Data Engineer
Build-A-BearSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Posted December 9, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Build‑A‑Bear Workshop, founded in 1997, operates around 400 retail and franchise locations worldwide where customers create personalized stuffed animals. The company blends experiential retail with entertainment, encouraging creativity and emotional connection through its signature custom‑making process. Its culture centers on employee engagement, community impact, and a heart‑driven brand ethos, earning repeated recognition as a top workplace. Build‑A‑Bear’s unique blend of interactive retail, creative product design, and strong employee values distinguishes it in the children’s and experiential retail sectors.
Job Description
The Data Engineer helps design, build, and maintain pipelines and platforms that power our data-driven decisions across the enterprise. This role will work across cloud platforms, digital systems, and analytics tools to ensure our data is reliable, scalable, and ready for everything from business reporting to advanced AI applications.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, or analytics platform development
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data engineering, or related field
- Skilled in SQL and familiarity with Python, Spark, or other scripting languages for data manipulation
- Expert with cloud-based data ecosystems, ideally Microsoft Azure (Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, or Data Lake)
- Skilled understanding of ETL/ELT design patterns, data modeling, and schema optimization
- Proficient knowledge of API integrations and real-time data streaming
- Basic knowledge of BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker
- Excellent communication and critical thinking skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for business partners