Data Engineer

Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space. 

We are hiring a Data Engineer  to work on a pivotal Federal program that is making a positive impact on millions of Americans' daily lives.

What you'll be doing:

• Migrating custom-built Python ETL and ELT pipelines into a modern orchestration framework with Argo Workflows and dbt.
• Improving observability, discoverability, governance, and implementing a common data integrity and data quality testing framework using tools such as dbt, OpenMetadata and Great Expectations.
• Constructing reliable and performant high-volume ETL or ELT pipelines for sensitive healthcare data.
• Contributing to and maintaining legacy ETL and ELT data pipelines.
• Proactively monitoring data pipelines for potential problems and debugging issues if they arise.
• Working with third party data owners to figure out ingestion strategies and cadence.
• Helping to model data at various stages of refinement, curation, and enrichment to best suit different downstream targets and marts.

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years of proven data and performance engineering experience.
• Expert in SQL.
• Experience with Python and other programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, and Go.
• Orchestration experience with tools like Argo Workflows, AirFlow, Dagster, Prefect, or Luigi.
• Experience using databases like RedShift, Postgres, and Snowflake.
• A proven track record of developing custom-built data/analytics solutions and experience in supporting large scale programs.
• Experience with system analysis, data analysis or programming, using a variety of computer languages and procedures.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS (services like EKS, Kinesis, Athena, EKS, S3, RDS, Aurora, Lambda, ECS, EventBridge, SQS, etc)
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen and able to work domestically 
• Must be able to attain low-level security clearance 

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Benefits:

• Fully remote
• Tech & Education Stipend
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Company Match 401(k) plan
• Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays

Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing [email protected]

Compensation:

At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.

United States Wage Range: $100,000 – $140,000