Senior Data Engineer

Remote
Technology – Data Management /
Full-time /
Remote
About Omnidian
Omnidian, Inc. is a fast-growing Series C tech-enabled service company revolutionizing performance assurance for the distributed solar and energy storage industries.  Omnidian is building a more sustainable future for the planet through our passionate teams, our innovative technology, and by creating an amazing customer experience. We are headquartered in Seattle, WA

The Job
As a Senior Data Engineer at Omnidian, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping our data infrastructure.    
You will design, build, document and maintain data pipelines to support our Data Warehouse and our Data Acquisition (IoT data) systems.    You’ll uphold and contribute to the creation of standards for quality and security.   You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance our data capabilities, supporting our mission to build a more sustainable future through innovative technology and exceptional customer experience.

This role is perfect for a data professional passionate about sustainability and eager to make a significant impact in a well-funded, growth-stage company. Join us and be part of a team where your ideas are heard, your contributions are valued, and your potential is unleashed.

This role sits within the Data Management and Infosec team (part of our Engineering department) and will report to our Manager of Data Engineering.

(Preference to where some of this team is located: Pittsburgh, Seattle, Chicago, Upstate NY, Denver area)

What You'll Do

    • At Omnidian we believe in trust and autonomy. How you create an impact is ultimately up to you. Here is an outline of some of the things you’ll be doing:
    • Data Engineering (80%)
    • Build and maintain data warehouse pipelines via Databricks bronze, silver and gold medallion structures
    • Build and maintain data acquisition pipelines which acquire IoT data from aggregator portals, land and transform the data, and make the data available to consumer services
    • Use your knowledge of different programming languages to code and update data systems
    • Write or contribute to technical specification documents as appropriate
    • Data Stewardship (15%)
    • Create and maintain related data documentation as outlined in Data Governance standards
    • Act as an ambassador for data governance standards when working cross functionally
    • Participate in code reviews and change management processes
    • Continuous Improvement (5%)
    • Identify, align stakeholders on and implement improvements to our processes, code and/or architecture

Who You Are

    • You have strong data engineering skills and experience (experience with IoT data strongly preferred).You are highly analytical and detail-oriented.
    • You possess a strong curiosity and a growth mindset.
    • You excel in both independent work and team collaboration.
    • You are a proactive problem solver with excellent communication skills.
    • You show empathy and respect for coworkers, partners, and customers.
    • You can give and receive constructive feedback effectively.
    • You are adaptable and able to balance quick responses to business needs with strategic, long-term projects.

Experience You’ll Need

    • 4+ years experience building and optimizing data sets, ‘big data’ data pipelines, and architectures.
    • Experience successfully delivering large scale data engineering projects
    • Proficiency with distributed systems like Spark, Kafka and data lakes
    • Experience working with IoT data Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure
    • Understanding of data modeling principles
    • Proficiency with object oriented programming languages such as Python or Kotlin
    • Comfortable with SQL
    • Proven ability to perform root cause analysis on processes and data to identify improvement opportunities.
    • Demonstrated experience with data transformation, workload management, and metadata.

Experience That's a Plus

    • Solar Industry experience
    • Experience with Databricks, including medallion architecture
    • Experience with RDSExperience with Spring Boot
    • Experience with asynchronous programming (such as kotlin coroutines)
    • Experience with multithreaded programming

Work-life and Culture

    • Most of our roles offer the opportunity to work remotely
    • If you are in the Seattle area, we offer a vibrant office space in the historic and beautiful Smith Tower, in the heart of Pioneer Square
    • We prioritize applicants near one of our employee clusters and offer one or more local gatherings per year
    • We provide outstanding benefits including family medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) administration and $1k match per year and thoughtful paid time off
    • We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all FTE employees (birthing and non-birthing) after 1 year, and four-week paid sabbatical leave after four years
    • We offer a competitive total compensation package that includes monthly health insurance premiums, bonuses and long-term stock options for every employee
    • We love to lift each other up through company-wide slack channels such as #puppiesandpets, #omnidian-wellness, #praiseandbooms and #sustainablefuture
    • We have affinity groups to help employees feel seen and supported, such as Rainbow Array, BIPOC, Thriving Survivors, Vets at Omnidian, Black Lights Matter and Neurospicy R Us
    • We are a passionate, mission driven team that believes in collaboration, mutual respect and trust. For examples, come Discover our Story!

Grow With Us

    • We mentor and invest in our employees and prioritize them for future opportunities. Check out our Instagram reels to see a few career journey examples
    • Internal candidates: Check out our advice on Internal Transfer: Job Application Process
    • Here are the next roles in this career track:
    • Data Engineering Manager
    • Director of Data Management
    • or
    • Director of Software Engineering
    • We’re a fast-growing startup, which means we’re constantly reinventing processes, adding new products, and asking people to use all of their skills and talents. That means there’s gonna be a lot of opportunities for you to grow, which also means you will likely be stretched in ways you’ve never experienced in a job before. If you are resilient, determined, and not afraid of a big challenge, come apply. 
$120,125 - $197,625 a year
Midpoint: $155,000
Comprehensive Benefits: We've got you covered with 100% of health insurance monthly premiums for employees, and 50% for dependents.
Performance Bonus: Because exceptional work deserves exceptional rewards. Eligibility begins after 90 days.
Equity Stake: Join us in shaping the future and be rewarded for your dedication with stock options.
Continuous Growth: Up to $500 annual learning reimbursement because investing in your development is investing in our success.
Committed to Parity: We place candidates within the band based on professional experience, not negotiating skills, as part of our overall effort to avoid gender pay discrepancy.

Privacy
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Diversity and Inclusion
We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product for our customers. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring our hiring and retention practices, as well as our office culture, reflects this value.
 
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Omnidian is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to diversity in the workplace.  We make employment decisions on the basis of merit and business need.  We hire without consideration to age, ancestry, citizenship, disability, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, national origin, political activity or affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

We invite you to be part of our mission to create a workplace that is inclusive and welcoming to all.