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Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.
ROLE SUMMARY
As part of Alaska Airlines enterprise data modernization, the BI Developer serves as a senior technical leader in architecting top-of-class, engineering-designed data pipelines that underpin enterprise analytics data products. This role explicitly includes all responsibilities of a Senior BI Developer and expands scope to include enterprise architecture, reusable framework creation, and strategic influence across multiple teams and domains.
KEY DUTIES:
- Own and lead enterprise-grade ETL architecture and technical direction across multiple domains.
- Take full ownership of data pipeline design, development, deployment, and ongoing operations to ensure timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.
- Apply reusable frameworks and components to streamline ETL development and optimize workflows across multiple products.
- Manage all aspects of ETL pipeline lifecycle, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, reliability, and scalability.
- Optimize data storage and retrieval techniques to improve performance while reducing cost.
- Continuously monitor pipeline performance and refine solutions to meet evolving business and technical requirements.
- Implement and uphold data governance, security, and data quality standards across systems.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to developers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture.
- Create, define, and standardize reusable ETL frameworks, architectural patterns, and components.
- Define and evolve data architecture, data modeling standards, and engineering best practices.
- Partner with stakeholders to define data engineering requirements, success metrics, and long-term roadmaps.
- Lead architectural and code reviews, influence cross-team technical decisions, and drive adoption of best practices.
- Research, evaluate, and integrate emerging tools, technologies, and methodologies to advance data engineering capabilities.
JOB-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION & SKILLS:
Required
- 4 years of experience of data engineering or ETL development experience.
- A Bachelor's degree or 2 years of additional equivalent experience.
- Expert-level, hands-on Databricks experience, including Declarative Pipelines (Delta Live Tables).
- Deep expertise in data engineering concepts including batch and streaming architecture, orchestration, and observability.
- Advanced data modeling expertise with the ability to define and enforce enterprise standards.
- Strong proficiency in Python, Spark, SQL, and cloud-based lake house platforms.
- Proven experience influencing architecture and technical standards across teams.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum age 18.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
JOB-SPECIFIC LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS:
Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.
SALARY RANGE:
$117,700-$176,550 / year
SALARY DETAILS:
Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.
Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.
TOTAL REWARDS:
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.
- Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
- Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
- Generous 401k match program
- Annual bonus plans
- Generous holiday and paid time off
For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.
REGULATORY INFORMATION:
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.
We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.
To implement this policy, we will:
(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.
Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employment Type: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Requisition Type: Management
Location: Seattle - Corporate HQ
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INTRODUCTION
Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.
ROLE SUMMARY
As part of Alaska Airlines enterprise data modernization, the BI Developer serves as a senior technical leader in architecting top-of-class, engineering-designed data pipelines that underpin enterprise analytics data products. This role explicitly includes all responsibilities of a Senior BI Developer and expands scope to include enterprise architecture, reusable framework creation, and strategic influence across multiple teams and domains.
KEY DUTIES:
- Own and lead enterprise-grade ETL architecture and technical direction across multiple domains.
- Take full ownership of data pipeline design, development, deployment, and ongoing operations to ensure timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.
- Apply reusable frameworks and components to streamline ETL development and optimize workflows across multiple products.
- Manage all aspects of ETL pipeline lifecycle, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, reliability, and scalability.
- Optimize data storage and retrieval techniques to improve performance while reducing cost.
- Continuously monitor pipeline performance and refine solutions to meet evolving business and technical requirements.
- Implement and uphold data governance, security, and data quality standards across systems.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to developers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture.
- Create, define, and standardize reusable ETL frameworks, architectural patterns, and components.
- Define and evolve data architecture, data modeling standards, and engineering best practices.
- Partner with stakeholders to define data engineering requirements, success metrics, and long-term roadmaps.
- Lead architectural and code reviews, influence cross-team technical decisions, and drive adoption of best practices.
- Research, evaluate, and integrate emerging tools, technologies, and methodologies to advance data engineering capabilities.
JOB-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION & SKILLS:
Required
- 4 years of experience of data engineering or ETL development experience.
- A Bachelor's degree or 2 years of additional equivalent experience.
- Expert-level, hands-on Databricks experience, including Declarative Pipelines (Delta Live Tables).
