Senior Data Engineer

Job Description

About the Role

Senior Data Engineer

Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MI; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Washington D.C. – Metro Areas

Lets face it, a company whose mission is human transformation better have some fresh thinking about the employer/employee relationship.

We do. We cant cram it all in here, but youll start noticing it from the first interview.

Even our candidate experience is different. And when you get an offer from us (and accept it), you get way more than a paycheck. You get a personal BetterUp Coach, a development plan, a trained and coached manager, the most amazing team youve ever met (yes, each with their own personal BetterUp Coach), and most importantly, work that matters.

This makes for a remarkably focused and fulfilling work experience. Frankly, its not for everyone. But for people with fire in their belly, its a game-changing, career-defining, soul-lifting move.

Join us and we promise you the most intense and fulfilling years of your career, doing life-changing work in a fun, inventive, soulful culture.

If that sounds excitingand the job description below feels like a fitwe really should start talking.

As a Senior Data Platform Engineer at BetterUp, you will have the opportunity to leverage your expertise, passion, anddriveto craft robust, scalable data systems which will directly impact the lives and well being of thousands of workers across the world. BetterUp is the global leader invirtualprofessional coaching, combining world-class coaching with AI technology and behavioral science to deliver personalized behavior change at scale. Our mission is to help people everywhere live with greater clarity, purpose, and passion and since our founding in 2013, we have pioneered transformation and peak performance for individuals and organizations.

As a Data Engineer at BetterUp, you will be joining a small team responsible for the data systems that power everything from operational efficiency of the business, to personalized product experiences, to cutting-edge behavioral research and organizational analytics. You will be responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the data stack from collection to reporting, with a focus on infrastructure and technical processes. You will be directly responsible for working with stakeholders around the business to ensure their data needs are met, define data strategies, implement data systems, and help infuse data into transformational experiences.

You will be responsible for deeply understanding data problems, crafting a technical strategy to address those problems, then delivering high-quality technical solutions which are fit for today, and ready for tomorrow. If you live and breathe data, write SQL in your sleep, appreciate pretty python scripts, and want to deliver the best of the worlds next generation GenAI solutions, join us!

Key Responsibilities:

Data Architect:Design, assemble, and maintain large, complex datasets to deliver business insights and power product experiences.

Data Advocate:Promote data-driven decision-making and develop cross-functional data-oriented solutions.

Data Protector:Build reliable, scalable data infrastructure with advanced privacy and security techniques to safeguard data.

Data Engineer:Manage the end-to-end data stack, including event collection, data governance, data integrations, and modeling.

Data Custodian:Ensure data consistency and quality through metrics, documentation, processes, data testing, and training.

If you have some or all of the following please apply:

10+ years of relevant experience, including experience in a startup environment.

Proficiency with OLAP databases (e.g., Snowflake, Big Query, Redshift).

Advanced knowledge of SQL and experience with modern SQL orchestrators like dbt.

Hands-on experience developing data pipelines using tools such as Airflow, AWS Step Functions, Dagster, Prefect,Stitch Data, Fivetran and Airbyte.

Experience with event streams and stream processing technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark, Databricks, Segment).

Experience in decoupling transactional or source systems from business intelligence reporting (e.g., dimensional modeling).

Proficiency in Python for creating high-quality, fast workflows and web servers.

Familiarity with modern business intelligence and product reporting tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Superset, and Periscope).

Deep experience in data engineering across industries and domains.

Experience working with high performance full-stack web developers is a plus.

What will make you successful in your time at BetterUp:

Radical curiosity and a love for learning new things.

Strong problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset.

Ability to work autonomously while being great at collaboration.

Passion for BetterUps mission and a demonstrated ability to mentor and lead with empathy, passion, and wisdom.

Ability to navigate complex technical challenges, ensuring robust,flexiblesolutions that align with BetterUps long-term vision.

Benefits:

At BetterUp, we are committed to living out our mission every day and that starts with providing benefits that allow our employees to care for themselves, support their families, and give back to their community.

Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member

A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Flexiblepaid time off

Per year:

All federal/statutory holidays observed

4 BetterUp Inner Work days (https://www.betterup.co/inner-work)

5 Volunteer Days to give back

Learning and Development stipend

Company wide Summer & Winter breaks

Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp

401(k) self contribution