Senior Data Acquisition Engineer

Summary

Join Liferaft as a Senior Data Acquisition Engineer and contribute to building upon our sophisticated open source data collection capabilities. This remote position, based in EDT or ADT time zones within Canada, involves close collaboration with engineering leadership and product teams. You will design and build the next generation data integration platform, develop new API extraction methods, and optimize existing data sources for complete coverage and low latency. The role requires evaluating new technologies, leveraging agile practices, and effectively communicating complex concepts. Liferaft offers competitive compensation, investment in personal and professional growth, fully remote work options with flexible hours, flexible time off, a yearly lifestyle subsidy, and a supportive team culture.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience working with Python, Ruby, Go, PHP or similar programming languages with a focus on third party API integrations
• 5+ years of experience with MySQL with deep understanding of database schema design, analytics, and data modeling
• 3+ years of experience with ElasticSearch or other similar technologies
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data
• Experience working with a messaging/event solution such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• You are a creative problem solver who works well with others and has a passion for lifelong learning
• You love data!
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Manager, Data Acquisition and our product team to create new data source integrations
• Design and build the next generation data integration platform efficiently and reliably to support different threat detection intelligence use cases
• Develop and implement new API extraction methods to boost capability and efficiency of engineering teams and activities
• Continuously analyze and optimize existing data sources to provide a more complete coverage with the lowest latency possible
• Evaluate and propose new technologies and methodologies as needed to ensure we are aligned with industry best practices
• Leverage agile practices, encourage collaboration, prioritization, and urgency to develop at a rapid pace

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plan & benefits
• Investment in personal and professional growth
• Fully remote work options/office space with flexible hours
• Flexible time off with no cap
• $750 Yearly Lifestyle Subsidy