Data Engineer (Senior/Staff) - Colombia
Do you dream about data?
Every day, CivicScience gathers opinions from millions of consumers on thousands of topics that provide high-velocity insights to leading brands such as Apple, Microsoft, Bank of America, McDonald's, and T-Mobile. If there's a question critical to the marketing strategy of the Global 2000, CivicScience has the data.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Data Engineer at the senior/staff level to serve as a key technical architect and developer of our core data infrastructure, underlying all of our insight and activation products. From data pipelines through our proprietary Cascabel data platform to data warehousing, the Data Engineer also will partner with our data science team to lay the foundation for ML Ops platforms that support our work.
As a technologist who loves all things data, the Data Engineer will be an expert at both the long and short game: evaluating emerging technologies, finding solutions to pressing product needs, and diving in to design and develop the ultimate solution in partnership with the engineering team. Background in market research, adtech, or data SaaS product development in a growth-stage startup is beneficial.
Primary Responsibilities
- Serve as the data advocate for CivicScience data engineering efforts, maintaining responsibility for development data pipelines, ETL, internal and third-party database systems, and business intelligence technology
- Implement and support a platform that can provide performant, real-time access to PB-scale datasets
- Extend the data platform to enhance scale, resiliency, and functionality
- Practice good technical hygiene, including clean code, clear documentation, and participation in internal reviews
- Work on hands-on coding challenges, collaborating with engineers, DevOps, UX, data science, and product managers
- Monitor the evolving space of big data platforms and plan to evolve data storage and processes over time
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with software development focused on big data processing, data modeling, data pipelines, performance, and scalability
- 3+ year experience with AWS
- Fluency in Python, Java, and or Scala, along with expert-level skills SQL
- Design and operational experience with RDBMS, NoSQL databases, as well as BigQuery or Snowflake; Maria DB and/or DynamoDB, a plus
- Development experience with Apache Spark, Flink, AWS EMR, and/or Apache Pig; Apache Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, and/or AWS Kinesis, a strong plus
- Hands-on experience with software containerization, such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Innovative thinker and builder mentality with a track record of technology-driven problem-solving.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with English proficiency at B1 level
- Positive and proactive attitude, intellectual curiosity, and motivation to find creative solutions tfor complex problems.
Benefits and Perks
- Professional services stipend
- Unlimited PTO
- Educational opportunities
- Travel opportunities
This is a remote (work-from-home) position, based in Colombia. Compensation will be established on a contract basis and may vary based on knowledge, skills, abilities, certifications, and experience for qualified candidates.
Working at CivicScience
CivicScience has a vibrant, high-energy work culture with ambitious, innovative, and forward-thinking team members. We consist of three business units - Media Partnerships, CivicScience Intelligence, and Advertising Solutions - that work together to fuel CivicScience's goals and objectives.
We've been recognized for our work in the Inc. 5000, Pittsburgh Top Workplaces, Pittsburgh Business Times Fast 50, GRIT Top 50 Innovative Suppliers, and the Pittsburgh Technology Council's Tech 50.
More about CivicScience
CivicScience provides a foundational source of truth to drive positive impact for humanity, brands, and media.
CivicScience is a privacy centric opinion analytics platform that translates real-time, consumer insights into market-changing business intelligence. In simple terms: we power the world's opinions and quickly deliver the data to the decision-makers who care.
We poll millions of Americans each week with questions related to thousands of topics, enabling people from all walks of life to be heard and informed. We then use our powerful technology - the InsightStore™ - to analyze those opinions, discover market and cultural trends before they grow, and accurately predict future consumer behavior and market outcomes. It's consumer intelligence like you've never seen before - which is why thousands of marketers and market research professionals across all verticals trust us to answer their most pressing questions.