Data Engineer Co-op

Semios; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Data Engineer Co-op to join their mission of enhancing agriculture through data-driven solutions. This role involves building integrated data platforms, optimizing data ingestion, and supporting automation in a dynamic environment. You will collaborate with a team of experts, gaining exposure to cutting-edge technologies like SQL, Google BigQuery, and AI tooling. With a commitment to sustainability and meaningful work, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a real impact in the agricultural sector while fostering your professional growth in a supportive and collaborative atmosphere. If you're eager to learn and contribute to a better food supply, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Collaborative work environment

Flexible working from home

Tech-focused office

Opportunity to work on meaningful projects

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or similar fields.
• Experience in SQL and exposure to cloud computing and databases.

Responsibilities

• Build pipelines to combine and deliver data efficiently.
• Work with Data Engineers and Data Scientists to optimize data processes.

Skills

SQL

Cloud Computing

AI Technologies

Data Processing

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Engineering

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Mathematics

Tools

Google BigQuery

Postgres

DBT

Dagster

Mode

Grafana

Job description

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Who we are:
We are a bunch of people who really care about agriculture, food and the challenges facing farming. We want to help farmers with data driven decision making to help nature feed a growing population. Join our team of expert engineers, agronomists, entomologists, crop researchers, and data scientists who are continually conducting research to help drive innovation in agriculture.

Semios is a market leader in leveraging the internet-of-things (IoT) and big data to improve the sustainability and profitability of specialty crops. With 500 million data points being reported by our sensors every day, we leverage our big data analytics, such as in-depth pest and disease modeling, to empower tree fruit and tree nut growers with decision-making tools to minimize resources and risks.

Our innovative work has received several industry awards:

• AgTech Breakthrough Awards Program (2023) - Selected as winner of the "Overall Smart Irrigation Company Of The Year" award
• Sustainability Changemaker by SDTC (2022) - Named as one of the companies which recognize homegrown innovation in sustainable technologies in Canada
• AgTech Breakthrough Awards Program (2021) - Selected as winner of the "Pest Management Solutions of the Year" award
• Google Accelerator (2020) - Selected as 1 of 9 companies for the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator Canada cohort, who are all using technology to solve complex challenges
• Global CleanTech Top 100 (2020) - Identified as one of the companies best positioned to solve tomorrow's clean technology challenges

We know our journey is only achievable by having a great team that shares ideas, tries new things and learns as we go.

Who you are:
Motivated by meaningful work, you are looking for a collaborative, team environment with the opportunity to learn and grow as you take the initiative to try new things.

As a Data Engineer Co-op, you will:
Be part of building the most integrated data platform in Agriculture, which means joining information from many sources. Your job is to build pipelines and supporting tools to combine and deliver the data in a timely manner for the customer.

What you will do:

• Work with our internal Data Engineers and Data Scientists to find the most efficient way to ingest, extract, and process new data sources
• Look for opportunities to reduce platform costs and optimize queries
• Become an automation guru, play a role in our big data platform, and our new AI tooling; deliver tangible results by the end of your term
• Gain wide exposure to SQL, DBT, Dagster, and time-series databases like Google BigQuery, and Postgres
• Help monitor the health of our data platform using Mode and Grafana.

Requirements:
We want you to succeed, so you will need:

• Working towards a degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math or similar fields
• Experience in SQL
• Organized, independent, and detail-oriented. You love to finish a project knowing you've been thorough and delivered the goods
• Some exposure to cloud computing, emerging AI technologies, and databases
• Interest in contributing to pipelines in a large-scale data environment
• Excitement to learn and understand agriculture and what drives the food supply that feeds our planet.

Salary Range: $18 to $22.00 per hour.
Please note that the pay rate offered may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and experience, as well as business and organizational needs.

Benefits:

• Sleep better, knowing you're making the world a better place through more sustainable food production
• Collaborative and casual work environment
• Opportunity to learn and make an impact by working on meaningful projects
• Tech-focused office location, convenient to transit and bike paths
• Enjoy the hybrid working environment - the flexibility of working from home some days and the personal connections built from working in the office.

Semios welcomes all applicants regardless of race, gender, orientation, sexual identity, economic class, ability, disability, age, religious beliefs or disbeliefs, or status. We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish and we welcome everyone.

Seniority level

• Internship

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Industries: Non-profit Organizations and Primary and Secondary Education