Why CivicScience?

Be part of a vibrant, high-energy work culture with ambitious, innovative, and forward-thinking team members.

CivicScience is a privacy-centric consumer analytics and advertising platform that translates real-time consumer insights into market-changing business intelligence and high-performing ad strategies. In simple terms, we power the world’s opinions and quickly deliver that data to the decision-makers who care.

Total Rewards

At CivicScience, we offer competitive compensation, robust benefits, and professional development opportunities for our fully remote workforce.

Flexible PTO

Freedom and flexibility to use paid-time off for vacation, holidays, health and wellness

100% Employer-Paid Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance with premiums fully paid by the company

Award-winning culture

Employee resource groups, social activities, quarterly team travel, and boundless innovation

Equity & Ownership

Meaningful stock options + 401(k) along with support to plan your financial future

Professional Growth

Training programs, learning platforms, plus meaningful career paths to reach your future goals

Parental Leave

Up to 6 weeks of additional leave for birthing, adoptive, & foster parents to welcome a new child

Charitable Donations

Matching donations for employee-supported, non-profit, 501(c)3 charities

Employee Assistance Programs

Support for you, your family, and household members with a variety of life needs

Remote Workforce

Remote employees in 15 states throughout the US + available office space in Pittsburgh, PA

Our Principles

CivicScientists have different backgrounds, lived experiences, personalities, and interests. Yet we all value these nine leadership principles in our business:

Do the Right Thing

Speak Courageously

Love Problems

Be an Owner

Act Boldly

Study Everything, Constantly

Embrace Differences & Inclusion

Create Exponential Value

Look Forward

Our CivicScientists

We are a fully remote organization of researchers, data scientists, communications professionals, and advertising gurus. We are published authors, photographers, triathletes, and world travelers. We are moms, dads, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. We are volunteers in our communities and champions for work/life balance.

Our Hiring Process

Typically, individuals will participate in the interview process as outlined below. However, there may be slight nuances given the role and/or department involved in the hiring process. Please keep in mind that a decision on an individual’s candidacy can made at any stage during this process:

Initial Screening: Qualified individuals will be invited to schedule a phone interview with a member of our recruiting team. This is a great opportunity to ask any initial questions you have about the company, benefits, life at CivicScience, and the qualities needed to succeed here.
Interview with Hiring Manager: We’ll connect you with your potential manager, who will conduct a full interview. You’ll have a chance to highlight your knowledge, skills, and experience while learning more about CivicScience and the particular role that interests you.
Next Steps: You may be asked to perform an interview exercise where you can highlight your capabilities. Next, or in parallel, you’ll interview with potential team members.
References and Offer: Our recruiting team will connect with your references to learn more about the impact you can make and the potential you can bring to CivicScience.

We aim to provide an inclusive and equitable experience for everyone interested in working at CivicScience. Our recruiters will keep you informed every step of the way. Have questions? Let your recruiter know. Want to share your experience? Reach out to [email protected]. We value your input and are always working to improve through constructive feedback.

Data Engineer (Senior/Staff) - Colombia

Remote

Full Time

Senior Manager/Supervisor

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.

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