Data Engineer

Summary

Join Excella, a transformative technology firm, and become a Data Engineer contributing to the design and build of modern data products. You will work with a team to create robust and sustainable data solutions using Agile frameworks. Excella offers a flexible work environment, top-tier benefits including comprehensive health insurance, parental leave, paid time off, and professional development opportunities. You will be eligible for bonuses from day one and receive an annual internet reimbursement. The company invests in employee well-being through wellness programs and mental health resources. Excella provides opportunities for career growth and empowers employees to make a lasting impact.

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant professional work experience
• Design and develop SQL or python data pipelines that power our data lake and data warehouse
• Design and develop big data pipelines with both structured and unstructured data
• Proficiency with Microsoft Azure data services such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Azure Databricks
• Comfortable with modern data orchestration tools like DBT, AWS Glue, Apache NiFi and Airflow
• Design and develop strategies to acquire data as product
• Experience with test-driven code development practices
• Experience with GitLab code development practices
• Comfortable to develop infrastructure as code such as CloudFormation or Terraform

Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders across departments to architect, build and deploy various data acquisition initiatives across multiple-tenants
• Participate in all stages of data pipeline development - from early brainstorming to coding and bug fixing
• Design, develop, deploy and maintain data services and/or pipelines to AWS
• Develop best practices and approaches to support continuous process automation for data ingestion and data pipeline workflows
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously under changing requirements and deadlines
• Prepare and present proof of concept, solution evaluation and recommendation to various stakeholders including executives

Preferred Qualifications

• Advocating for adopting industry tools and practices at the right time
• Appreciate the importance of schema design, and can evolve an analytics schema on top of unstructured data
• Excited to try out new technologies and produce proof-of-concepts that balance technical advancement and user experience
• Empathetic working with stakeholders, listen to them, ask the right questions, and collaboratively come up with the best solutions for their needs
• Champion for data privacy and integrity, and always act in the best interest of consumers
• Understanding of DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) and the capabilities within the DORA capability catalog is encouraged

Benefits

• Top of industry medical, dental, and vision benefits with multiple options to choose from such as an employer-contributed health savings account, infertility coverage, and orthodontia so you can select the plan that works best for you
• 8 weeks of Parental Leave
• Discounted pet insurance
• A Care.com membership with 3 back-up emergency child or elder care days annually
• Starting day one, every employee is bonus eligible and receives 15 days of paid vacation, 6 federal holidays, and 4 floating holidays
• Excella’s TechEleX program provides you with multiple options to suit your technology needs. Choose between a variety of Mac or PC devices, and to ensure your hardware remains current, at the end of a 3-year period Excella will replace your existing computer with a new model from the program. Plus, we’ll even give you the original device to keep for your personal use!
• With Excella’s Annual Internet Reimbursement benefit, all employees receive an additional $25 per month to help offset the cost of internet access
• 3 days of paid professional development every year, including an allowance for registration fees to attend classes, conferences, or obtain professional certifications
• We encourage mindfulness and overall well-being through employee wellness events, a HeadSpace membership, as well as access to TalkSpace and mental health coverage through our medical plans