Lead Data Engineer

Wunderkind is seeking a Lead Data Engineer with high familiarity in pipeline tools, as well as experience with Spark, Scala, and Python.

Who You Are:

The Data Platform team is developing the backbone of Wunderkind solutions. To do this, the team is using cutting-edge technologies and frameworks such as Apache Beam, Apache Spark, Scala, Bigtable, or BigQuery to process and analyze data, to help create the pipelines required to handle millions of events daily, and collaborate with the data science team to enable the innovative work in machine learning and AI to be utilized in our production environment.

What You’ll Do:

• Contribute to the development of Wunderkind Micro Batch/Real Time streaming pipelines
• Contribute to the development of Wunderkind Data Ingestion Feeds
• Work closely with the engineering team on data preprocessing and data structure
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to drive the architecture strategies
• Participate in architecture reviews
• Maintain a culture of innovation, in an environment that requires high levels of scalability, security, and reliability
• Help mentoring data engineers and leading good data design at Wunderkind

Qualifications:

• BA/BS or MS degree in Computer Science preferred, or equivalent work experience
• Understanding of distributed data systems
• Previous experience working with big data tools such as Beam, Spark, Scala, Bigtable, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Informatica, and Airflow

Preferred

• Experience working with the Google Cloud Platform or other equivalent Cloud technologies
• Experience with Data Modeling and Data Architecture
• Infrastructure background, experience working on Low Latency / High Throughput Architectural System Designs
• Eagerness to learn new technologies and experience working with CI/CD to ship features to production
• Knowledge in data science is a plus

On the fence? Apply anyway! We know that imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting incredible candidates, and don’t want it to get in the way of meeting you!

Learn More About Our Company, Culture and 5 Core Values: 

DRIVE UNDENIABLE PERFORMANCE: 

• Wunderkind is a leading performance marketing engine that delivers tailored experiences at scale
• Digital businesses use Wunderkind to remember who users are better than ever before, allowing them to deliver high-performing, one-to-one messages on websites, through emails and texts, and in ads at a scale that’s not otherwise possible. 

COME HUNGRY:

• Driving $1.2 billion dollars annually in revenue for top eComm brands including Hugo Boss, Cole Hann, Fender, Bed Bath & Beyond, Gucci and more 
• Incredible growth and promotion opportunities for top performing employees whether it be a leadership track or building out your own unique specialities 

CARRY EACH OTHER:

• Unwavering commitment to culture, community, office events, and DEI initiatives
• Fully stocked snacks, beverages, and weekly sandwich bar or catered lunch
• Exceptional management training programs and internal opportunities for 1:1 coaching

BOUNCE BACK:

• Company support and flexibility through all professional, personal, political, and world news and development 
• Generous work life balance with 20 days PTO, 1 floating holiday, 14 National Holiday closures, Summer Fridays, 2 weeks of Newly-Wed PTO, Maternity & Paternity leave offerings

RESPECT PEOPLE, PRIVACY, IDEAS: 

• Proud to be an equal opportunity and safe workplace 
• Strongly committed to equal employment opportunities for all races, colors, ancestries, national origins, marital statuses, age, citizenship, disabilities, genders or gender identities, or Veteran status

 

The base salary range for this role is $140,000 to $180,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each specific candidate; including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, applicable certifications, and geographic work location. This may vary depending on living location and market rate.

 

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