Senior Data Engineer - Remote

Overview

Acorns is seeking a highly-motivated, detail-oriented Senior Data Engineer. This position will reside in Data Engineering, which serves as the central data platform team for the company. The Data Engineering team is responsible for delivering a world class scalable and secure data platform that serves millions of up-and-coming Acorns customers by leveraging best in class tools and frameworks like Databricks and Flink.

In Short

• Interface with various parts of business, Products, Project Management, and Leadership.
• Understand data landscape and data flow and processes.
• Fix or enhance production data pipelines.
• Work with the engineering leadership team to align, establish and promote engineering-wide priorities.
• Optimize performance of business-critical data processes.
• Develop new data pipelines for ingesting, integrating various heterogeneous data sources.
• Design and develop data pipelines to support reliable, timely and accurate computation of business metrics.
• Propose and promote new ways to solve a problem to gain efficiency and to scale.
• Contribute and execute on Acorns Data Roadmap.
• Deliver one or more large initiatives and act as a lead or mentor to 1 or more engineers.

Requirements

• 8 to 10 years of experience with a BS/BA; or 5 years and an advanced degree; or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of Java/Scala/Python experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience in an internet facing solution.
• Strong system design fundamentals.
• Advanced understanding of SQL and database/data warehouse design concepts.
• Experience in building and owning a scalable system, service or process or pipeline designed to handle billions of records.
• Experience with Test Driven Development is a plus but not required.
• Experience with AWS, Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka or Kinesis is a plus but not required.
• Experience with Spark or Databricks is a plus but not required.
• Experience in Agile Methodology is a plus but not required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• A comprehensive benefits package for you and your family.
• Flexible work location, hours, and paid time off.
• 401(k) discretionary match.
• Monthly Acorns account contribution & GoHenry account for your family.
• Mindfulness and Financial Wellness resources.
• Acorns Career Development Program.
• Community week onsite gatherings and various virtual events.
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world.