Senior Data Engineer

Overview

We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Right Balance provides top-tier technology talent for innovative companies in the US. We’re in the top 50 companies to watch in LA.

Engagement Details

Our client is a global technology consultancy focused on designing and implementing secure, observable cloud architectures embracing an Everything as Code (EAC) approach, so our clients can focus on their business goals. We can provide strategy, design, implementation, and follow-the-sun support. We also create custom software products when there are missing links in current solutions.

Our areas of expertise are data-intensive cloud applications supported by RDBMS and NoSQL solutions, CI/CD using DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines, total observability from client to application in the cloud, and hybrid architectures.

We are an AWS Advanced Partner and a Datadog Gold Partner. We are proud to share our learnings with the technology community. We believe the difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.

The Role

You will be a key contributor on one of the major transformation projects for one of the largest mortgage industry companies in the world. It is a key position and a great career opportunity. We work with this client on several strategic initiatives and set our bar high.

We are looking for top-notch performers as quality is everything for us. They are looking for a Senior to Lead level individual contributor with solid experience transforming on-premise Python applications to cloud-native implementations. This role will be a key contributor to the project. Must be comfortable working in Financial regulated environments where correctness, security, and transparency are paramount.

Location: Remote anywhere in the United States. Candidates living in Virginia near the office will need to go to the office once a week.

Arrangement Type: C2C or W2

Visa: H1B, L1, work authorization accepted, Visa Sponsorship is considered.

What’s in it for you

• Learn and evolve your skills using the latest and greatest technology tools in a rapidly growing company.
• Learn from the best people around you. We constantly challenge the status quo and invent new ways of building a great product.
• Flexible hours. Join daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings. Other than that, you’re in control of your own schedule.
• 100% remote. Work anywhere, whether it is remotely in the comfort of your home, in a shared co-working space, in an RV on the beach, or while being a nomad in another country.
• Work on challenging problems, innovate, and positively impact many people's lives while having fun doing it.

Required Qualifications

• Upper-intermediate to fluent speaking and writing English. Able to have a real-time conversation.
• 7+ years of full-time hands-on Data Engineering experience.
• 5+ years of full-time hands-on Python experience.
• 5+ years of full-time hands-on Spark experience.
• 5+ years of full-time hands-on SQL experience.
• 3+ years of full-time hands-on AWS experience.
• PySpark experience.
• EMR experience.
• Redshift experience.
• Glue experience.
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Aurora).
• Serverless experience (Lambda, Step Functions).
• Experience designing Star / Snowflake Schema.
• Datamart / Data Warehousing experience.
• Multi-Dimensional OLAP experience.

Nice to haves

• FinTech experience.
• SAS knowledge.
• DevOps knowledge (Jenkins, Bitbucket, Gitlab, Terraform).
• Testing Automation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated ability.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your typical clients?

The majority of our clients are venture-backed startups at the growth stage. Usually, at this stage, the company already achieved a product-market fit and is looking to expand rapidly. That’s where we bring the best engineering practices, strong architecture, the latest technologies, and consistent processes to help companies scale.

What is the length of your engagements?

Most of our long-term full-time engagements last multiple years. It allows you to evolve your career with the client company taking on more responsibilities.

What’s your company size?

The Right Balance team is 60+ engineers going to 100+ by the end of the year. The current client size team is 150+ people. The timing is great to be a part of a small team making meaningful contributions.

What happens if the engagement is completed?

Most of our engagements are long-term in nature. That said, if the current engagement is ramping down, we’ll present you with more long-term opportunities to transition into.

What are your core values?

Client First: we only win when our clients win. We treat client challenges as our own.

Ownership: we embrace responsibility, taking on challenges, getting them to completion, and enjoying getting things done.

Quality: we’re passionate about achieving quality outcomes by applying meticulous attention to detail.