Sandboxx · 10 hours ago
Data Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelSandboxx is the leading platform dedicated to finding and building technology solutions throughout a service member's military life cycle. The Data Engineer will design, build, and maintain ELT workflows, integrate third-party platforms, and optimize data environments to provide reliable insights for the company.
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Responsibilities
Designing, building, and maintaining robust ELT workflows that consolidate data from all internal and external systems into our warehouse
Integrating with third-party platforms—Iterable, mParticle, partner APIs, and more—to ensure every metric is consistently captured
Architecting and optimizing our BigQuery environment for performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability
Modeling data and authoring Looker (Looker Studio, Tableau, etc.) dashboards that give every team self-serve access to reliable insights
Implementing automated tests and monitoring to catch data issues early and maintain trust in our metrics
Writing clear documentation and hosting regular “office hours” to empower non-technical teammates to explore data confidently
Collaborating with BI analysts to establish standards, conduct code reviews, and foster company-wide data ownership
Owning and maintaining ELT pipelines using Apache Airflow, custom scripting, and BigQuery
Contributing to data governance, access controls, and system scalability as our platform grows
Qualification
Required
Deep experience designing and maintaining ELT pipelines in a cloud warehouse (BigQuery, Snowflake, or Redshift) using orchestrators like Airflow or Prefect
SQL mastery—you can write, optimize, and troubleshoot complex queries without hesitation
Proven track record with dbt (or an equivalent) for modular, testable transformations and a CI/CD mindset for data workflows
Comfort modeling data and building self-serve dashboards in Looker, Tableau, or Power BI that non-technical teammates lean on daily
A relentless focus on data quality—automated tests, monitoring, and clear documentation are second nature to you
Excellent communicator who can translate technical details into actionable insights for Marketing, Product, Finance, and leadership
A builder's mentality: you see gaps in our analytics stack and jump in to solve them rather than waiting for direction
Using Airflow, Prefect, or similar, you've built production ELT pipelines in a cloud data warehouse (BigQuery, Snowflake, or Redshift)
SQL is second nature—you write complex transformations, optimize performance, and debug slow queries with confidence
Hands-on experience with dbt (or an equivalent) and a track record of shipping modular, tested data models
You've authored dashboards in Looker, Tableau, or Power BI that non-technical teams rely on daily
You care deeply about data quality—writing tests, documenting pipelines, and monitoring health so trust in 'the numbers' never wavers
You communicate clearly, whether you're walking a marketer through a dashboard or presenting metrics to the Executive team
Preferred
Have a bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline
Have scaled a data stack from thousands to millions of daily events, maintaining pipeline reliability under heavy load
Built analytics models for subscription-driven businesses, mastering cohort, funnel, and revenue attribution analyses
Integrated multiple marketing and engagement platforms (Iterable, Segment, Branch, Adjust) so acquisition metrics flow seamlessly into your warehouse
Enjoy mentoring—running data office hours, pairing on complex queries, and helping teammates level up their SQL skills
Have experience with reverse-ETL or operationalizing insights to feed marketing and product tools directly
Prior work with military, veteran, or family‑support organizations
Startup or high‑growth environment exposure
Experience with dbt or custom transformation frameworks
Familiarity with marketing and product analytics stacks
Benefits
Equity incentive plan
401k with matching and sharing
Top-tier health insurance and family benefits
Flexible paid vacation
Paid parental leave
Company
Sandboxx
Sandboxx is a military media and technology company.
Founded in 2013
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$13MKey Investors
Boathouse Capital
2021-12-01Private Equity· $8M
2017-06-01Series B· $3M
2015-04-12Non Equity Assistance
Leadership Team
Sam Meek
Founder & CEO
Swamy R
Co-Founder, COO & CTO
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