Senior Data Engineer

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

We do. We can’t cram it all in here, but you’ll 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 you’ve 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, it’s not for everyone. But for people with fire in their belly, it’s 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 exciting—and the job description below feels like a fit—we really should start talking.

As a Senior Data Platform Engineer at BetterUp, you will have the opportunity to leverage your expertise, passion, and drive to 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 in virtual professional 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, building a platform that makes it easy for teams to define and ingest datasets, transform that data, and access that data for use cases like analytics and powering AI systems with enterprise-grade best practices for security, privacy, and governance.

There is a strong focus on infrastructure and technical processes, unlocking enablement through standardization. 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 help deliver the best of the world’s 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.

• Data Enabler: Create tooling and processes to make data available to customers, internal and external, in order to build data / AI products.

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

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

• Advanced knowledge of MLOPs / AIOps approaches, tooling, and best practices (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, VertexAI, Seldon, BentoML).

• 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, 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, Periscope).

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Expertise in general operational maturity (e.g. CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring, distributed systems, etc.)

• Demonstrable interest in the evolving ecosystem of GenAI tools and platforms.

• 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 BetterUp’s mission and a demonstrated ability to mentor and lead with empathy, passion, and wisdom.

• Ability to navigate complex technical challenges, ensuring robust, flexible solutions that align with BetterUp’s long-term vision.

• Experience bridging the gaps between data science, engineering, operations, security,  and product teams.

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

• Full coverage for medical, dental and vision insurance

• Employer Paid Life, AD&D, STD and LTD insurance

• Flexible paid time off

• Per year: 

  • 13 paid holidays 

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

  • 5 Volunteer Days to give back

  • Learning and Development stipend

• Holiday charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp

• 401(k) self contribution

BetterUp Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, BetterUp Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

At BetterUp, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, residence location, as well as market indicators. The range below is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future.

The base salary range for this role is $152,000 – $200,000.

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