Pelmorex - Director of Engineering – Weather & Environmental Data Platforms

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Director of Engineering – Weather & Environmental Data Platforms

The job description mentions leading the architectural design of a high-performance, cost-efficient, and extensible system for ingesting, processing, and delivering gridded global data. Can you describe your experience in designing and implementing such systems, particularly those handling large-scale meteorological or environmental data? Also mention or describe challenging business and technical requirements/ constraints you faced and how you overcame them, specially related to the trade off between speed, performance, cost, flexibility, security and risk.✱
Which of the following cloud platforms do you have the most significant experience architecting and operating large-scale data platforms on? (Check all that apply)✱
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- On-premises data centers
- Snowflake/ Databricks
Which of these programming languages are you most proficient in for data engineering and platform development? (Check all that apply)✱
- Python
- GoLang
- Java
- Scala
- C++
Which of the following workflow orchestration tools are you most familiar with for managing complex data pipelines? (Select all that apply)✱
- Apache Airflow
- Prefect
- Dagster
- Luigi
- Apache Spark
When making architectural decisions for a data platform, which of the following factors do you typically prioritize the most?✱
- Achieving maximum scientific precision regardless of cost
- Minimizing cloud infrastructure costs
- Ensuring the fastest possible time-to-market for new features
- Balancing precision, cost, and time-to-market based on business needs
- Scalability and reliability above all else
What is your typical approach to guiding a team through a significant technical challenge or architectural shift?✱
- Providing detailed, step-by-step instructions and monitoring progress closely.
- Empowering the team to explore solutions independently and offering guidance as needed.
- Taking the lead on the hands-on implementation to ensure accuracy.
- Delegating the challenge entirely to the most senior engineers on the team.
- Collaborating with the team to define the problem and then collectively brainstorming solutions.
What is your annual Base compensation in Canadian Dollars? CAD✱
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- 140-160K Base
- 160- 180K Base
- 180-200K Base
- 200-220K Base
- 220-240K Base

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If you are offered this position, it will be conditional upon successful reference checks. Will you be able to provide two employment references? Please note this is a mandatory requirement for us.✱
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If you are offered this position, you may be required to complete a Criminal Background Check through our third party that specializes in doing so.. Are you in agreement with completing this requirement? Please note this is a mandatory requirement for us.✱
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Have you worked for Pelmorex?✱
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- Yes, I have worked for Pelmorex in the Past (Ex Employee)
- No, I have never worked for Pelmorex

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