MBTA is hiring a
Data Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Data Analytics Engineer and apply engineering best practices to public transit software systems and products. This role involves evaluating new data technologies, leveraging existing data systems, and collaborating with engineers to reason through code together.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of fundamental programming concepts
• Interest in applying functional programming to solve problems
• At least two years of professional experience writing software
• Willingness to work on front and backend depending on the product need

Responsibilities

• Write production-quality software
• Create appropriate unit and integration tests
• Deliver product features on time
• Structure data for consumption by other MBTA departments
• Design systems and architectures that scale
• Communicate openly with the team about issues and improvements
• Collaborate with other engineers to reason through code together
• Protect the data security and privacy of the MBTA and its riders
• Help team members learn skills and overcome obstacles
• Work and communicate effectively with product, design, and other stakeholders within the MBTA

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Elixir (can be learned on-the-job), Python, Ruby, or SQL
• Experience with AWS Glue or Spark
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Experience with Tableau, PowerBI, or other analytics tools
• Experience with GTFS or real-time information

Benefits

100% remote or hybrid work option