Data Engineer III

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

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As a member of Amex GBT Egencia's Reporting Data Platform team, you will tackle our most sophisticated and impactful challenges using cutting-edge data technologies. Working in an agile development mindset, you will contribute to our cloud-based data platform and make sure it scales dynamically and operates reliably. Internal stakeholders, data scientists, and external clients will use the products you develop to gain in-depth insights into travel programs, financials, and operations.

*This is a hybrid role located in Chicago*

What You’ll Do:

• Writing code – lots of it. We use Python, Java, Spark, and SQL. We welcome programmers of all backgrounds as long as you focus on data engineering solutions and attention to quality.
• Foster and strengthen a deep understanding of vast data sources and know precisely how, when, and which data to use to solve particular business problems.
• Design, architect, implement and support critical data pipelines and datasets that support our business, clients, and data scientists.
• Be responsible for end-to-end data solution design and implementation, including data modelling, pipelining, transformation, and visualization. 
• Work with product owners, operations and finance teams, and other data engineers to implement features benefitting Amex GBT Egencia and its clients.
• Be responsible for implementing best practices like infrastructure as code, automated testing, and code reviews.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer science, mathematics, statistics, economics, or other quantitative fields.
• 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
• Demonstrable experience with any programming language (Python, Java, etc).
• Experience using big data technologies (Spark, Presto, etc.)
• Experience using cloud technologies such as EMR, Lambda, EC2, S3, and Kinesis.
• Experience leading data warehousing and analytics projects, including using technologies such as Airflow, Snowflake, and Redshift. 
• Experience with Agile, DevOps, and CICD frameworks such as Terraform and Jenkins in cloud-based environments. 

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Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The US national annual base salary range for this position is from $60,000 to $120,000.  The national range provided includes the base salary that Egencia expects to pay for the role.  Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual Performance Based Incentive, which rewards participants based on company performance.  For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

Benefits at a glance

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Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.

• And much more!

This role is for Egencia LLC (“Egencia” or the “Company”), a member of the American Express Global Business Travel family of companies.

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!