Sr. Data Infrastructure Engineer

ACV Auctions; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company revolutionizing the automotive industry! As a Data Infrastructure Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic team focused on optimizing performance and reliability of data platforms. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and influence engineering standards across the organization. With a commitment to health and wellness, the company provides comprehensive benefits and a supportive environment that fosters growth and innovation. If you are passionate about data solutions and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Company Sponsored Healthcare

Generous Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Retirement planning through RRSP

Comprehensive optional benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data infrastructure and software product delivery.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data requirements.
• Design and maintain scalable data infrastructure solutions.

Skills

Python

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)

Database management (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)

Terraform

DevOps practices

Kubernetes

Continuous integration tools

Data modeling and architecture

SOX compliance

Event Sourcing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Data Dog

BigQuery

Job description

If you are looking for a career at a dynamic company with a people-first mindset and a deep culture of growth and autonomy, ACV is the right place for you! Competitive compensation packages and learning and development opportunities, ACV has what you need to advance to the next level in your career. We will continue to raise the bar every day by investing in our people and technology to help our customers succeed. We hire people who share our passion, bring innovative ideas to the table, and enjoy a collaborative atmosphere.

Who we are:

ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry. ACV Auctions Inc. (ACV), has applied innovation and user-designed, data-driven applications and solutions. We are building the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with data solutions for sourcing, selling and managing used vehicles with transparency and comprehensive insights that were once unimaginable. We are disruptors of the industry and we want you to join us on our journey.

At ACV we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer:

• Company Sponsored (paid) Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Comprehensive additional optional benefits such as Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D.
• All insurance benefits go into effect on your date of hire.
• Generous Parental Leave Top-Up Pay and Vacation Programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the company.
• Retirement planning through the Company’s RRSP.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Developer to join our Data Infrastructure team.

The Data Infrastructure engineering team is responsible for the tools and backend infrastructure that supports our data platform to optimize performance scalability and reliability.

This role requires strong focus and experience in multi-cloud based technologies, message bus systems, automated deployments using containerized applications, design, development, database management and performance, SOX compliance requirements, and implementation of infrastructure using automation through terraform and continuous delivery and batch-oriented workflows. As a Data Infrastructure Engineer at ACV Auctions, you will work alongside and mentor software and production engineers in the development of solutions to ACV’s most complex data and software problems.

You will be a strong technical leader that is able to operate in a high performing team, balancing high-quality deliverables with customer focus, possessing excellent communication skills, and demonstrating a record of delivering results in a fast-paced environment.

What you will be doing:

1. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Data Scientists, Software Engineers, Data Engineers, and Data Analysts, to understand data requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
2. Influence company-wide engineering standards for databases, tooling, languages, and build systems.
3. Design, implement, and maintain scalable and high-performance data infrastructure solutions, with a primary focus on data.
4. Design, implement, and maintain tools and best practices for (but not limited to) access control, data versioning, database management, and migration strategies.
5. Contribute, influence, and set standards for all technical aspects of a product or service including, but not limited to, coding, testing, debugging, performance, languages, database selection, management, and deployment.
6. Identify and troubleshoot database/system issues and bottlenecks, working closely with the engineering team to implement effective solutions.
7. Write clean, maintainable, well-commented code and automation to support our data infrastructure layer.
8. Perform code reviews, develop high-quality documentation, and build robust test suites for your products.
9. Provide advanced technical support for databases, including troubleshooting, performance tuning, and resolving complex issues.
10. Collaborate with software and DevOps engineers to design scalable services, plan feature roll-out, and ensure high reliability and performance of our products.
11. Collaborate with development teams and data science teams to design and optimize database schemas, queries, and stored procedures for maximum efficiency.
12. Participate in the SOX audits, including creation of standards and reproducible audit evidence through automation.
13. Create and maintain documentation for database and system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
14. Maintain and extend (as required) existing database operations solutions for backups, index defragmentation, data retention, etc.
15. Respond to and troubleshoot highly complex problems quickly, efficiently, and effectively.
16. Accountable for the overall performance of products and/or services within a defined area of focus.
17. Be part of the on-call rotation.
18. Handle multiple competing priorities in an agile, fast-paced environment.
19. Perform additional duties as assigned.

What you need:

1. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
2. Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
3. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced global team environment.
4. 5+ years experience architecting, developing, and delivering software products with emphasis on data infrastructure layer.
5. 5+ years work with continuous integration and build tools.
6. 5+ years experience programming in Python.
7. 5+ years experience with Cloud platforms, preferably in GCP/AWS.
8. Advanced knowledge in day-to-day tools and how they work including deployments, Kubernetes, monitoring systems, and testing tools.
9. Proficient in version control systems including trunk-based development, multiple release planning, cherry picking, and rebase.
10. Advanced hands-on skills and the ability to drill deep into the complex system design and implementation.
11. Hands-on experience with SOX compliance requirements.
12. Knowledge of database design principles, data modeling, architecture, infrastructure, security principles, best practices, performance tuning, and optimization techniques.
13. Experience with:

• DevOps practices and tools for database automation and infrastructure provisioning.
• Programming in Python, SQL.
• Github, Jenkins.
• Experience with Service Oriented Architecture/Microservices and Event Sourcing in a platform like Kafka (preferred).
• Infrastructure as code tooling, such as terraform (preferred).
• Big data technologies and distributed databases.
• Database monitoring and diagnostic tools, preferably Data Dog.
• Database management/administration with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Dynamo, Mongo.
• GCP/BigQuery, Confluent Kafka.
• Using and integrating with cloud services, specifically: AWS RDS, Aurora, S3, GCP.

Nice to Have Qualifications:

Experience with knowledge of data warehousing concepts and technologies, including dimensional modeling and ETL frameworks.

No immigration or work visa sponsorship will be provided for this position.

Our Values:

Trust & Transparency | People First | Positive Experiences | Calm Persistence | Never Settling

At ACV, we are committed to an inclusive culture in which every individual is welcomed and empowered to celebrate their true selves. We achieve this by fostering a work environment of acceptance and understanding that is free from discrimination. ACV is committed to being an equal opportunity employer regardless of sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires reasonable accommodation, please let us know.

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