Sr. Data Engineer

Company: Mammoth Media
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: September 4, 2020

Job Description:

OverviewWe are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help support data design, architecture, database operations, and ETL functions. You will be joining a data engineering team serving all areas of the business with a particular focus on product development and user acquisition. As a key player on a small team, you will have the opportunity to lead and deliver in a variety of areas leveraging your strengths. Data engineering is central to our business from user acquisitions to retention to forecasting to in-product recommendations. We are seeking candidates with strong communication skills and diverse, demonstrated experience delivering various types of projects and exploiting multiple skill sets (e.g. etl, ops, analytics, lambda architecture, streams, database admin).ResponsibilitiesDevelop improved frameworks and ETLOptimize code for scale and performanceLead analytics and modelingLead architecture planning and data designLead data stewardshipHelp maintain code quality, organization, and testingQualificationsBachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative/technical field (e.g. Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering) OR equivalent experience2+ years building and maintaining large scale analytics systems2+ years programming experience (Python, Scala, Spark, Go, Node preferred)Strong understanding of architecting, maintaining and developing cloud technologies (especially AWS)Demonstrated ability to deliver and communicate progressProficient understanding of code versioning tools ( Git )Preferred Skills & Experience Proficient with AWS Lambda and/or GlueExperience with Amazon RedshiftFamiliar with streaming data platforms (Kinesis, Kafka)Experience or strong interest in delivering data products and lambda architectureExperience in startup environmentBenefits and perks:Competitive compensationUnlimited PTO + 11 company holidaysMedical, dental and vision coverageEmployer sponsored 401kFree parking OR metro pass reimbursementAbout Mammoth:--Mammoth Media is the social entertainment studio for Generation Z. We build, publish, and monetize interactive short-form content through multiple apps - Yarn, Wishbone, and CatchUp - which collectively serve over 32 million MAUs and are consistently ranked in the Top 100 U.S. Apps charts.Powered by a team of technology & gaming experts, engineers, and content strategists, Mammoth is actively defining a new category in mobile entertainment through the intersection of hypercasual gaming. Across our apps, we've partnered with legendary media & technology companies including Marvel, Archie Comics, Snapchat, TikTok and many more.Mammoth Media is backed by Greylock Partners and was incubated by Science Inc., the LA-based startup studio and investment firm behind Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever), FameBit (acq. by Google/YouTube), HelloSociety (acq. by The New York Times Company), DogVacay (acq. by Rover) and more.

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