--- title: 'Global Data Engineer at Goodway Group' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/global-data-engineer-goodway-group-remote-5eyjyem8r3tz' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-06' --- # Global Data Engineer at Goodway Group - **Company:** Goodway Group - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-05-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goodwaygroup/jobs/5991794004 ## Job description ## Who We Are Goodway Group is one of AdAge's 2026's BEST PLACES TO WORK!  As an independent and remote-first media and marketing services firm with a 90+ year history, Goodway Group has the security of an established company combined  with a start-up feel.  With leading data-driven and technology-enabled digital media and marketing services firm with teams in the U.S. and the UK, our diverse team of digital strategists, media practitioners, technologists and data scientists have won the most prestigious awards for innovative marketing technology, impactful work and inclusive remote-first places to work including being honored as a multiyear winner in Ad Age Best Places to Work, Ad Exchanger's Best Use of Technology by an Agency Award and two MarTech Breakthrough Awards and a certified service partner to The Trade Desk. Please Note: We are targeting individuals that live in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico for this role. We are not currently accepting candidates from the United States. Goodway Group is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to help design, build, and optimize the data infrastructure powering our analytics, technology platforms, and marketing solutions. In this role, you'll take ownership of complex data engineering initiatives, from designing scalable data architectures and developing reliable ETL/ELT pipelines to optimizing warehouse performance, data quality, and cloud infrastructure costs. You'll work closely with Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science teams to ensure our data systems are scalable, efficient, and reliable. We're looking for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, takes initiative, and can independently evaluate architectural decisions while remaining hands-on with development. Our primary technology stack includes Snowflake, Apache Airflow, Python, and AWS. Experience with large-scale datasets, data modeling, and performance optimization will be essential to success in this role. ## What You Will Do Data Architecture & Engineering - Design, develop, and maintain scalable data architectures, warehouses, and ETL/ELT pipelines supporting analytics, reporting, and technology products. - Build and optimize data pipelines using Python, Apache Airflow, Snowflake, and AWS. - Develop and maintain data models, schemas, and taxonomies to ensure consistency, accessibility, and usability across data systems. - Evaluate architectural approaches, identify technical tradeoffs, and recommend solutions that support scalability and long-term maintainability. - Integrate structured and unstructured data from APIs, databases, advertising platforms, and other internal and external sources. - Support the development and evolution of data infrastructure used by analytics, machine learning, and AI applications. Performance, Optimization & Reliability - Optimize Snowflake warehouse performance, query execution, storage, and compute utilization to improve processing speed and manage costs. - Identify bottlenecks across data pipelines and cloud infrastructure, implementing improvements that increase efficiency and reliability. - Develop automated testing, data validation, and monitoring processes to maintain data accuracy and integrity. - Troubleshoot production issues, investigate data discrepancies, and implement solutions that prevent recurring failures. - Establish and maintain best practices for data quality, observability, documentation, and pipeline reliability. - Evaluate new tools, technologies, and approaches that improve engineering efficiency and platform performance. Collaboration & Technical Ownership - Partner with Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. - Take ownership of engineering initiatives from initial design through implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization. - Collaborate with stakeholders to understand how data is used across the organization and ensure solutions support downstream business needs. - Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and architectural planning. - Contribute to engineering standards, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives. - Provide technical guidance and share knowledge with other engineers. ## What We're Looking For Required Qualifications - 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering, software engineering, or related technical roles, including substantial hands-on experience with production data systems. - Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, including building and optimizing complex data pipelines and transformations. - Hands-on experience with Snowflake, including data warehousing, data modeling, query optimization, and performance tuning. - Experience designing, building, and maintaining production ETL/ELT pipelines using Apache Airflow or comparable orchestration frameworks. - Practical experience with AWS services supporting cloud-based data infrastructure. - Demonstrated experience designing scalable data architectures, data models, and warehouse structures. - Understanding of dimensional modeling, relational databases, data schemas, and data transformation techniques. - Experience implementing automated testing, data validation, monitoring, and troubleshooting processes. - Ability to identify performance bottlenecks, optimize data processing, and make informed decisions around infrastructure efficiency and costs. - Experience independently owning technical solutions from design through production. - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical decisions clearly with engineering and business stakeholders. - Experience working collaboratively with distributed, cross-functional teams. