Data Engineer

What you’ll do 

The Data Science, Applied AI & Data Products/ Operations team at Canadian Tire designs, develops and automates customer-facing data products and services. These products and services enable and power customer-focused analytical solutions that add business value. The diverse and dynamic team consists of data scientists, engineers, developers and analysts united by a common goal to enhance customer and brand experience across the corporation. The team utilizes the latest data technologies and advanced analytical techniques to build best in class product and services that are embed within the fabric of the business.  

Reporting to the Data Science Manager, the Data Engineer will play a key role in the continued build-out of a machine learning-powered customer experience at CTC, in particular the Loyalty 1-1 Customer Recommendation System. The Data Engineer will be exposed to a variety of tasks, covering a range of responsibilities across a full analytical project lifecycle. This may include but is not limited to the following: business requirements assessment, solution design (R&D), solution development, ETL pipeline development and documentation, production operations, and post model deployment assessment. 

• Develop and optimize existing and new data products based on machine learning (e.g., 1:1 offer recommendation, etc.) 

• Design and implement data pipelines to monitor, validate model assumptions and performance adhering to best-in-class coding standards 

• Develop and optimize existing and new data pipelines to standardize and automate 

• Approach problems with an entrepreneurial mindset  

• Work on ad-hoc projects that leverage multiple internal / external sources of data such as sales, inventory, cost, digital analytics, loyalty, driving patterns, etc 

• Work with IT and business stakeholders to influence decision making with data / data products 

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience: degrees in disciplines such as Engineering, Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Computer Science are preferred.  

• 4+ year experience (including internship) in data domain or experience working with large datasets agnostic of any industry 

• Strong knowledge of SQL to perform complex data analysis is necessary, additional experience with Python / Spark or other languages to transform and process data is preferrable 

• Working knowledge / experience in building machine learning and mathematical models 

• Working knowledge / experience in data technologies and analytical platforms / tools (Hadoop, Azure, GCP, BigQuery, Power BI, Data Studio, Airflow, Snowflake, etc) 

• Working knowledge / experience with data intelligence/visualization platforms such as Looker, Google DataStudio, Tableau or other similar tools is a plus 

Hybrid

At Canadian Tire we value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations  

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.