Senior Data Engineer

First Street; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Option Plan

Hybrid Schedule

15 vacation days

100% healthcare premium coverage

12 weeks paid parental leave

Commuter benefits

Job summary

A progressive climate technology firm in New York is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to provide technical expertise in the processing and analysis of geospatial data. The successful candidate will develop processes to enhance risk assessment quality while using tools such as SQL, Python, and PostgreSQL. The position offers a hybrid schedule, competitive salary, stock options, and numerous benefits including healthcare coverage and paid parental leave.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in related field.
• Experience with databases and proficiency in SQL.
• Proficiency in programming with Python and GIS tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support in analyzing geospatial observations.
• Develop processes for hazard prediction data.
• Analyze raster and vector data to improve model accuracy.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Python programming

GIS knowledge

Statistical analysis

Databases design

Geospatial data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Data or Climate Science

Master's Degree Preferred

Tools

PostgreSQL

GDAL

Spark

Git

Job description

Senior Data Engineer

What you’ll do

• Provide technical support in the processing, analysis, and interpretation of geospatial observations and modeling data.
• Develop and implement processes for processing large volumes of hazard prediction data to improve risk assessment quality and accuracy.
• Plan, execute and workflows on local and cloud-based environments, using technologies such as GDAL, PostgreSQL, Python, Spark.
• Analyze raster and vector data at scale to improve model accuracy, identify quality control issues, and develop suggested remedies for identified issues.
• Perform statistical analysis to validate hazard model predictions and assess model uncertainties.
• Design and implement quality assurance checks on the climate risk data and derived statistics.
• Assist in resolution of customer support issues through quality control checks and explanation of the models and risk statistics.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Data or Climate Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience.
• Data operations: Experience with the design and use of databases, such as PostgreSQL.
• Programming: Proficiency with SQL queries to efficiently and reproducibly analyze complex datasets; additional languages like Python also required.
• GIS knowledge: Experience with writing software to efficiently process and analyze with geospatial data using open source tools.
• Strong understanding of probability and statistics as applied to spatial data.
• Expertise using scripted languages to build data pipelines on both local and cloud-based systems.
• Proficiency with source control platforms such as Git.
• A science-based approach with a high degree of concern for reliability, accuracy and reproducibility.
• Experience in GIS and/or geospatial statistical analysis.
• Nice to have: experience in DBT and Spark.

What will make you stand out

• Previous experience in the physical sciences.
• Masters Degree Preferred.

How we work

• Impact: We only focus on things that move the needle.
• Drive: We are driven by the role we play in connecting climate change to financial risk.
• Ownership: This is our company and we act accordingly.
• Urgency: We move quickly because the world depends on it.
• Resilience: We have a growth mindset in all that we do.

What we offer

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Ownership interest in the company via Employee Stock Option Plan.
• Hybrid Schedule with in-office workdays on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
• 15 vacation days along with 8 statutory company holidays, 5 days for winter break office closure, and 10 sick days.
• Healthcare monthly premium covered at 100% for employee or a significant contribution for family plans.
• Vision and dental benefits with partial employee contribution.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Access to One Medical, Teledoc, HealthAdvocate, Kindbody, and Talkspace.
• Company 401(k) program.
• Commuter benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Tech startup environment.
• Weekly team meals and an office stocked with coffee and snacks.
• Working on the world’s biggest issue with other passionate professionals.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.