots of fun activities. Tekmetric is an equal opportunity employer. We hire hard working individuals, regardless of gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.