Data Engineer II
Description
Who you are:
We are looking to hire an experienced Data Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. You will be a part of a global data engineering team, spread across the various United States and India based Spiceworks Ziff Davis offices, and will play a key role in enabling our data-driven strategy.
As a Data Engineer II, you’ll work closely with Product Managers, Finance and Business Analysts, Data Scientists, and Software Engineers as you help define our data development roadmap. Eager to jump into a pivotal role that's essential in enabling data-informed decisions? It’s time to apply!
As a Data Engineer II, you’ll work closely with Product Managers, Finance and Business Analysts, Data Scientists, and Software Engineers as you help define our data development roadmap. Eager to jump into a pivotal role that's essential in enabling data-informed decisions? It’s time to apply!
What You’ll Do
- Build processes that support data hygiene, ETL processes, database schemas, dependency and metadata
- Analyze, design, implement and test medium to complex mappings independently
- Develop and improve the continuous integration and testing processes
- Develop and promote architectural best practices, standards and perform code reviews, recommend solutions.
- Perform root cause analysis on external and internal processes and data to identify opportunities for improvement and answer questions
- Ensure data privacy and compliance (GDPR), as well as maintaining data dictionaries for governance purposes
- Mentor junior engineers and promote good engineering practices.
What does it take to do this job?
- 4+ years of experience delivering data pipelines and managing resulting data stores
- (experience with Snowflake Data Warehouse, Redshift a plus)
- Experience using managed cloud services (AWS preferred)
- Experience using a wide range of data and orchestration technologies (Postgres, Redshift,
- Athena, Hive, Kafka, Kinesis, Airflow, Talend, Matillion..)
- Proficiency in Python
- Well-developed analytical & problem-solving skills
- Strong understanding of SQL and query optimization.
- Experience identifying and resolving performance and data quality issues
- Experience working in agile/scrum development environments
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Bachelor’s or master's in engineering, computer science, or related field preferred.
Perks and Benefits of working at SWZD
- Unlimited flexible time off
- Volunteer paid time off
- Generous holidays
- Recognition Programs - yes there are multiple, AND prizes!
- Remote-first work experience and a work from anywhere culture
- Weekly coffee chats with leaders
- Wellness and mindfulness programs
- Career advancement opportunities
- Sick days
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
- Bi-weekly Townhalls
- Regional holiday celebrations
- Community give-back celebrations
- Transportation Assistance for night-shift employees
- Unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Employee stock purchase program
In terms of logistics, all interviews will take place over phone or video due to Work From Anywhere Policy.
Who we are:
Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) powers Authentic Connections™ for B2B tech vendors with insights and solutions that enable them to navigate a complex buying journey. We leverage a unique combination of first-party and third-party intent with firmographic and technographic data for unmatched visibility and valuable context into evolving buyer needs. Our key competitive advantage is in our owned and operated network of Community, Tools, Apps, Content, Research and Demand Gen brands. A division of Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD), SWZD is a global leader in intent-backed, full-funnel marketing solutions that fuel pipeline and revenue growth for B2B sales and marketing organizations.
Spiceworks Ziff Davis is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We strongly encourage you to apply if you are from a marginalized or underrepresented group, particularly in the technology industry. Some candidates may see a long list of job requirements and feel discouraged because they don't match every single bullet point - we suggest, please apply anyway. We're flexible on location wherever possible - we are a Work From Anywhere company. We don't believe in a "perfect" candidate because we believe in our core value, "Evolve and Adapt Quickly". If you believe this is a role that you'll be excited to work in every day, want to be a part of a culture like ours, and will be relentless about pushing boundaries to succeed, please apply.