Velocity Global offers the most unified, tech-enabled, and customer service-driven global workforce management, ensuring smooth, reliable operations across countries, roles, and workforce types so businesses can navigate complexity with confidence, deliver strong results, and stay ahead. We help you expand your business into new markets without the complexity of setting up entities. We hire, pay, and manage your workforce across 185+ countries with our AI-powered global Workforce Technology platform.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Data Engineering team.This full-time position will work with the Data team to provide clean datasets and also work with the Product team, designing data-intensive applications to accelerate our revenue growth as we continue to build new applications and partnerships. We ask that you have experience in data architecture technologies like RDBMS, DAG-based workflow tooling, and data streaming technologies and experience with DevOps and Software Engineering best practices.
You will report to the Senior Director, Data.
This role will be a hybrid model from our Palo Alto, CA office.
You Will:
- Design and deploy real-time systems integrations using message brokers such as Kafka and Eventbridge.
- Design and implement machine learning model test and deployment strategies.
- Develop automation for data extraction and transformation in a data warehouse using tools like Airflow and dbt.
- Contribute to the implementation of engineering best practices, including unit tests and integration tests in a CI/CD environment.
- Help develop data-intensive web applications within a microservices architecture.
- Gain expert-level knowledge of our data systems, ensuring data quality and integrity.
- Collaborate with teams to meet data requirements for different departments.
You Have:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS or related fields. We find that the best software developers come from many diverse backgrounds.
- 5+ years of experience in a data engineering or related software engineering role.
- A high level of proficiency in SQL and Python.
- An understanding of software engineering best practices and a commitment to writing clean, self-documenting code.
- Track record in developing scalable batch and streaming ETL/ELT pipelines.
- Experience with cloud environments, preferably AWS.
- Handle multiple data requests with accuracy.
- Experience with message brokering technologies such as Kafka, Eventbridge, or SNS/SQS.
- Experience with a modern data stack, including tools like Snowflake, Looker, Airflow, and dbt.
- Back-End Web development experience in a Microservices architecture
Our Benefits:
- Flexible Time Off + 2 Paid Volunteer Days + Parental Leave
- Health and Dental Insurance
- Retirement Savings + Employee Incentive Plan
- Company Bonus + Spot Bonuses
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion across our organization, embracing the rich tapestry of cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives that our global team brings together in offices around the world. Velocity Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to empowering individuals from all walks of life to achieve their professional goals with us, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, or genetic information. We actively seek and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including those with disabilities, and offer accommodations throughout the selection process upon request.
Velocity Global offers a range of benefits tailored to the location and type of role. A general benefits overview is below:
- Flexible Time Off + Parental Leave
- Health and Dental Insurance
- Retirement Savings + Employee Incentive Plan
- WFH Stipend
- Company Bonus + Spot Bonuses
Please visit our career page for more information.
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What We Do
Velocity Global accelerates the future of work for anyone, anywhere, anyhow. Its Global Work Platform™ simplifies the employer and talent experience through its proprietary cloud-based talent management technology, backed by personalized expertise and unmatched global scale. The platform offers a full suite of talent solutions, including global Employer of Record and Contractor Management, to help companies onboard, manage, and pay talent in more than 185 countries and all 50 United States.
Founded in 2014, the company has hundreds of employees across six continents, with plans to double in size in 2022.
As a work anywhere company, Velocity Global employees can create a work experience to fit their lifestyle, giving them the freedom to pursue their passion without the hassle of long commutes, rigid schedules and overlapping work-life demands. We empower people to live life fully, supported by a dynamic culture, growth opportunities and unique benefits. In the words of our founder, Ben Wright: “Professional experiences of a lifetime start here.”
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