Lead Data Engineer (Remote)

About Andela:

Andela exists to connect brilliance and opportunity. Since 2014, we have been dedicated to breaking down global barriers and accelerating the future of work for both technologists and organizations around the world.

For technologists, Andela offers competitive long term career opportunities with leading organizations, access to a global community of professionals, and education opportunities with leading technology providers. 

For companies, Andela provides access to a global network of fully integrated team members that unlock their business’ innovation and growth potential. 

At Andela, we are deeply passionate about creating long-lasting and transformative growth opportunities for all and doing it in an E.P.I.C. way.

We are excited to continue building our team with incredible people like you!

What you’ll do:

• Understand Andela’s platform, value proposition, and roadmap by working with Data Engineering leadership.
• Take ownership of sprint work to help create innovative solutions for a category-defining platform
• Lead the scrum team’s efforts during sprints
• Mentor engineers on standards of coding and problem solving.
• Review the team’s code to ensure standards are met.
• Balance the sprint team’s workload across team members.
• This role is founded in data engineering technology solutions to drive efficiencies here at scale.
• Own the excitement of entropy! Our platform, products, and offerings are constantly changing and expanding. We encourage and enable each individual at Andela to drive a commercial idea when they identify one, which creates an ever-changing data landscape. 

Who you are:

• At home in an environment where you are responsible for delivering data solutions to drive change!
• 6+ years experience working in data intensive environments and platforms.
• Ability to work in an agile team environment and collaborate effectively.
• High level of understanding of data structures, data in transit, and data at rest.
• Ability to thrive in a fast moving and challenging environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• High level of experience with Python and SQL 
• High level of experience working with a modern SaaS tool 
• High level of experience in data modeling 
• Kubernetes, Docker or a comparable system
• High level of experience in shell scripting
• High level of experience with a cloud platform (GCP is a plus)
• High level of experience with Agile/Scrum

Benefits:

• Fully Remote work culture
• A fair and competitive salary
• Bring your own device stipend - buy your own laptop with funds from Andela
• Quarterly work from home stipends
• Generous paid time off
• Additional paid holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Health insurance (country-specific)
• Equity
• 401k (US only)
• Andela Affinity Groups
• And more!

At Andela, we outcompete through diversity. We know that our strengths lies in the multiplicity of talents, perspectives, backgrounds & orientations resident in our community and we take pride in that. Andela is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities and workplace to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination as stated above.

Andela is home for all, come as you are.

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