Data Engineer

Guidepoint Global, LLC.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology research firm in Toronto is seeking a Data Engineer to enhance internal application architecture and build a modern data infrastructure. The role focuses on supporting advanced analytics and responsible AI development. Candidates must possess strong skills in data engineering concepts, particularly in SQL and PySpark, with a commitment to collaboration and continuous learning. This hybrid position offers various benefits including paid time off and development opportunities.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Company RRSP Match

Development opportunities through LinkedIn Learning

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, adept at articulating complex ideas.
• Demonstrated proactive engagement with eagerness to learn.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with data architects, data scientists, and analysts.
• Work with senior data engineers on best practices in data engineering.
• Contribute to the development of cutting-edge AI capabilities.

Skills

SQL

PySpark

Dbt

DLT

Databricks Platform

Knowledge Graph concepts

Lakehouse architecture

OpenAI APIs

Job description

Guidepoint’s Technology team thrives on problem-solving and creating happier users. As Guidepoint works to achieve its mission of making individuals, businesses, and the world smarter through personalized knowledge-sharing solutions, the engineering team is taking on challenges to improve our internal application architecture and create new AI-enabled products to optimize the seamless delivery of our services.

Guidepoint seeks a Data Engineer as an integral member of the Toronto-based Data / AI team. The Toronto Technology Hub will serve as the base of our new Data / AI team, dedicated to building a modern data infrastructure for advanced analytics and the development of responsible AI. This strategic investment is integral to Guidepoint’s vision for the future, aiming to develop cutting-edge Generative AI and analytical capabilities that will underpin Guidepoint’s Next-Gen research enablement platform and data products.

This will be a hybrid position in our Toronto office.

What You’ll Do :

• Collaborate with data architects, data scientists, analysts, and other business consumers to quickly and thoroughly analyze business requirements to populate the data warehouse, optimized for reporting and analytics.
• Work with senior data engineers on best practices in data engineering and Lakehouse architecture.
• Drive innovation and contribute to the development of cutting-edge Generative AI and analytical capabilities for Guidepoint's Next-Gen research enablement platform.

What You Have :

Demonstrated proactive engagement with eagerness to learn

Excellent communication skills, adept at articulating complex ideas with clarity and precision

Collaborative in approach, actively seeking guidance when necessary

Skilled in data engineering concepts and languages, notably SQL, PySpark, Dbt, DLT

Some familiarity with Databricks Platform and Knowledge Graph concepts

Knowledgeable in Lakehouse architecture and OpenAI APIs

Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities

What We Offer :

Paid Time Off

Company RRSP Match

Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform

About Guidepoint :

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.

Backed by a network of nearly 1.5 million experts and Guidepoint’s 1,300 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request.With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience.

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