Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Proadept Marketing is a nonprofit organization focused on building a more inclusive economic system. They are seeking a Junior Data Engineer to build and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure for the Data & AI team, facilitating the onboarding of new data sources and ensuring data availability for analytics and machine learning efforts.
Responsibilities
- Own Pipeline Development End-to-End: Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable ETL/ELT pipelines that reliably deliver clean data to the platform
- Add New Data Sources: Evaluate, scope, and integrate new data sources as they're identified
- Partner Across Pillars: Work continuously with Network Priorities, Regional Enablement and AI Enablement to understand incoming data needs and translate them into pipeline work
- Monitor & Troubleshoot: Proactively identify and resolve pipeline failures and data quality issues before they affect downstream users
- Support Foundational Data Models: Work with the Senior Analytics Engineer to maintain the core data models the rest of the team depends on
- Ensure Data Availability for Consumers: Make sure the data needed by Data Analysts and the Senior Machine Learning Engineer is reliably available
- Follow Data Governance Standards: Apply the data standards, definitions, and sensitivity classifications set by the Data Governance Lead
- Evaluate Pipeline Tooling: Explore and pilot new ETL/ELT tools or approaches that could improve onboarding speed or pipeline reliability
- Quantify Impact: Track and articulate how pipeline reliability and onboarding speed affect downstream analytics and ML work
Skills
- Minimum of 2+ years of experience in data engineering
- Experience working in a DevOps-oriented culture that prioritizes continuous integration and continuous deployment
- Proficiency with Git and collaborative version control workflows (e.g., branching, pull requests, code review)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK) for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
- Proven experience in designing and deploying data solutions
- Experience designing, building, and onboarding new data sources into ETL/ELT pipelines
- Ability and desire to take product/project ownership
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with scripting languages such as Python, Java, or Scala
- Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools
- Excellent communication skills
- A BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of big data tools and frameworks such as Hadoop, Spark, or Hive is a plus
- Experience using AI coding assistants and other AI tools to improve development speed and productivity
Benefits
- Excellent health benefits package including access to medical, vision and dental coverage
- Paid time off for vacation - in your first year, you’ll start with 15 days (prorated in a to your start date)
- Additional paid time off for organizational closures
- 403(b) with a match of up to 3%
- Unlimited sick and personal time - if you need it, use it
- After your first year of employment, 40 hours paid time off for community service; paid parental leave; and time and budget for your professional development (we assess this PD budget annually)
- A remote-first workplace
- A flexible work environment with the ability to plan your work week around your personal commitments
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