The Opportunity

The Data Engineer contributes to the success of Devstar by defining and owning projects in the full software development lifecycle from concept and planning to delivery and deployment. As part of our growing Data & Analytics team, you will help architect, design, and build the data foundation that actionable business intelligence

The Role

·  Writing clean code and unit tests to support any source code changes, performing code reviews, and related activities that contribute to development and maintenance

·  Continued focus and demonstration of strong software architecture, DevOps, data warehouse solutions, and/or product skills

·  Understand and apply software engineering best practices while modifying/enhancing our software platform and in code reviews

·  Actively participates in software architecture and system design processes

· Identify and decompose complex, impactful problems, offers solutions, and successfully drives to resolution

· Offer input into the designs of product enhancements and third-party integrations and documenting designs

· Working closely with other engineers and product managers throughout the SDLC

· Independently scope technical solutions while anticipating uncertainty

· Constructively engage with team members and management through open and active communication channels when problem solving and developing solutions, recommending changes in policies, procedures, and tooling.

· Writes well designed, testable, efficient code that are easy to learn from

·  Readily seek opportunities to mentor new and developing teammates

The Skills

·  4 or more years of experience in a software engineering/development role

· Experience in an Agile software development environment

·  Desire to ship high quality software at great velocity

·  Demonstrated mastery of the pillars of software engineering

·  Server-side languages such as PHP, C#, Java, etc.

·  Relational database design & query optimization in a PostgreSQL or MySQL environment

·  AWS Lambda

·  NodeJS 

·  Git 

·  Architecting data warehouses on RedShift or Snowflake

·  ETL tooling (DBT, Fivetran, etc.)

·  Strong understanding of SQL, relational table design, data modeling, and performance tuning/optimization in a data warehouse setting

· Strong experience with creating and maintaining automated unit tests and integration tests in a test-driven development environment

· Understanding of advanced object-oriented design and SOLID design principles with strong design/architecture instincts

· High degree of intellectual curiosity and a thirst for knowledge – we’re always looking for ways to improve our processes while continuing to produce high quality solutions for our customers

· Does not accept “status quo” as a default. Continuously looks for ways to improve process, quality, and team/product achievements that are aligned with Devstar’s culture and values.