Equivalent of Senior / Principal Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, Sales Engineer
Are you an accomplished Data Engineer looking to apply your expertise to solving complex and interesting data and analytics challenges using the best modern tools?
Are you passionate about SQL and Data Modeling and interested in growing your dbt expertise, developing technical content and presentations, supporting & networking within the Atlanta community, and liaising with dbt Labs to promote analytics engineering principles and trends to your networks?
Aimpoint Digital is a fast-growing data and analytics consultancy. We partner with the most innovative software-providers in the data engineering space to solve our clients’ toughest business problems. Our approach to data engineering blends modern tools and techniques with a respect for the foundations of our craft. As preferred partners with dbt, Aimpoint Digital was invited to host the Atlanta dbt Meet-up events in our new, state of the art office space!
You will:
- Become a trusted advisor working together with our clients, from data owners and analytic users to C-level executives
- Engage and lead multi-disciplinary teams to solve complex use-cases across a variety of industries
- Assess existing analytics infrastructure and business processes and advise on best-in-class modern solutions
- Design and develop the analytical layer, building cloud data warehouses, data lakes, ETL/ELT pipelines, and orchestration tools
- Work with modern tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, Fivetran, and dbt
- Write code in SQL, Python, and Spark, and use software engineering best-practices such as Git and CI/CD
- Serve as a dbt subject matter expert for our internal community of technical analytics consultants and as a company ambassador externally
- Plan and host in-person meetups to educate and engage the dbt community in Atlanta, coordinating the meetup agenda and technical speakers
- Create and deliver engaging technical and thought leadership content (e.g. blogs, webinars, whitepapers, presentations) on the latest dbt features and best practices
- Build and deliver end-to-end technical tool demonstrations of dbt functionality & interoperability for prospective clients/partners and general knowledge sharing
- Foster community engagement and interaction by encouraging participation in discussions and Q&A sessions
- Work with the dbt team to ensure meetups align with the company’s overall goals and initiatives
- Collaborate with other dbt thought leaders to enhance the reach and impact of the meetups
- Develop dbt packages to improve consulting delivery excellence or to target a common industry need
Who you are:
We are building a diverse team of talented and motivated people who deeply understand business problems and enjoy solving them. As a Principal Data Engineer, you will be expected to contribute as a member of a client engagement delivery team, take part in the development of our practice, aid in business development, and contribute innovative ideas and initiatives to our company. You are also a self-starter who loves working with data to build analytical tools that business users can leverage daily to do their jobs better. You are passionate about contributing to a growing team and establishing best practices.
Requirements:
- Degree-educated in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent experience
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and educate a technical audience
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast paced, remote setting
- Passion for technology and a desire to grow and contribute to the dbt community
- Experience working with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks, Google BigQuery, AWS Redshift, Microsoft Synapse)
- 3+ years working with relational databases and query languages
- 2+ years developing SQL or building dbt pipelines in production and ability to work across structured, semi-structured and unstructured data
- 2+ years data modeling (e.g. data vault, star schema, entity-relationship)
- Expertise in software engineering or DevOps concepts & best practices is preferred
This position is based in Atlanta, GA, due to the frequency of events in that location. However, going to the office every day is optional.