Bounteous

Data Engineer

Bounteous$110K — $125K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a similar quantitative field.
  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience in coding within a team setting, including troubleshooting in SQL and basic scripting.
  • Proficient in Python or Java programming languages.
  • Strong grasp of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and CI/CD best practices, with Kubernetes (K8s) deployment experience.
  • Advanced understanding of data modeling concepts for ensuring accurate data reconciliation.

Responsibilities

  • Promote and enforce key information security practices among the team.
  • Identify and report security risks related to information assets.
  • Ensure compliance with data privacy standards like GDPR and CCPA during data processing.
  • Integrate data protection measures throughout the information lifecycle.
  • Refactor and migrate extraction logic to a new Lakehouse environment.
  • Execute the migration of datasets while maintaining data integrity.
  • Analyze data use patterns to optimize data product delivery.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • Flexible work options and potential for remote work.
  • Access to the latest technologies and tools in the field.
Full Job Description
Information Security Responsibilities

  • Promote and enforce awareness of key information security practices, including acceptable use of information assets, malware protection, and password security protocols
  • Identify, assess, and report security risks, focusing on how these risks impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets
  • Understand and evaluate how data is stored, processed, or transmitted, ensuring compliance with data privacy and protection standards (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
  • Ensure data protection measures are integrated throughout the information lifecycle to safeguard sensitive information


Responsibilities:

  1. Pipeline Migration
  • Logic & Scheduling: Refactoring and migrating extraction logic and job scheduling from legacy frameworks to the new Lakehouse environment.
  • Data Transfer: Executing the physical migration of underlying datasets while ensuring data integrity.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Acting as a technical liaison to internal clients, facilitating "handoff and sign-off" conversations with data owners to ensure migrated assets meet business requirements
  1. Consumption Pattern Migration
  • Code Conversion: Translating and optimizing legacy SQL and Spark-based consumption patterns (raw and modeled) for compatibility with Snowflake and Iceberg.
  • Usage analysis: Understand usage patterns to deliver the required data products.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Acting as a technical liaison to internal clients, facilitating "handoff and sign-off" conversations with data owners to ensure migrated assets meet business requirements.
  1. Data Reconciliation & Quality
    A rigorous approach to data validation is required. Candidates must work with reconciliation frameworks to build confidence that migrated data is functionally equivalent to that already used within production flows.


Technical Skills:

  1. Basic Qualifications
  • Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of professional "hands-on-keyboard" coding experience in a collaborative, team-based environment. Ability to trouble shoot (SQL) and basic scripting experience.
  • Languages: Professional proficiency in Python or Java.
  • Methodology: Deep familiarity with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and CI/CD best practices & K8s deployment experience.
  1. Core Data Engineering Competencies: Candidates must demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the following modeling concepts to ensure data correctness during reconciliation:
  • Temporal Data Modeling: Managing state changes over time (e.g., SCD Type 2).
  • Schema Management: Expertise in Schema Evolution (Ref: Iceberg Apache) and enforcement strategies.
  • Performance Optimization: Advanced knowledge of data partitioning and clustering.
  • Architectural Theory: Balancing Normalization vs. Denormalization and the strategic use of Natural vs. Surrogate Keys.
  1. Technical Stack Requirements:

Extraction & Logic: Kafka, ANSI SQL, FTP, Apache Spark
Data Formats: JSON, Avro, Parquet
Platforms: Hadoop (HDFS/Hive), Snowflake, Apache Iceberg, Sybase IQ

Candidate will also need to work with our internal data management platform, and must have an aptitude for learning new workflows and language constructs is essential.

$110,000 - $125,000 a year

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About Bounteous

Bounteous is a digital experience agency that provides services such as strategy, design, and development for clients in industries such as healthcare, retail, and financial services. The company was founded in 2003 in Chicago and has since expanded to have offices in North America and Europe. Bounteous has partnerships with major technology companies such as Adobe, Google, and Amazon Web Services. The company has won numerous awards for its work, including recognition from the Webby Awards and the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
Learn more about Bounteous
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2003
5 Year Trend
+100%
Revenue
$50 million

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