Senior Data Engineer

Swapcard; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Swapcard, a pioneering AI-powered event platform, seeks a Data Engineer to develop data pipelines and frameworks. This remote position offers opportunities to innovate in data management, ensuring high-quality data flows and collaborating with diverse teams to meet data needs. Join a dynamic team that values curiosity, open-mindedness, and resilience while benefiting from a culture that promotes flexibility and diverse perspectives.

Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off

100% of health insurance covered

Remote work budget

Learning budget

In-person social gatherings

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience deploying code in production.
• Deep understanding of SQL and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with ETL and transformation pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize data pipelines for large volumes of data.
• Monitor and maintain the cloud data warehouse.
• Collaborate with teams to address data engineering needs.

Skills

SQL

Data Warehousing

ETL

Python

Workflow Orchestrators

Tools

Redshift

Airflow

Dbt

AWS

Job description

Our Mission

Swapcard is the leading AI-powered event platform designed to drive revenue growth and foster meaningful connections at in-person and hybrid events. We recognize the importance of teamwork in successful events; that's why Swapcard is fueled by a team of innovators who are passionate about helping organizers build future-proof events.

Our Vision

At Swapcard, we believe in the power of meaningful connections. This belief fuels our commitment to pioneering modern solutions that empower organizers to create engaging event experiences.

Guided by our commitment to excellence and collaboration, we aim to redefine the landscape of event technology, setting new standards for engagement, accessibility, and impact.

Our Beliefs

At Swapcard, diversity is at the core of our success. With 42 nationalities represented among our 180+ team members, we champion diversity as a catalyst for creativity, collaboration, and unparalleled innovation.

We believe that by embracing a multitude of backgrounds, cultures, and viewpoints, we can truly understand and cater to the needs of our global community of event organizers and participants.

Our full remote opportunities empower our team to thrive, no matter where they are in the world, fostering a culture of flexibility and inclusion.

What you will be doing?

• Build efficient and robust data pipelines for large volumes of data, from internal databases and SaaS applications, using Fivetran, Airbyte or Python.
• Develop and optimize transformation data models using Redshift, Dbt, Dagster and other tools.
• Monitor and maintain our cloud data warehouse (Redshift) with timely and quality data.
• Set and ensure data engineering standards as part of the department goals.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure data engineering needs/requests are addressed.
• Create and maintain documentations.

What you should have?

• 5+ years hands-on experience deploying code in production.
• Demonstrably deep understanding of SQL and data warehouse.
• Hands-on experience implementing ETL.
• Hands-on experience delivering transformation pipelines with Dbt.
• Experience working with Python.
• Experience working with a workflow orchestrator (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, Kestra, …)
• Fluency in English.

Bonus Points

• Experience with AWS (e.g: Redshift).
• Experience with Dagster.
• Experience with data vizualisation tools (e.g Tableau).
• Knowledge in Infra toolchain (e.g Docker, Terraform, Helm).

Swapcard’s Interview process

Our thorough interview process aims to identify exceptional talent to advance our mission while offering you a chance to explore your career potential at Swapcard.

1. Screening Interview with a recruiter from our people team.

2. A remote exercise to demonstrate and assess your skills.

3. Manager review with your future reporting manager

4. Leadership review with one of our department leaders

5. Reference check conducted by our people team

6. Offer

Swapcard's Values

Curious : We ask questions and try new things. We embrace new experiences and love to learn from others. We are curious about what something is and WHY something is.

Open-minded : We welcome change as well as ideas and feedback from others. We welcome people as they are and learn from each other's personal and professional experiences.

️ Human : No masking who we are. Empathy encourages a down-to-earth environment where we all feel comfortable and free to be human. Creating bonds makes it easier to share ideas, give feedback, and ask for help.

Resilient : Our challenges in life have only made us stronger and wiser. We prefer the term “experiment” over “failure” because we always keep trying. We are solution-oriented and find innovative approaches to succeed.

Ambitious: Nothing is impossible. We're always striving to get better, seize opportunities, and reach the top. We are encouraged to dream big and believe in ourselves.

Benefits & Reasons to Join Swapcard

- International team with 40+ nationalities (more on the way!)

- Remote-first policy with headquarters in Paris

- Thriving startup with career growth opportunities

- Open-minded culture that appreciates differences

- Feedback-driven, supportive & curious team with a DIY mindset

- Generous Paid Time Off to ensure you have time for what matters most ️

- Remote perks designed to optimize your working experience

- In-person social gatherings to celebrate our achievements ️

- 100% of your health insurance contribution paid by Swapcard

- Work-from-home budget (one-off contribution for equipment in addition to your initial equipment setup) ️

- Co-working space budget to support remote work in professional environments

- Learning budget to help you develop new and existing skills

- Mental health care initiatives to support your well-being

Equal Opportunity

Swapcard is committed to upholding equal employment practices and making merit-based employment decisions. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to apply, regardless of race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy status, age, marital status, and status as a veteran