Data Engineer
About Brighte
Our mission is to make consumer energy resources (CER) affordable and accessible for everyone.
Brighte is building the platform to enable and accelerate the energy transition by making it affordable, easy and less risky to buy and sell energy equipment.
Our founder and CEO, Katherine McConnell, has been awarded Telstra Businesswoman of the year in 2020 as well as winning the Sustainability Crusader award at B&T's 2023 Women Leading Tech Awards. She is a passionate and humble leader who has a human first approach to business.
As a business in 2025, we have been named a AFR Sustainability Leader within the Banking and Finance category and won the inaugural Sustainability Award at the Affies in 2024!
About the Role
As Brighte'sData Engineer, you'll own the infrastructure that keeps our data reliable, scalable, and AI-ready - our ELT pipelines (Airflow + dbt), Snowflake Data Warehouse, and data architecture.
You'll work closely with our Analytics Engineering and Analytics teams with one clear goal: high quality, traceable data that our business can trust and act on.
If you love solving infrastructure challenges and want to shape the future of a modern data stack, this role is for you.
What You'll Do
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Develop and maintain Brighte’s data infrastructure
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Maintain and augment ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) pipeline, our data architecture and relational data models
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Implement testing suites and control mechanisms to ensure there is ‘a single source of truth’ for our business
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Collaborate with our IT Operations team to maintain Snowflake platform administration
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Take ownership of Snowflake database administration
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Identify, define and implement data process improvements to generate value with existing and potential data sources
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Champion a data-driven company culture
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Architect for real time pipelines and AI use cases
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Clearly communicate ideas and work to different stakeholders and identify opportunities for leveraging data to drive solutions
What you'll bring
Technical skills
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Snowflake — administration and hands-on use (must-have)
- Airflow —hands-on use (must have)
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AWS, and dbt or equivalent transformation framework (highly desired)
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GitHub and CI/CD processes (desirable)
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Data visualisation in any tool (desirable)
The kind of person you are
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You bring an agile mindset you move fast without cutting corners, and you're comfortable juggling priorities in a dynamic environment
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You're stakeholder savvy and know the difference between what people ask for and what they actually need, and you bridge that gap with ease
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You're a strong communicator and can translate technical concepts for any audience, whether that's a data team or a business leader
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You're delivery-focussed and take pride in seeing work through from first principles to production, on time and to a high standard
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You're a natural leader and take accountability seriously and step up to drive projects forward within cross-functional teams
What's in it for you?
- Flexible working arrangements to suit individual needs and a hybrid work model. Our office is designed for collaboration, creativity and balance between office engagement and remote flexibility. Our in-office days are Monday through Thursday (4 days), with Friday as a remote day.
- Free lunch! Yes, there is such a thing! Kickstart your week with our Monday Mingle meaning lunch on us and great company. From tacos, to sushi, to charcoal chicken, it's a delicious way to catch up, unwind and connect.
- Get social. We host a range of social activities at Brighte. A fan-favorite being our weekly Thursday social event, where you can catch up with colleagues over a drink, snack and a game of table tennis.
- We want our employees to share in Brighte’s success. You will be given an opportunity to join our Employee Share Option Plans (ESOP).
- Snacks galore – who doesn’t love that? Our thoughtfully stocked pantry includes snacks to suit your every mood. Fresh bread, protein bars, popcorn, fresh fruit, chocolate, soy crisps, cookies – you name it! We also offer a carefully curated collection of wines and beer on tap for those looking to unwind or enjoy a social moment.
- End-of-trip facilities. Cycle in to work, lock up your wheels and have a shower in our end-of-trip facilities, which come complete with towel service and hair dryers.
- Anniversary leave - your dedication at Brighte won’t go unnoticed. Enjoy an extra day to celebrate your work anniversary with us.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Brighte, diversity isn’t just something we talk about, it’s something we live every day. We believe that innovation thrives when people feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our inclusive culture is built on respect, collaboration, and the celebration of individuality.
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Named LinkedIn’s #10 Top Australian Start Up (2021), we know we wouldn’t be anywhere without our investors, who believe in our mission and the opportunities that lie ahead for a brighter future.
Airtree Ventures, Grok Investments, Kim Jackson and Scott Farquhar’s Skip Capital, and Qualgro Partners all continue to support Brighte in making this dream a reality!
If you want to join this mission-driven, inclusive, and highly collaborative team, click apply and upload your resume! All applicants will receive a response.
As part of our process, we require all candidates to undertake references and background checks, which include a police check, anti-money laundering and bankruptcy checks.