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Data Engineer Full Time
At MissionWired, we help clients create revolutionary digital strategies that advance their mission, change our country, and have a positive impact on the world.
We’re digital-obsessed, tech-savvy do-gooders who care deeply about social change. We’ve brought digital strategies to life for nonprofit organizations working around the world, including Save the Children, Sandy Hook Promise, and Friends of the Earth, as well as progressive political organizations, campaigns and candidates. Each cycle is an opportunity for us to support organizations across the country while expanding the Democratic majority in the Senate.
We’re an equal-opportunity employer and take seriously our commitment to equality and equity. Our efforts to be inclusive and create opportunity don’t end when someone joins us – they begin.
We’ve set our sights on changing the world through our work and with our clients, and representation is at the foundation of what we do. We know that diversity of thought and background makes us stronger. That’s why we’re committed to building and maintaining a diverse community.
Every new team member broadens our perspective and allows us to think bigger. We’ll be at our best when people from underrepresented communities and people with a range of perspectives and lived experiences want to come, stay, and push the boundaries of what’s possible.
Overview: We are looking for a Data Engineer to transform millions of data points into unparalleled opportunities – supporting everything from electing Democrats to combating climate change throughout the world. You’ll be driving positive change as part of a team of data scientists and engineers developing first-of-their-kind machine-learning products. With us, you’ll put your skills to use for disruptive innovation that powers social good.
You’ll join a product team that is deeply devoted to inclusion, particularly in the following three areas:
Process: We create a context in which everyone is empowered to contribute.
Data-Driven: We are committed to using the power of data to support important causes.
Philanthropy: We empower diverse groups of individuals to participate in giving.
We want your ideas and your leadership. Join us. Let’s go!
You will be responsible for:
- Building data-intensive applications to extract, transform, and load massive data sets from a variety of internal, external, and public data sources;
- Running the model pipeline to deliver data products to our clients;
- Assembling large and complex data sets that meet project needs;
- Developing processes for data mining, data modeling, and data production;
- Using an array of technological languages and tools to connect systems;
- Working toward constantly improving data reliability and quality;
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support their data infrastructure needs.
Must-have qualifications:
- Experience with and knowledge of Python; additional key data analytics tools are welcome (Pandas, PySpark)
- Experience extracting data from public APIs;
- Ability to build and optimize data pipelines, architectures, and data sets;
- Experience managing big data resources through Amazon Web Services or another cloud provider;
- Experience with SQL;
- Attention to detail;
- Curiosity to innovate on ways to solve data management issues;
- Passion, energy, and excitement for progressive and philanthropic causes and all things digital.
Nice-to-have qualifications:
- 1-3 years of professional experience;
- Experience building data-intensive applications that collect data from diverse sources in the service of creating high-performance algorithms and predictive models;
- Experience deploying deep-learning models;
- Experience managing data warehouses and/or data lakes;
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
Salary range for this role is $70,000 to $90,000 per year, depending on experience.
Benefits
-100% employer-paid premiums for platinum-level medical plan on a national health care network
-100% employer-paid life insurance and short term disability
-50% employer-paid vision and dental insurance
-401(k) with 3% employer contribution
-17 vacation days in addition to 12 paid holidays, sick days, bereavement leave, and a volunteer day off.
-Paid parental leave at 100% of your salary
-Financial support for reproductive and transgender care
-Flexible telecommute and remote work policies
-Company issued Mac products for home offices
-Cell phone service reimbursement, meal and ride-share reimbursement, and other perks available
If you feel you can do the job and are excited about this opportunity but are not sure if you meet all the qualifications, consider applying anyway. We’d love to hear from you!