Experienced Data Engineer for Data Platform Development – Remote Opportunity with Grammarly

Introduction to Grammarly and Our Mission

At Grammarly, we are driven by a mission to improve lives by improving communication. With over 10 years of consistent growth and innovation, we have established ourselves as leaders in the communication support category. Our team of experts has the freedom to take on exciting challenges, and we're committed to creating a comprehensive, values-driven, and learning-focused environment. We're looking for a talented Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering Platform team and contribute to our mission.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to construct highly digital, low-latency core datasets that will enable data engineers and end-users across Grammarly to work with insightful data at scale. As a Data Engineer in our Data Engineering Platform team, you will play a critical role in driving upgrades to make our analysis easy, creating and modifying core data models and schema structures, and making insightful data and metrics usable within a couple of minutes of real-time events occurring.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive upgrades to make our analysis easy by creating and modifying core data models and schema structures, all while embracing the requirements of our clients.
• Make insightful data and metrics usable within a couple of minutes of real-time events occurring, and construct streaming processes for the resulting inferred events and aggregated data.
• Model construction, storage, and access of data at extremely high volumes for our data lakehouse.
• Improve engineer productivity and self-serve solutions by contributing components to our stream data processing system(s).
• Own data engineering's infrastructure as-code for provisioning services that allow our experts to deliver mature software installations within a few hours.
• Build an elite process that will enable our systems to scale.
• Mentor other back-end engineers in the team and help them grow.
• Build and contribute to AWS high-scale distributed systems at the back-end.

Requirements and Qualifications

We're looking for someone who embodies our Energetic values — is ethical, adaptable, gritty, compassionate, and surprising. The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with Python, Scala, or Java.
• Experience with designing database products and writing social queries.
• Experience designing and standing up APIs and services.
• Experience with system design and building internal tools.
• Experience handling applications that work with data from data lakes.
• At least some experience building internal Administrator sites.
• Good knowledge of and at least some experience with AWS (or has deep expertise in Azure or GCE and will learn AWS in a short period).
• The ability to efficiently pick an open-source or third-party tool to achieve what they need or devise a quick and simple solution on their own.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data engineering and data platform development.
• Knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, and data governance.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and technologies.
• Strong understanding of data security and compliance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Excellent healthcare (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits).
• Disability and life insurance options.
• 401(k) and RRSP matching.
• Paid parental leave.
• Twenty days of paid time off each year, eleven days of paid holidays each year, and unlimited days off.
• Workspace allowances.
• Parent and pet care stipends.
• Health stipends.
• Discounts and learning and development opportunities.

Our Culture and Values

We're committed to creating a comprehensive, values-driven, and learning-focused environment. Our remote-first hybrid model enables a highly collaborative culture supported by our Energetic (ethical, adaptable, gritty, compassionate, and surprising) values. We work to foster a sense of belonging among colleagues in various ways, including our employee resource groups, Grammarly Circles, which promote connection among those with shared identities, such as BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ colleagues, women, and parents.

Career Growth and Development

We believe that independence and trust are essential to empowering our employees to do their best, most innovative work in a way that aligns with their interests, gifts, and well-being. We support professional development and advancement with training, coaching, and regular feedback. Our team is committed to helping each other grow and succeed, and we offer opportunities for mentorship, learning, and career advancement.

How to Apply

If you're a motivated and talented Data Engineer looking for a new challenge, please Apply Now to join our team. We can't wait to hear from you!

Conclusion

At Grammarly, we're passionate about improving lives by improving communication. We're looking for a talented Data Engineer to join our team and contribute to our mission. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding role with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, please apply to join our team. We offer a unique and dynamic work environment, opportunities for career growth and development, and a commitment to our values and culture. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to join our team and make a difference in the lives of our users.

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