Data Engineer II

Description
Position at Spiceworks
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, 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 thats 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)
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  Experience using managed cloud services (AWS preferred)
• Well-developed analytical & problem-solving skills
• Experience using a wide range of data and orchestration technologies (Postgres, Redshift,
• Athena, Hive, Kafka, Kinesis, Airflow, Talend, Matillion..)
• Good understanding of SQL and query optimization.
• Experience identifying and resolving performance and data quality issues
• Experience working in agile/scrum development environments
• Proficiency in Python
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s or masters 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

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• 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
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 dont match every single bullet point - we suggest, please apply anyway. Were flexible on location wherever possible - we are a Work From Anywhere company. We dont believe in a "perfect" candidate because we believe in our core value, "Evolve and Adapt Quickly". If you believe this is a role that youll 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.
Who we are:Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) is a trusted global marketplace that connects technology buyers and sellers with the most actionable and precise intent data. We are uniquely positioned to offer tech brands unmatched visibility into accounts that are truly in-market, by leveraging our scale, quality and diversity of intent data. With unparalleled access to the world’s most influential technology buyers through a combination of first-party (Community, Tools, Editorial) and third-party intent data, SWZD is a leader in intent-backed, intelligent, omnichannel marketing.