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About ShiftKey
ShiftKey is a platform that is disrupting the way healthcare facilities find licensed and certified professionals to fill available shifts. Leveraging marketplace dynamics and deep industry knowledge, the company is playing a vital role in mitigating America’s healthcare staffing shortages, enabling direct connections between facilities and healthcare professionals. By offering the opportunity to work as much or as little as they choose and putting the power back into the hands of healthcare workers, ShiftKey is bringing more licensed professionals back into the workforce, a solution that is solving a major crisis in healthcare. For more information, visit www.ShiftKey.com.
The role
As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll play a key role in improving our data infrastructure and building self-service data products. You’ll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines that can handle large volumes of data. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and other stakeholders, to make sure the data is accessible, reliable, and ready for analysis. This is a great opportunity to make a big impact on how data is used across the company!
Where you’ll work
To be considered for this position, you must be located in the US. You can choose to work remotely or from our offices in Austin or Dallas.
What you’ll be doing
Designing, developing, and optimizing robust, scalable, and high-performance data pipelines to ingest, process, and transform structured and unstructured data from various sources.
Collaborating with data architects and analysts to design and implement data models that support efficient data storage, retrieval, and analytics.
Managing and optimizing cloud-based or on-premises data storage and processing platforms (e.g., dbt, AWS, Snowflake, Fivetran), ensuring security, scalability, and reliability.
Monitoring and troubleshooting data pipelines, addressing performance bottlenecks and system failures.
Collaborating with data governance teams to enforce data security, privacy, and compliance policies.
Staying current with emerging data engineering technologies, tools, and best practices, and recommending relevant enhancements to existing processes and systems.
Proactively identifying opportunities to enhance data processing efficiency and reduce latency.
What you’ll need
6+ years of experience in a Data Engineer or similar Data Engineering role.
Advanced ability to design and implement data pipelines and ELT/ETL processes using Fivetran or Airflow.
Hands-on experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or other similar languages.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and related services (e.g., S3, Snowflake, or BigQuery).
In-depth knowledge of database technologies (SQL) and data warehousing concepts.
Hands-on experience with data orchestration tools (e.g., Apache Airflow) and workflow automation.
Strong understanding of data modeling, integration, and governance principles (e.g., dbt).
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex data-related issues.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
Perks of working for ShiftKey
Inclusive and collaborative work environment
Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
Benefits effective as of the first day
Progressive PTO & Company-paid holidays with a broad selection of floating holidays to honor employees’ diverse needs
100% 401(k) employer match up to 6%
Paid parental leave
Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support
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Our Commitment to Diversity
ShiftKey is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to embracing diverse and individual perspectives shaping our culture and contributing to the solutions that transform the world. We actively work to create an inclusive environment for employees to thrive.
EEO Statement
ShiftKey does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. ShiftKey is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with a mental or physical disability, please contact: [email protected]