Data Engineer Remote (Canada)

Tailscale Inc.; Snowflake (AZ); Remote; CAD 180,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Tailscale Inc. seeks a full-time Data Engineer to enhance its data and analytics infrastructure. The ideal candidate will optimize data tools, collaborate across teams, and develop data strategies. This position offers a competitive compensation package, flexibility in work settings, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Flexible work-from-anywhere policy

Annual professional development budget

Paid time off program

Custom workstation setup allowance

Generous parental leave program

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Engineer with data warehousing and analytics.
• Strong SQL skills including schema design.
• Familiarity with modern data stack tools.

Responsibilities

• Operate and optimize data tools including Snowflake and dbt.
• Build and design new data pipelines for data infrastructure.
• Collaborate with teams to enrich tools with accurate data.

Skills

SQL

Collaboration

Data Transformation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

AWS

Job description

Tailscale is building the new Internet by delivering software that makes it easy to securely interconnect people and their devices, no matter where they are. From hobbyists to multinational corporations, teams of every size use Tailscale each day to protect their networks, share access to internal tools, and more. We're building a future for the Internet that's easy, sensible, and safe, like it used to be. Founded in 2019 and fully distributed, we're backed by Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital.

Job Description

We’re seeking a talented and motivated full-time Data Engineer to join our team. We’re looking for an individual who can own the Data and Analytics infrastructure to power the rest of the company. The ability to think on one’s feet, enjoy collaborating with highly technical teams, and be comfortable working asynchronously is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Operate and optimize our current stack of data tools: Prefect (on-prem), Snowflake, dbt, Rudderstack, Hightouch, Fivetran, and Looker.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to add metrics to underlying systems and code for better visibility into user behavior.
• Build and design new data pipelines into our Snowflake instance, leveraging AWS and on-premises orchestration tools to evolve our data infrastructure maturity.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and business teams to ensure tools (Salesforce, Hubspot, etc) are enriched with accurate and timely data to drive effective actions.
• Ensure that our data systems are reliably updating with accurate and timely data and that data syncing between systems is consistent and dependable.
• Guide the evolution of the product and service by normalizing operational data. Develop data strategies to analyze user engagement, product utilization, and user acquisition/activation insights.

Requirements:

• Experience as a Data Engineer working with analysts and engineering teams, including experience with data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines, and analytics infrastructure.
• Strong SQL skills including schema design, query optimization, and data model evolution.
• Experience with modern data stack tools (Snowflake, dbt) and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Ownership mindset - we have a solid foundation but need someone who can evolve our data infrastructure maturity.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with ability to work independently in a startup environment.
• Understanding of how to transform raw data into actionable business insights.

Nice to Have:

• B2B SaaS experience
• Experience with data platforms at high-growth companies
• Experience with unstructured data integrations and log processing

Prefect, Snowflake, dbt, Hightouch, Fivetran, RudderStack, Looker, Grafana, Stripe, Salesforce, HubSpot, Orb

CAN Pay Ranges

$180,900 - $270,680 CAD

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What We Offer

• An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self. We recognize the impact of diverse voices and backgrounds on the growth of our people, product, and company. And that flexibility in how and when you work empowers our team to integrate work and life.
• A competitive total compensation package. This includes a base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
• All-remote with the opportunity to work from anywhere—enjoy a change of scenery wherever you can get wifi, participate in virtual and in-person social events, and leverage our corporate co-working program to visit WeWork (or other similar spaces near you).
• Connect with other Tailscalars IRL. Attend our annual company retreat, participate in team/department off-sites, or use your individual travel budget to meet up with team members in Canada, the US, or the UK.
• Support for your personal and professional development. Grow your career thoughtfully with $1500 USD annually for professional development, or take advantage of mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
• Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration.Our flexible, paid time off program supports you for any situation life throws your way, whether moving homes or travelling the world!
• A build-your-own home office setup. You choose your own company-owned laptop (Mac or PC), receive a monthly home internet reimbursement, and $1000 USD to customize your workstation to make it your own.
• Generous parental leave program from your first day. We care about your life outside of work and encourage new parents to take advantage of parental leave top-ups for up to 26 weeks.

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