Full-Time

Data Engineer

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Prophecy

Prophecy

51-200 employees

Low-code platform for data engineering workflows

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Junior, Mid

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Remote with occasional travel to the office.

Category
Data Engineering
Data & Analytics
Required Skills
Python
Airflow
Apache Spark
SQL
Scala
Requirements
  • Experience in Apache Spark, and you can write Python or Scala code
  • Experience in complex data engineering (ETL) and have solved many performance issues with Spark jobs
  • Experience in a technical customer-facing role - preferably solution engineering or wanting to do such a role
  • Bachelor in CS (preferred)
Responsibilities
  • Be a resident expert in data engineering using Prophecy with Spark & Airflow
  • Solve complex problems and educate
  • Address complex customer issues related to Apache Spark and Data Warehouses
  • Build automated tooling to solve repeatable problems
  • Demonstrate ownership to drive to solution, be pro-active
  • Participate in on-call rotation
  • Help our customers (Fortune 500) onboard to the product, answering queries about Prophecy, Spark, and Airflow
  • Provide best practices and guidance around pipeline runtime performance, usage of third-party libraries, CI/CD, and scheduling
  • Build reusable Spark, SQL, and Airflow packages that solve repeated problems in data engineering (e.g., data quality, auditing, and connectors)
  • Write high-performance Spark code
Desired Qualifications
  • Customer-facing Experience
  • Ability to form relationships with executives and influencers
  • Ability to present a convincing point-of-view to important decision-makers that leads them down a path of success

Prophecy.io offers a low-code platform that simplifies the creation and management of data workflows and schedules, primarily using Apache Spark and Apache Airflow. Users can develop Spark workflows and Airflow schedules with minimal coding, making it accessible for data engineers and enterprises looking to improve their data processing efficiency. The platform includes features for searching metadata and tracking column-level lineage, which helps users understand data flow and dependencies. Unlike many competitors, Prophecy.io focuses on providing a comprehensive suite of tools that enhance productivity without requiring extensive coding knowledge. The goal of Prophecy.io is to empower medium to large enterprises to optimize their data operations through a subscription-based service that grants access to its low-code tools.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$67.6M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-6%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased adoption of low-code platforms boosts demand for Prophecy's tools.
  • Generative AI integration enhances automation and efficiency in data preparation tasks.
  • Cloud-native data platforms create expansion opportunities for Prophecy's offerings.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from platforms like Alteryx and Dataiku is intensifying.
  • Over-reliance on Databricks could pose risks if strategic changes occur.
  • Rapid AI advancements may outpace Prophecy's integration capabilities.

What makes Prophecy unique

  • Prophecy offers a low-code platform for data engineering with Apache Spark and Airflow.
  • The platform includes unique features like metadata search and column-level lineage tracking.
  • Prophecy's Data Transformation Copilot uses generative AI for enhanced data preparation.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Professional Development Budget

Company Equity

Life Insurance

FSA/HSA

Long Term Disability