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Data Engineer

Resonate
Location
United States
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$120,000-$155,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Around five years or more of professional experience in software engineering, data engineering, or a closely related field
  • At least three years hands-on with Spark and Scala, specifically the DataFrame and Dataset APIs
  • Proven experience tuning Spark applications at multi-terabyte or petabyte scale
  • Real debugging and problem-solving experience in the big data ecosystem
  • Solid relational database experience
  • Working knowledge of modern cloud stacks for processing big data - AWS (EMR, S3, Lambda), Kafka, Snowflake, Grafana, Hadoop, Elastic Stack, and Docker
Nice to have
  • Hands-on experience building and maintaining big data pipelines with Gen AI
  • Experience using probabilistic data structures
  • A track record of implementing high cardinality data systems at scale
  • A bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience
What the job really is

As a Data Engineer at Resonate, you will design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Spark and Scala on AWS, handling terabyte-scale datasets. Your role involves tuning Spark applications for performance, debugging issues, and collaborating with senior engineers and product management to ensure smooth production operations. You will also leverage generative AI tools to enhance pipeline development and monitoring, while participating in code reviews and technical discussions.

Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HSA
  • Company-paid disability and life insurance with a life insurance buy-up option
  • A 401(k) with company match
  • Flexible PTO plus 10 paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Access to wellbeing and employee assistance programs, including free and unlimited access to 20+ health professionals and wellbeing coaches for you and your family members
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of the company's growth stage or stability beyond being past early-stage chaos
  • The role involves an on-call rotation and incident response, which may require additional commitment
  • The focus on generative AI may require a willingness to adapt to new tools and methods
  • The remote-first approach may not suit everyone, especially if in-person collaboration is needed occasionally
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