Data Engineer

At Convex, we build the leading B2B platform for the fast growing commercial and building services industry. Our software provides rich data on every commercial property in the US (~63M) and workflow software built on top of that. For our users who serve these properties, that data and workflow becomes their secret weapon; there's nothing else like it available in the market today. Our customers rely on Convex to identify, win, and manage new growth opportunities.

We are based in, and love, the seven square miles of San Francisco, but our customers (and employees) live and work in almost every state in America. They include some of the largest enterprises in the country, like Siemens and Carrier, and smaller businesses we care just as deeply about.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer / Data Architect to build scalable platforms that enable efficient data movement within Convex across various sources, sinks, and support continuous data integration and processing with external enterprise systems via secure APIs and connectors.

You will have a chance to:

• Design and implement reusable solutions and architectures for data sharing and processing use cases

• Support and improve our multi-tenant data pipeline, processes, infrastructure, and stack

• Drive end-to-end performance, scaling, observability, and monitoring of our platforms

• Create data governance models, including assets, relationships, domains, and communities

• Work in the heart of a business with multiple partner teams to build cross-functional customer solutions

You have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience

• 5+ years of software backend/data engineering experience, including familiarity with data modeling, ETL, schema and system design, roadmap planning, batch processing, implementation, maintenance, and documentation

• Professional development experience in languages such as Python, Scala, Java, Go, etc.

• Experience with large-scale distributed storage and database systems (e.g. Postgres, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Hadoop, etc)

• Sound knowledge about database concepts such as transactions, indexing, concurrency

• Effective communicator; able to help drive data engineering roadmap and keep stakeholders updated

It would be nice if you have:

• Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

• Experience building geospatial services and datasets, such as maps data 

• Hands-on experience building Spark applications or similar Big Data pipelines / frameworks / services (e.g. Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, Presto, Beam, Parquet, Avro etc.) 

• Familiarity with API integrations and development on respective CRM platforms

• Understanding of data science & machine learning use cases

Benefits

• Generous employer contributions towards medical, dental, and vision insurance 

• Paid parental leave of up to 4 months with 100% pay

• Flexible & generous time-off plans (including mental health days!)

• Income protection through short-term and long-term disability plans

• Tax-favored benefits such as Retirement Savings plans and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Commuter programs

• Healthy lunch, drink, and snack options at our corporate office

• Flexible hybrid & remote work options

About Convex

At Convex (YC W19), we’re building the leading B2B full-stack software platform for the $400bn+ commercial services market. It's a 100-year-old industry impacting millions of people every day. We already work with some of the largest enterprise companies in the sector and were one of the fastest growing companies in the Winter 2019 YC batch. Based in San Francisco, our investors include Fifth Wall, Emergence Capital, GGV, 1984 Ventures, UP2398, Liquid2 (Joe Montana), YCombinator, the founders of PlanGrid, and others.

At Convex, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us!

Convex is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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