Senior Data Engineer
Company: NerdWallet
Location: Miami
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
NerdWallet is on a mission to provide the tools, information,
and insight people need to navigate all of life's financial
decisions. As a fast growing company, we are preparing for a future
of tremendous growth and transformation. We are transforming our
Data Engineering practice to enable the company's success by
building a solid data foundation. We are looking for Staff Data
Engineers to lead design of large scale, high-performance data
processing systems (batch and/or streaming) to drive Nerdwallet's
growth. You will be a combination of a strong data engineering
background with data systems design skills.Come join this team of
highly motivated engineers to build data orchestration pipelines,
and help generate business insights, break data roadblocks and
answer challenges for this fast growing organization.Where you can
make an impact:
- Driving the data strategy and important data projects for
NerdWallet including building a new data warehouse platform with a
flexible data model challenging the "traditional" approach to Data
Warehousing.You are:
- Experienced with problem formulation: You have translated
ambiguous business problems to appropriate data projects,
activities, and tasks in the platform, engineering, analytics,
visualization and automation space in alignment with overall
business strategy.
- Experienced with data governance: You have interpreted company
and regulatory policies on data, establishes, educates & implements
data governance processes, practices, policies, and guidelines in
partnership with business stakeholders and peers.
- Experienced in data transformation and integration: You have
designed and built highly sustainable and scalable infrastructure
required for optimal transformation and integration from a wide
variety of data sources using appropriate data integration
technologies and tools.
- Experienced with data modeling and architecture: You have
defined data modeling standards and foundational Architectural best
practices, organized complex data from various data sources and
built logical and conceptual models and guided the team on physical
data models and have taken ownership of data engineering
architecture and lead design .
- Proficient with code development and testing: You have created
proof of concepts, established coding standards, and have built and
reviewed the final solution and application design to ensure it
meets business, technical, data and compliance requirements.
- Knowledgeable on data strategy: You have driven the execution
of multiple data projects by identifying business and operational
needs, priorities, removing barriers, maintaining performance
standards, developing contingency plans and demonstrating
adaptability and embracing continuous learning. You have ensured
business needs are met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of
current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business
partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders;
soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving
efficiency and cost effectiveness; and participating in and
supporting community outreach events.
- Able to clearly communicate with the business: You have mature
written and verbal communication skills, including gathering
diverse viewpoints and proactively seeking feedback from cross
functional teams. You are able to coach and mentor junior and
senior data engineers. You are able to advise managers and
directors on technical trade-offs.Your experience: We recognize not
everyone will have all of these requirements. If you meet most of
the criteria below and you're excited about the opportunity and
willing to learn, we'd love to hear from you.
- 7+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience designing, building and operating robust data
systems with reliable monitoring and logging practices.
- Effectively work across team boundaries to establish
overarching data architecture, and provide guidance to individual
teams.
- Working knowledge of relational databases and query performance
tuning (SQL).
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Math a
plus.
- 5+ years of experience with AWS, SnowFlake, RedShift, big data
technologies, with knowledge of streaming technologies such as
Storm, Kafka, Kinesis, and Flume is preferred.Where:
- This role will be based in San Francisco, CA or remote (based
in the U.S.).
- We believe great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you
are based, NerdWallet offers benefits and perks to support the
physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your
family.What we offer:Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life's a series of
balancing acts, eh?)
- Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans
for employees and their dependents
- Rejuvenation Policy - Flexible Time Off + 13 holidays + 4
Mental Health Days Off
- New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child
placed with them for adoption or foster care
- Mental health support through Ginger.io
- Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a
Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar
- Paid sabbatical for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge and
pursue their interests
- Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly
NerdWallet contribution
- Weekly Virtual Bootcamp, Yoga, and Mindfulness Meditation
sessions
- Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi
StipendHave Some Fun! (Nerds are fun, too)
- Nerd-led group initiatives - Intramural Sports, Employee
Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women,
LGBTQIA, and other communities
- Hackathons, Happy Hours, and team events across all teams and
departments
- Company-wide events like Little Nerds Day (aka bring your kids
to work day, even if you're remote!) and our annual Charity Auction
Lifestyle (Be your best self - we'll take care of the details)
- Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward - Donate
to your favorite causes with a company match
- Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space
subsidy
- Anniversary recognition program - choose from different items
and experiences
- Commuting stipend Plan for your future (And when you retire on
your island, remember the little people)
- 401K with company match
- Annual Enrichment Stipend for learning and development
- Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial
products and tools
- Access to Rocket Lawyer for online legal support and resources
If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this
important information for California residents linked
here.NerdWallet is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse
workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and
will not be discriminated against on the basis of any
characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will
consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and
conviction records.
Keywords: NerdWallet, Miami , Senior Data Engineer, Engineering , Miami, Florida
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