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience working with advertising technology (AdTech), marketing technology (MarTech), digital media, or agency data environments. - Experience with financial technology (FinTech) or other industries managing complex, high-volume datasets. - Familiarity with advertising and marketing data sources, including campaign performance, attribution, customer segmentation, and measurement. - Experience with data clean rooms, privacy-conscious data collaboration, or large-scale data-sharing environments. - Experience designing and maintaining data taxonomies, metadata frameworks, and data governance practices. - Familiarity with dbt, Spark, Databricks, or similar data transformation and processing tools. - Experience with Rust or an interest in working with additional programming languages. - Experience supporting machine learning, AI, or advanced analytics initiatives. - Familiarity with CI/CD practices, infrastructure as code, and cloud cost management. Check us out at [www.goodwaygroup.com](http://www.goodwaygroup.com) to learn more! If you identify as a female candidate, and feel you can do this role even if there are a few things perhaps you've not done, please apply anyway!  Goodway Group is 70% Female!  We realize that men tend to apply for jobs when they can meet around 60% of the requirements for the role, where women tend to only apply when they know they meet 100% of the requirements. Goodway Group is human-first, constantly working to become more inclusive and to make sure our employee population reflects our desire to constantly add to our diversity in all ways.  We want applications from everyone, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, citizen status, age, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected status. ## About Goodway Group ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Goodway Group is the independent media and growth partner for commerce, retail, and CPG brands, connecting digital to store through a Connected Commerce operating system powered by Agentic AI. - **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding – family-owned, bootstrapped since founding) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 1929 (founded as Goodway Printing Company by Milton Wolk) - **Founders**: Milton Wolk (founder); current CEO Paul Frampton-Calero (since 2024) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Advertising Services, Retail Media, Connected Commerce, Marketing Technology - **Target customers**: B2B – Retailers, CPG brands, and commerce brands operating at scale (e.g., Publix, Staples, Unleashed Brands) - **Mission or purpose statement**: “Your growth is personal to us. We make promises we can keep.” – Paul Frampton, CEO. The company focuses on outcome-based media that drives incremental revenue. ## Products & Services - **Connected Commerce OS**: A unified platform powered by GOES™ and Agentic AI that brings Commerce, Connection, and Consulting together to turn shopper signals into real-time action. - **RealValue® & G90™**: Proprietary tech for machine learning and workflow automation (awarded AdExchanger’s Best Use of Tech by an Agency). - **Passport One®**: Privacy-forward database for reaching customers, enhancing first-party data, and enabling closed-loop measurement. - **Overline (formerly CvE)**: Data-engineering and MarTech platform for brand-retailer connectivity. - **Managed Services & Consulting**: Outcome Engineering™, national-to-local media strategy, and retail media network partnerships. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held, family-owned) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$137.0M** (LinkedIn estimate, 2025); headcount of **275 employees** operating in 12 countries. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Publix, Staples, Unleashed Brands, Dollar General Media Network, Ulta, The Trade Desk (first certified service partner). - **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew to 275 across 12 countries; revenue at $137M; won multiple industry awards (AdExchanger, Digiday, The Drum, Modern Retail); launched retail media practice with Dollar General and Ulta in 2022–2023; acquired Tuff agency and merged with CvE; named #1 Best Place to Work in 2023 and 6-time Best Places to Work winner. ## Competitive Advantages - **Independence**: Not owned by a holding company, enabling flexible, custom solutions without rigid models. - **95+ Year Track Record**: Evolved from printing to digital marketing to connected commerce, demonstrating deep market understanding. - **Proprietary Technology**: GOES™, Agentic AI, RealValue®, Passport One® – provide a differentiated data and measurement layer. - **Remote-First Culture**: Fully remote since before the pandemic, with no return-to-office mandates, which attracts top talent and lowers overhead. - **Outcome-Based Accountability**: Promises measurable results like ROAS, store traffic lift, and incremental sales. ## Strategic Focus - **Connected Commerce**: Bridging digital media to in-store execution to drive measurable revenue. - **Agentic AI & Automation**: Investing in AI-powered decision-making and real-time optimization (GOES, Outcome Engineering). - **Retail Media Networks Expansion**: Deepening partnerships with major retailers (Publix, Dollar General, Ulta) and expanding into new verticals. - **Talent & Culture**: Continuing to be a “best place to work” with a fully remote, learning-focused environment. ## Why Work Here - **Fully Remote, Forever**: No hybrid models, no RTO mandates – true flexibility for all roles. - **Unmatched Benefits**: Open paid time off, paid parental leave, generous personal learning budget, home office setup stipend, holistic wellbeing benefits, and a paid one-month sabbatical every seven years. - **Flex Fridays**: Dedicated flexible time each week. - **Continuous Learning**: Growth mindset culture with access to training, conferences, and an education budget. - **Award-Winning Culture**: 6x Best Places to Work (#1 in 2023), 2x Best Employer for Remote Employees, Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces. - **Engineering & Data Focus**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge MarTech with Agentic AI, large-scale retail data, and privacy-first measurement. - **Global Reach**: Operates in 12 countries with a diverse, distributed team. Biannual in-person summits in exciting U.S. cities. - **Warning**: All legitimate recruitment uses `@goodwaygroup.com` emails and communication via Microsoft Teams; beware of scams. ## Sources 1. [goodwaygroup.com](https://goodwaygroup.com/) – Overview of services, Connected Commerce OS, case studies 2. [goodwaygroup.com/careers](https://goodwaygroup.com/careers) – Remote policy, benefits, perks, awards, anti-scam notice 3. [goodwaygroup.com/our-story](https://www.goodwaygroup.com/our-story) – History, leadership, timeline, acquisitions 4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodway-group) – Company details, headcount, revenue, industry, location 5. 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