Why project44?  

Our mission is to usher in a new era of trust and predictability to transportation and logistics, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. The industry is massive, as is the opportunity. We’re looking for bright, ambitious individuals to join our growing global team and help us enable a more productive and successful world. We’re changing the way the world ships, and we’re looking for you to help us get there!   

About the role:

As a Principal Data Engineer at project44, you'll have opportunities to work on ETL pipeline, support & solve various data integration challenges and improve overall data warehouse and data lake processing.

What you'll be doing:

• Design and development ETL/ELT using Python/Java with Snowflake, Postgres and other data stores. Be able to develop & automate a project through its entire lifecycle.
• Knowledge in Data Warehouse/Data Mart design and implementation. Be able to develop a project through its entire lifecycle.
• Build distributed, reusable, and efficient backend ETLs.
• Implementation of security and Data protection
• Providing guidance on new technologies and continuous improvement in best practices
• Researching, implementation and development of software development tools
• Understand repeatable automated processes for building the application, test it, document it, and deploy it at scale.
• Work collaboratively with insights and data science teams to understand end user requirements to provide technical solutions and for the implementation of new features and data pipelines.
• Establish quality processes to deliver a stable and reliable solution
• Efficient in writing complex SQL, stored procedures in Snowflake, Postgres, BigQuery
• Preparing documentation (Data Mapping, Technical Specifications, Production Support, data dictionaries, test cases, etc.) for all projects
• Coach junior team members and help your team to continuously improve by contributing to tooling, documentation, and development practices

You could be a great fit if you have:

Experience & Education

• 8+ Years of experience in leading Data Engineering efforts
• 3+ Years of experience in Snowflake, Oracle and knowledge in No SQL database like MongoDB
• 3+ Years of experience in Python/Java
• 3+ Years of experience in ETL Developer role with deep knowledge of data processing tools like Airflow, Argo workflow.
• 4+ yrs experience with data engineering and operations, including administering production-level, always-on, high throughput, complex OLTP RDBMS
• Strong experience in building data warehouse solutions and Data Modeling.
• Strong ETL performance-tuning skills and the ability to analyze and optimize production volumes and batch schedules.
• Experience with ETL, GCP, Unix/Linux, Helm Charts as well as Git or other version control systems
• Expertise in operational data stores and real time data integration
• Expert level skill in modeling, managing, scaling and performance tuning high-volume transactional database.
• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or equivalent experience.

Technical Skills

• Strong programming/scripting knowledge in building and maintaining ETL using Java, SQL, Python, Bash, Go.
• In-depth hands-on knowledge of public clouds - GCP(preferred)/AWS, PostgreSQL (version 9.6+), ElasticSearch, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, Snowflake, BigQuery
• Participate in an on-call rotation to mitigate any data pipeline failures
• Strong experience with Kafka or equivalent event/streaming based systems
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes.
• Develop and deploy CICD pipelines for Data Engineering
• Experience and knowledge of optimizing database performance and capacity utilization to provide high availability and redundancy
• Proficiency with high volume OLTP Databases and large data warehouse environments.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Understanding of Agile and its implementation for Data Warehouse Development

Professional Skills/Competency

• Focus on development/ improvement of framework to support repeatable and scalable solutions
• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to communicate clearly and concisely
• Takes initiative to recommend/ develop innovative approaches to getting things done
• Is a team player and encourages collaboration

Diversity & Inclusion

We're designing the future of how the world moves and is connected through trade and global supply chains. We can only deliver a truly world-class product and experience if our teams are as diverse and unique communities we are building for. So it's up to us to create a company where anyone can bring their authentic self to work everyday. We're constantly working to improve, and we accept our responsibility to elevate the voices left in the margins. It's on every one of us.

Our focus on inclusion manifests in the way we hire, the customers we serve, and the regions we prioritize. We're building a company that every one of us at project44 is proud to work for: a company that celebrates you for being you.

We pride ourselves on celebrating everyone — project44 is an equal opportunity employer actively working on creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where underrepresented groups can thrive. If you share our values and our passion for helping the way the world moves, we’d love to review your application!

For any needed accommodations during the hiring process, please email [email protected]. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying. Studies show that you can still be considered for a role if you meet just 50% of the role’s requirements.

More about project44 

Since 2014, project44 has been transforming the way one of the largest, most important global industries does business. As transportation and logistics continues to evolve and customer expectations around delivery become more demanding, industry technology must rise to the occasion. In just a few short years, we’ve created a digital infrastructure that eliminates the inefficiencies caused by dated technology and manual processes. Our Advanced Visibility Platform is used by the world’s leading brands to track shipments, collaborate with supply chain partners, drive operational efficiencies, and create outstanding customer experiences.