Junior Data Engineer

The GitLab DevOps platform empowers 100,000+ organizations to deliver software faster and more efficiently. We are one of the world’s largest all-remote companies with 1,600+ team members and values that guide a culture where people embrace the belief that everyone can contribute.

Location - This position is 100% remote, based in APAC.

The Data Engineer job family is focused on an analytical and business-oriented mindset with the ability to implement rigorous database solutions and best practices in order to produce and influence the adoption of strong quality data insights to drive business decisions in all areas of GitLab. The Data Engineer job family is essentially software engineers who have a particular focus on data movement and orchestration.

Don’t have a ton of knowledge about GitLab yet? Don’t worry. We have an extensive onboarding and training program at GitLab and you will be provided with necessary DevOps and GitLab knowledge to fulfill your role.

What you'll do in this role...

• Maintain our data platform with timely and quality data
• Build and maintain data pipelines from internal databases and SaaS applications
• Create and maintain systems documentation
• Write maintainable, performant code
• Implement the DataOps philosophy in everything you do
• Plan and execute system expansion as needed to support the company's growth and analytic needs
• Collaborate with Analytics Engineers and Data Analysts to drive efficiencies for their work
• Collaborate with other functions to ensure data needs are addressed
• This position is always central and reports to the Manager, Data

We're looking for...

• Experience using Python, Java, or Scala for data processing (Python preferred)
• Knowledge of and experience with data-related Python packages
• Good understanding of SQL and analytical data warehouses
• Share and work in accordance with our values
• Constantly improve product quality, security, and performance
• Desire to continually keep up with advancements in data engineering practices
• Collaborate with team members to identify requirements, define successful outcomes, and deliver trusted results
• Catch bugs and style issues in code reviews
• Ship small features independently
• Ability to use GitLab

Also, we know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the listed requirements exactly to be considered for this role.

Hiring Process

To view the full job description and hiring process, please view our​ ​handbook​. Additional details about our process can also be found on our ​hiring page​.

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