Senior Data Engineer
Why Work at Grindr?
Since 2009, Grindr has built the world’s largest social network for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. Now more than just an app, we’re a family of lifestyle brands with the shared mission to connect LGBTQ people with the world around them:
- Grindr – The location-based social app that started it all. Over 3 million people use Grindr daily, from every country on the planet.
- INTO – A digital magazine dedicated to queer perspectives: news, culture, commentary, video, and more.
- Grindr for Equality (G4E) – Our social mission to promote justice, health, and safety for LGBTQ individuals around the globe.
- Gaymoji – A one-of-a-kind collection of over 500+ stickers available on iOS, Android, and in the Grindr app.
- Slumbr – An event series for the high-minded partygoer, combining fashion, music, and art.
Behind the brands, Grindr is an inclusive and passionate family of thinkers, innovators, leaders, and most importantly, doers. We’re fueled by endless curiosity, constant collaboration, and a knack for crossing every finish line – all within an agile growth environment. We also enjoy tons of perks, great social events, and stunning views from our HQ in West Hollywood.
Summary
We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer with a passion for owning cutting edge big data architectures to join our Data Innovation team. Our Data Innovation team powers our product teams with models and APIs to drive new features, delivers analysis to further improve engagement in existing features, and empowers our business with real-time insights to drive growth in market share, engagement, and revenue. We see 1 trillion events per year and process 10TB of data daily.
The big data space is growing rapidly at Grindr and we need a data engineer with chops in cutting edge real-time streaming technologies and ambitions to achieve high quality and reliability with TDD, automation, and continuous delivery. Beyond the data pipeline, you will also be instrumental in bringing the data-driven products and features to life.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with stakeholders to define requirements and execute in small iterations to amplify learning and feedback
- Stay on top of new technologies through R&D and prototyping to continuously improve our big data architectures and systems to streamline how we deliver value with high quality to our end users
- Implementing ETL process, moving data between systems including S3, Aurora, Redshift, Redis, Kafka, and Spark.
- Monitoring performance and advising any necessary infrastructure changes
- Champion data governance and capabilities throughout Grindr
Skills and Qualifications
- Proficient understanding of distributed computing principles
- Strong programming experience in SQL
- Strong understanding of TDD
- Experience with Scala, Python, and Java
- Proficiency with Spark, MapReduce, and Redshift
- Experience with building stream-processing systems, using solutions such as Storm or Spark-Streaming
- Experience with dimensional data modeling and schema design in Data Warehouses
- Familiarity with tools like Zeppelin, Jupyter. Databricks experience a plus
- Good knowledge of Big Data querying tools, such as Presto or Hive
- Experience with integration of data from multiple data sources
- An understanding of Machine Learning techniques and best practices is a plus
- Knowledge of various ETL techniques and frameworks, such as Airflow or Fluentd
- Experience with various messaging systems, such as Kafka and RabbitMQ
- Good understanding of Lambda Architecture, along with its advantages and drawbacks
Benefits & Perks
- 100% covered medical and dental insurance
- Generous Parental Leave
- Unlimited sick policy
- Competitive Salaries
- 401(k)
- Catered daily lunch
- Stocked kitchen
- Free on-site parking
- Casual dress environment
Grindr is an equal opportunity employer
*Recruiting firms that submit resumes to Grindr without first entering into a written contract will not be entitled to any compensation on candidates referred by that firm.