Jr. Data Engineer - Remote

Overview

Sayari is looking for an Entry-Level Data Engineer to join our Data team located in Washington, DC. The Data team is an integral part of our Engineering division and works closely with our Software & Product teams, as well as other key stakeholders across the business.

In Short

• Write and deploy crawling scripts to collect source data from the web
• Write and run data transformers in Scala Spark to standardize bulk data sets
• Write and run modules in Python to parse entity references and relationships from source data
• Diagnose and fix bugs reported by internal and external users
• Analyze and report on internal datasets to answer questions and inform feature work
• Work collaboratively on and across a team of engineers using basic agile principles
• Give and receive feedback through code reviews

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field — or equivalent hands-on experience
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases (such as Postgres)
• Experience writing code in Python (e.g., pandas, NumPy, Scrapy) or Java/Scala
• Familiarity with data processing frameworks like Apache Spark, or strong interest in learning them on the job
• Understanding of object-oriented programming principles and collaborative development in shared repositories
• Ability to work closely with data scientists, analysts, and engineers to help solve complex problems across large, diverse datasets

Benefits

• 100% fully paid medical, vision, and dental for employees and their dependents
• Generous time off; we observe all US federal holidays, close our office for a winter break (12/24-12/31), in addition to granting 18 PTO days and 10 sick days
• Outstanding compensation package; competitive commissions for revenue roles and quarterly bonuses for non-revenue positions
• A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Eligibility to participate in additional benefits such as 401k match up to 5%, 100% paid life insurance (up to $100,000 coverage), and parental leave
• A collaborative and positive culture - your team will be as smart and driven as you
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities