Data Engineer (12 Month Contract)

REW; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

REW.ca in Vancouver seeks a Data Engineer to join our Data Team on a 12-month contract for 2027. You will wrangle real estate data, implement end-to-end data flows, ETL scripts, and data quality controls, collaborating with upstream providers and internal stakeholders.

We offer a competitive salary range of 100,000–130,000 CAD per year, with good equipment and opportunities to grow. The role requires in-office presence at least one day per week and can start in December 2026.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of professional experience in data engineering/analysis with big data stacks.
• Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Python for data processing; familiar with scripting languages.
• Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT concepts and technologies.
• Solid SQL and experience in relational database development and data modelling.
• Experience with AWS, GCS or similar cloud providers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance REW's data platform.
• Debug and optimize ETL pipelines.
• Build sustainable infrastructure for data pipelines.
• Conduct data processing and data modelling tasks.
• Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to power new services.

Skills

Python

SQL

Big data

ETL/ELT concepts

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

GCS

Job description

We're seeking a highly-skilled Data Engineer with expertise in ETL, relational databases, and cloud infrastructure.

At REW.ca, we believe real estate is one of life's great adventures. As British Columbia's leading real estate platform and with a strong national reach, we empower millions of Canadians to navigate their home search journeys with confidence. By combining innovative technology, deep market insights, and a seamless user experience, REW.ca empowers home seekers to find their perfect home. Our mission is to make real estate a more personal experience, guided by care, empathy, and innovation.

We've done this by carefully assembling a team of great people who have great ideas. One of those genius-level ideas is to make REW quite simply the best place in the world to work.

And that's where you come in.

We're searching for a highly-motivated Data Engineer to help our Data Team wrangle real estate data, build sustainable infrastructure, and support analytics. We are hiring for a 12-month contract role for the year of 2027. Availability to start early in December 2026 would be a plus!

A love of working with amazing people will be viewed as a plus, too.

Rocking the role.

Data is at the heart of everything we do at REW. Every day, our platform ingests feeds from dozens of sources to compile, composite and augment the listings that thousands of homeseekers search through in their quest for the perfect home.

You would join a small team in evolving REW's existing data platform. Your role may include responding to upstream changes from some of our feed providers, optimizing performance to respond to increased demand or troubleshooting integrity issues.

As you grow in the role, you'll earn the opportunity to take on more complex problems and own all aspects of developing end-to-end data flows, including gathering requirements, data modeling, ETL script development and data quality control.

We support work on an agile data platform built on the cloud utilizing big-data tools to extract, transform and load data from a variety of sources. Our Data Engineers act as key technical resources, participating in architectural design, developing robust, reliable workflows and ensuring data accuracy and availability.

With a Great Role comes Great Responsibilities.

• Maintaining and enhancing REW's data platform
• Debugging and optimizing ETL pipelines
• Building sustainable infrastructure to host our data pipelines
• Data processing and data modeling
• Collaborating with various internal teams and stakeholders to power new services and features
• Participating in project planning and analysis as needed.

Who you are is far more important than where you've been.

Qualifications.

• Minimum of one year of professional experience with data engineering/analysis and big data tech stacks
• Bachelor of Computer Science, similar technical degree or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in Python or similar language for data processing with exposure to other scripting and object-oriented programming languages
• Knowledge of ETL/ELT concepts and technologies
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience in relational database development and data modelling
• Proven experience in AWS, GCS or similar cloud providers.

Who you are and your life at REW.

• You are passionate about personal and professional growth, always seeking new knowledge and innovative technologies.
• You thrive on sharing insights and knowledge with peers to foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• You can maintain a balance between independent work and teamwork, contributing positively to team dynamics and company culture.
• Creativity is in your DNA. You run head-first at problems with real enthusiasm, always on the look-out for solves that add value and make a positive impact on our people, and the people we serve.
• You communicate technical designs and concepts with clarity, ensuring alignment and understanding across the team.
• You are committed to continuous learning, staying up to date with the company’s products and features to drive and improve performance.
• You are willing to work at least 1 day a week in-office at our Vancouver location.

What we can offer you.
In addition to competitive compensation, we provide the best equipment for you to do your best work, and team events to keep you connected. This is a 12-month contract role with an annual compensation of $100,000 - $130,000 per year, depending on experience.

Help us make the best company in the world.