Senior Data Engineer

Opendoor; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Data Architect to drive impactful analytics and data solutions. In this role, you will design and implement technical architecture, work on integrating diverse data sets, and develop scalable data pipelines. This position offers the opportunity to grow into a leadership role while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance decision-making processes. Join a mission-driven organization committed to democratizing data and empowering teams through effective analytics. If you are passionate about data engineering and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data architecture and data pipelines.
• Strong SQL skills and proficiency in data modeling required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data architecture for event-based analytics.
• Develop scalable data pipelines and integrate third-party tools.

Skills

SQL

Data Modeling

Problem Solving

Data Visualization

Programming (Python)

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Airflow

dbt

Snowflake

BigQuery

Mode

Tableau

Looker

Job description

What You’ll Need

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Strong SQL skills
• 5+ years of experience working with event instrumentation, data pipelines, and data warehouses, preferably acting as a data architect in a previous role
• Proficiency with systems design and data modeling
• Fluency with workflow management tools, like Airflow or dbt
• Experience with modern data warehouses, like Snowflake or BigQuery
• Expertise breaking down complex problems, documenting solutions, and sequencing work to make iterative improvements
• Familiarity with marketing data tech stack
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Mode, Tableau, and Looker
• Familiarity with programming skills, preferably in Python
• Familiarity with software design principles, including test-driven development

About the Role

Data Platform is on a mission to democratize learning by building systems that enable company-wide analytics and experimentation. By implementing sufficient instrumentation, designing intuitive data models, and building batch/streaming pipelines, we will allow for deep and scalable investigation and optimization of the business. By developing self-serve tools, we will empower executives, PMs & engineering leadership to understand company performance at a glance and uncover insights to support decision making. Finally, by building capabilities such as forecasting, alerting, and experimentation, we will enable more, better, and faster decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Drive direct business impact with executive-level visibility
• Design technical architecture and implement components from the ground up as we transition to event-based analytics
• Work on the unique challenge of joining a variety of online and offline data sets, not just big data
• Learn and grow Data Science and Data Analytics skills (we sit in the same org!)
• Opportunity to grow into a Tech Lead/Manager, and mentor junior team members as we quickly grow the team
• Partner with infrastructure and product engineers to instrument our backend services and end-to-end user journeys to create visibility for the rest of the business
• Design, develop and monitor scalable and cost-efficient data pipelines and build out new integrations with third-party tools
• Work with data analysts and data scientists to design our data models as inputs to metrics and machine learning models
• Establish the best practices for data engineering
• Assess build vs buy tradeoffs for components in our company-wide analytics platform, which will inform decision-making for executives, PMs and Ops, etc.

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About Opendoor

Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to power life’s progress one move at a time. We believe the traditional real estate process is broken and our goal is simple: build a digital, end-to-end customer experience that makes buying and selling a home simple and certain.

We believe that being open about who we are and what we do allows us to be better. Individuals seeking employment at Opendoor are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other protected status under all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

We are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Opendoor is dedicated to creating an inclusive and collaborative culture. We value the diverse strengths, perspectives, and backgrounds of all our employees, and believe in empowering our teams to do their best work through teamwork and building a sense of belonging and trust.

At Opendoor, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, religious beliefs, or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].