Geoforce · 5 hours ago
Data Engineering Team Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Act as a player-coach by balancing technical responsibilities with team leadership.
Provide mentorship and support for engineers, while also taking development responsibility of key data engineering initiatives.
Lead the design, development, and deployment of highly scalable and reliable data infrastructure using modern tools like Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud-based services.
Continuously refine the data architecture to meet evolving business and technical needs.
Design, build, maintain, and optimize data pipelines and ETL processes using tools like Airbyte and Fivetran for efficient data ingestion, transformation, and storage.
Ensure these pipelines are robust, scalable, and production ready.
Work closely with cross-functional teams including data analysts, product managers, software engineers, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver high-value data solutions.
Utilize Looker and PowerBI to provide actionable insights and drive decision-making.
Oversee the management of data infrastructure using modern cloud-based environments (AWS preferred).
Implement best practices for infrastructure as code, configuration management, and monitoring (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Datadog).
Proactively manage and mitigate technical debt within the data platform, balancing the need for innovation with system stability and scalability.
Drive innovation in data engineering by experimenting with new technologies, techniques, and tools.
Cultivate a culture of learning and continuous improvement within the team.
Establish and maintain data governance standards to ensure the integrity, consistency, and accuracy of data.
Implement techniques for monitoring data infrastructure reliability and correctness.
Take ownership of the operational reliability of data systems, including on-call support for critical data infrastructure components.
Qualification
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Required
Hands-on experience with building and operating data pipelines, ETL frameworks, and data infrastructure in production environments.
Expertise in Airbyte, Fivetran, Snowflake, and Databricks for data warehousing, data integration, and analytics.
Strong proficiency in SQL and working with large datasets, with experience building data models for Looker and PowerBI.
Expertise in Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools like Terraform, Ansible, and monitoring tools like Datadog.
Proficient in Python, with experience in other languages like Scala.
Experience with containers and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Strong understanding of data modeling, including data lakes, relational databases, NoSQL, and OLAP cubes.
8+ years of experience as a hands-on data engineer, demonstrating deep technical expertise in building complex, scalable data solutions.
3+ years of experience leading data engineering teams or initiatives, demonstrating strategic thinking, mentoring, and advising stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
Preferred
Familiarity with AI/ML pipelines and AWS services like SageMaker or Lambda for scalable model deployment.
A strong interest in driving data governance initiatives and ensuring data quality.
Company
Geoforce
Geoforce provides asset management solutions utilizing GPS, RFID and other wireless technologies.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$3M2019-12-17Acquired· by LLR Partners
2019-03-01Series Unknown· $3M
2013-09-05Series Unknown· Undisclosed
Leadership Team
James Maclean
Founder, President and CEO
Recent News
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