Senior/Lead Data Engineer

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About the job

3Play Media is the leading software platform for making the web’s video content accessible - providing industry best captioning, transcription and audio description services.  Our platform serves multiple user groups, including paying customers, contractors engaged in our gig-economy marketplace, and our operations team who keeps things running smoothly 24x7.  Every day, our system processes hundreds of hours of video content and stores away the video, audio and transcription data in a variety of formats.

With this rapid data expansion (both relational and a large mongo instance) and the addition of several third party integrations, the Engineering team is looking to hire our first data engineer to tie it all together and make the data readily available to the entire company.  This is a unique opportunity to get in early in a company’s data story where they already have a ton of product traction and an impressive customer list.  If you’re interested in coming into a mostly greenfield data situation to help us lay our data foundation, we’d love to chat.

This position reports directly to the VP of Engineering.

You will:

  • Design an end-to-end data platform, connecting all of 3Play’s data
  • Identify data needs across the company (App teams, Data Science and the business) and connect the pipes to make the data readily available
  • Establish best practices for how consumers (Looker, Data Science team) access the warehouse data as to minimize coupling (views, marts)
  • Work closely with the VP of Engineering on defining processes for how the company requests and thinks about data.

We’re looking for someone who has:

  • 5+ years of experience in an Data Engineering (or Analytics Engineering) role, ideally designing and managing a data warehouse
  • A strong engineering background with strong SQL skills and knowledge of Python, Java or Ruby
  • Seen what “great” looks like for a data warehouse/pipelines and is excited to build that from the ground up
  • A strong bias for simplicity and establishing good patterns
  • The ability to work independently across many groups and be a driver of change
  • Experience working with many flavors of data: SQL, no-SQL and 3rd party integrations
  • Extensive experience using cloud BI tools (preferably Looker)
  • [Bonus] Hands on experience with data modeling for warehouse applications (Kimball, fact/dimension or similar modeling)
  • [Bonus] Knowledge of transformation tools such as dbt, Dataform, Python Data Manipulation, Kinesis

Some things you might work on:

  • Set up our first data warehouse - using Snowflake or another “Looker-friendly” technology
  • Pull data from our app mysql and mongo databases into the warehouse using an ingestion tool like Fivetran or Stitch
  • Pipe data from third party tools like Hubspot and Zendesk into the warehouse and join it with app data
  • Set up machine learning data pipelines to feed our Data Science team’s research

About the Company

3Play Media is a rapidly growing, profitable technology company with a startup culture making a huge impact on the way people consume online media. We provide premium captioning, transcription, audio description, and translation solutions to over 5,000 higher ed, enterprise, media, and government customers. Our goal is to simplify the workflow through flexible APIs, a secure online account system, and integrations with a multitude of players, platforms, and lecture capture systems. We got our start in 2008 out of MIT Sloan and we are based in Boston, MA.

Work Environment

We have an awesome work environment! Our team is hard working, laid back, and fun. We prioritize the ability for our employees to do their work quickly and efficiently without getting stuck in office politics and wasteful meetings. The team is dedicated to building a successful company. We have a spacious office with lots of natural light located in the North End. The work we do is fun, interesting, and gratifying. Your work will have a direct impact on our company’s success.

Location 

3Play Media is located in Boston, MA –  North Washington St on the Green & Orange line and near North Station. We are in the heart of Boston’s thriving North End District. We are located near some of the best restaurants and surrounded by Boston’s buzzing tech scene. 

Perks

  • Professional growth and development opportunities
  • Competitive compensation 
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
  • 401K matching program
  • Paid vacation, birthday, volunteer days, and sick leave
  • Disability and life insurance 
  • Charitable contribution matching program 
  • Transportation subsidy 
  • Company sponsored social events
  • Snacks and beverages provided
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An Insider's view of 3Play Media

What’s the vibe like in the office?

I love that I'm constantly learning and being challenged. No matter what, I love how my ideas are valued and heard – at 3Play, you really feel like you're part of the company & you can directly see how your efforts are leading to the company's success.

Sofia

Senior Growth Enablement Manager

What's the biggest problem your team is solving?

What my team is trying to solve isn't necessarily a problem... the company keeps on growing, and we're just trying to keep up!

Amanda

Office Manager

How has your career grown since starting at the company?

My experience at 3Play has been a whirlwind – I was hired for content production in 2014, and now I'm the VP of Marketing! I currently manage our marketing team, strategy, & operations.

My background is a testament to how the company feels about promoting internally, and I'm grateful I was given the chance to prove I could make an impact.

Lily

Senior Vice President of Marketing

What is your vision for the company?

We're at the forefront of making video the ultimate tool for learning, communication, and entertainment. One day, nearly every video will be accessible.

This presents exciting (and daunting) operational challenges, which we're taking on full steam ahead to be the unequivocal leader in the space.

Josh

Co-Founder, Chief Revenue Officer

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

The culture is generally quite open, and people are very friendly – they're just a ping away, always ready to help!

We also have an event called "3Play Palooza," that encourages company collaboration across teams to collectively understand & tackle various challenges we face.

Neel

Senior Software Engineer

What are 3Play Media Perks + Benefits

3Play Media Benefits Overview

At 3Play Media we know that a company is only as good as its people, which is why we want ours to have everything they need to feel great. We offer a comprehensive perks and benefits package.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee-led culture committees
Day off for your birthday
Hybrid work model
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Diversity recruitment program
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Transgender health care benefits
Abortion travel benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
We provide up to 8 weeks of parental leave. For employees with the company 6 months or more, the first 6 weeks are paid at 100% of base salary.
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
We have an annual summer outing for our employees and their families.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Floating holidays
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free daily meals
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
Meditation space
Mother's room
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Customized development tracks

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