Data Engineer

This role is not open to visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship including those on H1-B, F-1, OPT, STEM-OPT, or TN visa, nor is it available to work corp-to-corp.

As a Data Engineer at Red Ventures, you’ll build data products and create the foundation that powers our machine learning and business analytics efforts. You’ll work hand-in-hand with a variety of stakeholders from functional groups across the organization to create end-to-end solutions. Red Ventures is a high-autonomy, high-ownership environment; you’ll own your work from idea to production solution. Our data engineering tech stack is primarily AWS and Spark/SparkSQL/Python via Databricks, though we welcome strong applicants from a wide variety of technical backgrounds. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams are better teams. Think of the bullets below as guidelines: if you only partially meet the qualifications on this posting, we encourage you to apply anyway! 

What You’ll Do

• Iterate - Red tape doesn’t get in our way. We believe that "Speed Trumps Perfection" so we test and deploy daily.
• Autonomy – Aspiring entrepreneurs succeed here because you will have full-ownership over your work from beginning to end.
• Innovate – With the belief that “Everything is Written in Pencil”, we encourage our teams to test new frameworks, learn new languages and challenge the “status quo” to make us better.
• Design and build data pipelines from various sources to data warehouse using batch or incremental loading strategies utilizing cutting edge cloud technologies.
• Conceptualizing and generating infrastructure that allows data to be accessed and analyzed effectively.

Our Data Engineers within the Home vertical play a pivotal role in constructing the data processing pipelines that drive our proprietary brands and our key partnerships. As a member of this team, you will contribute to the development of a Homogenized Multi-Tenant Data Warehouse. Your primary responsibility will involve hands-on tasks to transform existing data from diverse enterprise systems into a unified data platform housing robust datasets ready for analytics and reporting. This entails mastering upstream processes, pipelines, and source systems. Moreover, you will collaborate with various functional units to ensure the successful deployment, operation, and maintenance of solutions.

What We’re Looking For

• 2+ years of experience performing production data engineering/ETL work
• 2+ years of experience with one of the major cloud providers (we use AWS but we welcome candidates with experience in Azure or GCP)
• 2+ years of experience working on Spark/SparkSQL using Scala/Python to build and maintain complex ETL pipelines
• 2+ years of experience working with SQL
• Experience with GitHub and CI/CD processes
• Experience working on Orchestration (Databricks Workflows / Airflow)
• Experience with one of the major data warehousing solutions (we use Databricks but we welcome candidates with experience in BigQuery, Snowflake, Oracle or Redshift)
• Conceptual understanding of data warehousing and dimensional modeling
• Experience providing operational support for the production data pipelines and data triaging
• Familiarity with SaaS like Fivetran and Hightouch is a plus

This role is not open to visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship including those on H1-B, F-1, OPT, STEM-OPT, or TN visa, nor is it available to work corp-to-corp.

Compensation: 

This range reflects total cash compensation, which may include base salary only or base salary plus target bonus, depending on the role. Where eligible, equity may also be offered separately and not included below. Actual compensation varies based on location, experience, and qualifications.

• Total Cash Compensation Range: $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Additionally, the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures, subject to eligibility requirements.

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program

Who We Are:

Founded in 2000, Red Ventures (RV) is home to a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands and businesses, strategic partnerships and proprietary technology – including Bankrate, Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, BestColleges and more. Together, RV helps millions of people worldwide make life’s most important decisions, accelerates digital adaptation, and innovates the online consumer experience by improving every step of the consumer journey – from first discovery of information, throughout the decision-making process, to transactions. Headquartered south of Charlotte, NC, Red Ventures employs thousands of people across the US and Puerto Rico, with international offices in the UK and Brazil. For more information, visit https://redventures.com and follow @RedVentures on social platforms.

At Red Ventures, we believe diverse, inclusive teams are better. To help you better understand our core values and beliefs, we encourage you to watch this brief YouTube video: Our Belief Statements. This will give you insight into the principles that guide our work and our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment.

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, 401(k) plan and a paid parental leave program.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. 

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected]. 

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