- Deep expertise in data engineering concepts including batch and streaming architecture, orchestration, and observability.
- Advanced data modeling expertise with the ability to define and enforce enterprise standards.
- Strong proficiency in Python, Spark, SQL, and cloud-based lake house platforms.
- Proven experience influencing architecture and technical standards across teams.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum age 18.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
JOB-SPECIFIC LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS:
Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.
SALARY RANGE:
$117,700-$176,550 / year
SALARY DETAILS:
Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.
Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.
TOTAL REWARDS:
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.
- Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
- Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
- Generous 401k match program
- Annual bonus plans
- Generous holiday and paid time off
For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.
REGULATORY INFORMATION:
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.
We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.
To implement this policy, we will:
(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.
Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employment Type: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Requisition Type: Management
Location: Seattle - Corporate HQ
Featured Job: 0
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Business Intelligence Developer
Confirm your CIP code supports STEM OPT
BI Developer roles typically qualify for STEM OPT under computer science or information systems CIP codes. Verify your degree's CIP code with your DSO before accepting an offer, since the extension depends on your specific program, not just your job title.
Target employers with a history of H-1B filings
Companies that have sponsored BI Developers for H-1B visas in previous years are far more likely to do it again. Search the DOL OFLC disclosure data for job titles like 'Business Intelligence Developer' or 'BI Analyst' to identify active sponsors.
Frame your technical stack as a sponsorship asset
Proficiency in tools like Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake, or dbt signals specialty occupation qualification. Employers who understand these tools are harder to replace know sponsorship is worth it. List specific platforms and certifications prominently on your resume.
Start the STEM OPT extension process early
You must file your STEM OPT extension application at least 90 days before your initial OPT expires. Missing this window means a gap in work authorization. Coordinate with your DSO and employer to get Form I-983 completed well in advance.
Get your employer to document your training plan thoroughly
STEM OPT requires a formal training plan on Form I-983, signed by a supervisor. A vague plan raises RFE risk. Work with HR to ensure the plan details specific BI skills, tools, and measurable learning goals tied to your degree field.
Prioritize mid-size tech and finance companies over large enterprise
Large corporations often have rigid HR policies that slow or block OPT hires. Mid-size companies in fintech, SaaS, and analytics tend to move faster and have more flexibility to sponsor, especially when they need specialized BI talent quickly.
Business Intelligence Developer OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Business Intelligence Developer role qualify for a STEM OPT extension?
Most Business Intelligence Developer positions qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension, provided your degree falls under an eligible CIP code such as computer science, information systems, or a related STEM field. The job itself must also demonstrate a direct connection to your degree program. Confirm eligibility with your DSO before accepting an offer, since approval depends on both the role and your specific degree.
How do I find Business Intelligence Developer jobs that sponsor OPT students?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters Business Intelligence Developer roles by sponsorship willingness, so you're not wasting time applying to employers who won't hire on OPT. Beyond that, reviewing DOL OFLC H-1B disclosure data lets you verify which companies have actually sponsored BI roles before, giving you a concrete shortlist of employers worth prioritizing.
Can I start a Business Intelligence Developer job before my STEM OPT extension is approved?
Yes, if you applied for the STEM OPT extension before your initial OPT expired, you receive an automatic 180-day cap-gap authorization that lets you continue working while USCIS processes your application. You cannot start a new job during this window, only continue with your current employer. Keep your I-20 and OPT EAD on hand as documentation of your work authorization status.
What makes Business Intelligence Developer roles strong candidates for H-1B sponsorship?
BI Developer positions typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, information systems, or a related field, which satisfies the H-1B specialty occupation standard. Employers filing an H-1B for a BI Developer must demonstrate the role requires that specific degree, not just any bachelor's degree. Roles involving SQL, data warehousing, ETL pipeline development, or advanced analytics tools strengthen the specialty occupation argument significantly.
What does the Form I-983 training plan need to cover for a BI Developer on STEM OPT?
The I-983 must describe how the Business Intelligence Developer role directly relates to your STEM degree, including specific skills you'll develop, tools you'll work with such as Power BI, Tableau, or Snowflake, and measurable learning outcomes. A supervisor must sign it and attest that the role provides practical training in your field of study. USCIS can audit STEM OPT employers, so the plan needs to be detailed and defensible, not boilerplate.