Data Engineer

Writer - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

101-250 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Writer is seeking its first Data Engineer to influence the architecture and tools that power data analytics and reporting capabilities. This role involves leading the integration of product, financial, and business systems, focusing on data modeling and solving complex data problems.

Responsibilities

• Own, build, and maintain data pipelines, ETL/reverse-ETL processes and BigQuery environment.
• Implement an orchestration tool and design a suite of tests and validations to ensure data consistency, accuracy, and integrity.
• Develop reliable and lasting data models while optimizing for scale.
• Catalog and document all aspects of data pipelines to create a foundation for a data governance program.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to deliver data solutions that align with downstream use cases.
• Establish data engineering best practices and serve as a subject matter expert on data architecture, models, and systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a data engineering role, ideally in a SaaS environment.
• Expert in SQL, dbt, and Python.
• Advanced knowledge of data engineering tools, frameworks, and languages (e.g., Airflow, Airbyte, Kafka, GitHub workflows).
• Experience working with services in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS or GCP).
• Care deeply about data quality, integrity, and security.
• Thrive in ambiguity and can create paved roads from dirt paths.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with product event/attribute tracking design and implementation.
• High intellectual curiosity and a proclivity to lean into a new subject matter.
• A trusted advisor and partner for all levels of the organization.
• Intrinsically motivated with a high bar for what you build and ship.
• An eye for spotting opportunities and the courage to follow through.
• Possesses humility and resilience; open to honest feedback.
• Proactive communication skills, both synchronous and asynchronous.
• Experience managing and building relationships across multiple departments and stakeholder levels.

Benefits

• Generous PTO, plus company holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks).
• Fertility and family planning support.
• Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri.
• Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options.
• Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution.
• Annual work-life stipends for home office setup, cell phone, internet, and wellness activities.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites.
• Competitive compensation, company stock options, and 401k.