DAT-017 Data Engineer

Canada-wide Remote

Teaching kids to think critically and communicate effectively has never been more important, and our client helps students become better writers in more than 60% of middle and high schools in the U.S. Our client is looking for a talented data engineer excited to join our new data team, collaborate with engineers, product designers, and salespeople across the organization to improve our client's ability to help teachers and students hone their language and writing skills every day.

In this role, you will:

• Help move forward practices and initiatives centered on how we use data
• Collaborate across departments to help others access and get the most out of our client's data
• Experience personal growth through a management relationship which prioritizes support, empathy, and clearly communicated expectations
• Deliver impactful solutions at scale, building on the foundations of software that handles billions of new records every year

About You:

• 3+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
• Experience working on data pipelines
• You are a capable Python programmer
• Experience writing and optimizing complex SQL queries
• You’re comfortable with the idea of working with Ruby on Rails and Haskell (even if you don’t know one or both of them yet, or haven’t used them professionally before)
• You're comfortable with macOS or Linux
• You value code quality and well tested code
• You’re comfortable working remotely