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Botkeeper Inc Senior Data Engineer in Boston, Massachusetts
Botkeeper is an automated bookkeeping solution transforming the accounting industry. Named one of America?s Best Startup Employers by Forbes in 2020, we?re building a team that isn?t afraid to push the boundaries of what's possible. Together, we work hard, collaborate constantly, lift one another up, and challenge each other without fear. Following our recent round of Series B funding led by Point72 Ventures, we?re now scaling to achieve the future of bookkeeping!Our Engineering Team:
We are a group of T shaped engineers, who have an insatiable desire to learn new technologies, implement exciting scalable solutions, and teach each other as we collaborate on projects. Being a part of this team provides an opportunity to work across a variety of technical domains, while contributing insights from your own experiences and domain expertise.
Position Overview:
Botkeeper is looking for an experienced data engineer to help us build the world's most advanced bookkeeping platform. You will be focused on designing, building, securing and managing our data acquisition and transformation pipelines and the associated cloud infrastructure. You will work closely with our ML and Platform teams to identify, acquire and normalize the myriad of data sources necessary to automate, speed up and improve the quality of the bookkeeping process. If you are a team player with strong communication skills and attention to detail, we want to talk to you!
Responsibilities:
Architect and implement robust data acquisition strategies and ETL pipelines
Maintain and expand our unified data layer
Define and document data models to unify the accounting industry
Define and implement a robust 3rd party integration strategy
Oversee data governance across the organization
Work closely with information security to define and implement data classification, logging and access controls
Influence the features and direction of our products with your own ideas
Actively contribute to our code review culture
Lead and mentor junior/mid level engineers, and help establish coding standards
Qualifications:
7+ years data engineering experience
5+ years experience in either Python or JavaScript (Node.js)
5+ years of experience with schema design and data modeling
5+ years experience designing, building, and maintaining data processing systems
5+ years experience with relational (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, CouchDB, HBase)
Expertise in optimizing query and data processing performance
Experience working with a Map Reduce system on any size/scale
Experience using cloud-based ETL and data warehousing solutions like AWS Glue and Redshift preferred
Strong database design experience and SQL proficiency
3+ years of experience developing within distributed systems / microservices architecture
2+ years of experience with Docker containerization
Expertise in security-related best practices including OWASP
Experience working in a Unix environment with proficiency in shell scripting
Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated and professional
Good communication and problem-solving skills
About Botkeeper:
Botkeeper provides bookkeeping to businesses using a powerful combination of skilled accountants and automated data entry through the use of machine learning and AI. Our clients receive 24/7 accounting and support as well as incredible insight into their financials with beautiful dashboards and unlimited reporting. The platform easily integrates with a client?s bank accounts, credit cards, HR system, and POS system, and makes appropriate entries and adjustments to their QuickBooks Online accounts, providing businesses with a 24/7 AI-driven Botkeeper. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.
Botkeeper Benefits:
We offer unlimited PTO, competitive compensation and healthcare, remote work, and 12 weeks of parental leave. Additional benefits include our annual company retreat, incredible opportunities for career growth, continued professional education, and collaboration with our team of smart, supportive colleagues.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Botkeeper is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we encourage all to apply to join our team! We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.