Overview Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we connect this community of entrepreneurs with tools, data, and insights to help them grow their businesses and local communities thrive. About This Role Our Engineering organization owns the software that makes our marketplace work. The Platform group empowers teams across Faire—Product Engineering, Data Science, Product Management, Strategy, Analytics, Finance, and more—to operate software with speed and quality. We prioritize good engineering practices, security, testability, maintainability, and scalability to serve millions of users. The Analytics Platform team builds capabilities to accelerate data-driven analytics, improving productivity and accuracy and reducing time from data to insights. The Team Focuses On The Following Areas And Capabilities Data warehousing, including cost-efficient storage and compute ETL (extract, transform, load) and ELT (extract, load, transform) pipelines Evolution of foundational datasets with company-wide utilization BI (business intelligence) tooling and integrations Productivity acceleration tooling for analytics use-cases, including AI/LLM powered tools Automation of analytics functions Monitoring, alerting, and cost tracking for workloads Data security, privacy, and governance The team also owns relationships with select infrastructure vendors. We’re looking for An engineer with data and analytics experience to work alongside our highly talented team, develop and deliver technical projects, and engage with other teams in the organization. What You’ll Do Plan and execute on technology projects that scale with our growth; contribute to our technology foundations with a focus on data integrity, security, performance, scale, reliability, and operational excellence. Engage with team planning and prioritization, balancing urgent and near-term needs with long-term goals. Provide technical expertise on difficult open-ended problems. Qualifications Strong Python and SQL skills Experience developing and operating ETL/ELT, storage, compute, and workflow systems Exposure to building and operating reliable, scalable data pipelines, orchestration of data movement, querying, transformation, and frameworks for analytics engineering workflows Understanding of data warehousing basics, especially Snowflake, is highly valuable Understanding of performance, capacity, cost trade-offs in data processing systems Experience diagnosing, mitigating, and addressing data system production issues at scale Strong communication skills A bachelores degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience Select technologies we use and teach: AWS, Snowflake, Airflow, Spark, Python, Kotlin Salary Range Canada: the pay range for this role is $129,500 - $178,000 per year. This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting. Why you’ll love working at Faire Move fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly. Equipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day. Best in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours. Real rewards: Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work. Belonging: We\u2019re intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success. Faire was founded in 2017 and is backed by leading investors. We have offices in multiple locations and a global employee presence. Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form. Privacy: For information about the type of personal data Faire collects from applicants, as well as your choices regarding the data collected about you, please visit Faire’s Privacy Notice. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Data Engineer - Analytics Platform
FAIRE
kitchener, kitchener
Published 25 days ago
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