Online Sr Data Engineer (SEO) at Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
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Jul 22, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level data engineering role focused on designing and maintaining data pipelines, ETL processes, and database architectures that turn raw customer data into actionable information. Day-to-day work spans batch and streaming pipeline development, API creation, data validation, and performance optimization, alongside mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with business stakeholders. Suits an experienced engineer comfortable with Python, SQL, BigQuery, PySpark, and Airflow who can also contribute to project planning and roadmap prioritization.
Senior level · 4+ years · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 30 people in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 15–45
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $142,568 (middle half $134,044–$177,990).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
All technical skills — including Python, SQL, ETL/pipeline development, CI/CD, Google BigQuery, PySpark, Airflow, Dataproc, JavaScript, and React — appear exclusively under 'Preferred Qualifications', not under a hard-requirements section. The only hard minimum qualifications stated are age and US work authorization, plus a minimum of 4 years of work experience. All skills are therefore marked as preferred.
The role is titled 'Sr Data Engineer' at The Home Depot, which is headquartered in Atlanta, GA; no explicit office location is stated in the posting but Atlanta is the assumed primary location.
The posting lists 'predictive modeling' and 'data mining' as preferred experience; 'predictive modeling' is retained as a named analytical capability, but 'data mining' and 'data analysis' are omitted as too generic.
The front-end/QA tools mentioned (Nucleus, Retina, KPI Shield, Alert Goose) appear to be internal Home Depot platforms with no external market presence; they are omitted as they cannot be meaningfully assessed as transferable named technologies.
The role sits between 15-1243 (Database/Data Architects — pipeline and warehouse building) and 15-1252 (Software Developers — given the API development, CI/CD, and front-end scripting scope). 15-1243 was chosen as the primary because the core emphasis is on building and maintaining data pipelines, ETL, and data infrastructure architecture.
Minimum education is stated as a bachelor's or equivalent experience; because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted, the degree requirement is set to None.
No compensation range is provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): predictive modeling.
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