Lead Data Engineer

THE COMPANY

We’re rapidly growing and looking for driven, customer-obsessed professionals to help our team revolutionize the career services industry.

We’re committed to helping job seekers write the next chapter of their careers and we want to help write yours, too! We hire for growth and longevity because we value the happiness and well-being of our employees.

THE ROLE

As a Lead Data Engineer at Career.io, you will play a critical role in shaping our data infrastructure and driving data-driven decision-making across the organization. We are seeking a talented and experienced individual with strong engineering principles and a deep understanding of data warehousing, data governance, and modern data engineering tools. 

This is a 100% remote/work-from-home role, and open to most locations/countries.

THE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Data Warehouse Management: Design, build, and maintain a robust multi-stage data warehouse infrastructure, with a focus on either RedShift or Snowflake, ensuring scalability, performance, and data integrity.
• Manage efficient ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and load data from various sources into the data warehouse.
• DBT Integration: Implement and optimize dbt (data build tool) for data transformation, modeling, and documentation, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Data Testing: Implement comprehensive data testing procedures, including unit tests, integration tests, and validation checks, to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
• Leadership: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and product managers, to understand data requirements and provide actionable insights.
• Stay Current: Stay up-to-date with emerging data engineering technologies and best practices to drive continuous improvement and innovation within the team.

THE MUST-HAVES

• 3-5 years experience in data engineering
• 3+ years experience leading a team, preferably with data teams
• Strong expertise in RedShift or Snowflake data warehousing technologies.
• Proficiency in dbt for data transformation and modeling.
• Experience with data governance, data quality, and compliance.
• Knowledge of data testing methodologies and tools.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as SQL, Python, or Scala.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

THE NICE-TO-HAVES

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

At Career.io, we believe that diversity in thought and cultural background leads to better teams and stronger companies. We seek talented, qualified employees, regardless of race, color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Career.io is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Come join our team. Together, we’ll help others tell their career stories and land their dream jobs.