Data Engineer
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand and help determine and fully develop acceptance criteria to help build and drive our data strategy
- Customer Data Platform maintenance with Tealium or similar product.
- Work with the data engineering team to design, maintain and execute on our vision for uShip’s Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and Data Exchange
- Partner with team to improve existing processes and develop new ways to increase efficiency, building out automation whenever possible.
- Participate in developing effective ways to both enhance data quality and reliability
- Resolve data-related technical issues and support data infrastructure needs for internal or external stakeholders
- Assist in building out the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources into our Data Warehouse using technologies such AWS, orchestration and replication tooling, dbt, Snowflake, etc.
- Maintain existing legacy transformation processes in Pentaho, SSMS and SSIS.
- Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency, and other key business performance metrics to support our reporting and analytics team
- Source, collect and prepare data for prescriptive or predictive modeling
REQUIREMENTS
- 3+ years of experience in the following database technologies: SQL Server, DynamoDB, Snowflake, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Tealium or similar Customer Data Platform.
- 3+ years of experience in Python and T-SQL is required.
- 2+ years with data warehouse modeling approaches such as Star or Snowflake schema design, and denormalizing highly transactional datasets.
- 2+ years of experience with ELT/ETL tools such as FiveTran, Stitch, AWS Glue, Pentaho, dbt etc. as well as data mining, and segmentation techniques.
- Experience with NodeJS with an understanding of JSON objects, C# or GO is nice to have but not required.
- Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
- Strong organizational skills
- Understanding the basics of distributed systems
- Knowledge of algorithms and data structures
- Awareness of data governance and data security principles
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Data Science or Python Certification(s)
- AWS Certification for Database Specialty
- Understanding of how agile development processes, preferably with a background in an agile development organization
- Familiarity with BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, etc.
- Experience building AI/ML models
LOCATION: Remote or hybrid (with the exception of CA, MA, MT, AK, HI or NYC, unfortunately, we will not employ remotely in these locations). Office is Austin, TX 78701
SALARY: $110k+ in base salary, estimated $125k+ total comp including bonus, 401k matching, paid insurance, etc.
Why uShip?
uShip offers big-company benefits in a small-ish sized company because we really value and are committed to our people. There are even some extras that will surprise you.
- Remote or hybrid work options
- Monthly Wellness Reimbursements
- Home office Reimbursements
- Company paid meal delivery pass, plus monthly credit
- 100% Paid Health and Dental available
- 401(k) matching, no vesting
- Stock Options
- Pet Insurance
- Dog-friendly downtown office
- So much more!
Company Overview
uShip is the world’s first and largest shipping marketplace, making it quicker, easier, and more affordable to ship large or bulky items. Consumers and businesses can compare and book bids from hundreds of thousands of customer-reviewed transportation service providers, ranging from independent owner-operators to the largest freight carriers and brokers. From cars to cranes and furniture to freight, our straightforward and transparent platform helps people, businesses, e-commerce sellers, and multinational logistics companies ship with greater speed and efficiency. Customers save money and service providers make money using their empty cargo space – everyone wins!
We welcome diversity in all its forms, and believe we’re better collaborators, strategizers, and thinkers because of it. uShip is an equal opportunity employer. We are inspired to find candidates who embody our Core Values. uShip prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, parental status, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We celebrate our differences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.