Senior Data Engineer

Are you looking to join a highly motivated team working for social impact? At Beam we’re on a mission to shift $10 Billion to high-impact nonprofits.

About the role

As a Senior Data Engineer on our Engineering team with a focus on data development, you will be working with a team of talented developers responsible for helping create and maintain the data platform, infrastructure, and processes that power the internal and external facing business intelligence that drives Beam’s mission. Our data platform processes more than 7TB of data every 90 minutes, delivering complex analytics to our partners and actionable data to our internal stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of open source data technologies, building new features, supporting existing functionality through bug fixing and enhancements, and will have a significant impact on a core part of our business.

We’re a highly collaborative team motivated by impact and our high growth environment. This is an opportunity for someone excited to have a high level of impact on Beam’s continued success.

Our Data tech stack

Apache Spark running pyspark

Kubernetes running on EKS; managed using k9s, Helm and eksctl

Apache Airflow as our workflow orchestrator

Testing automation via pytest

uv as our Python package manager

Snowflake as our data warehouse

S3 as our distributed object storage / data lake

What you’ll do

Design and plan new platform data solutions through collaboration with our Head of Engineering, our Engineering and product teams, and internal stakeholders using RFC and Tech Spec documents

Collaborate with your peers to execute and implement high-quality software

Collaborate with your peers to assist in planning and execution of new software features, bringing a focus on data platform requirements

Drive the execution of your work from spec document to delivery through our SDLC

Grow your skillset and be a force multiplier by sharing knowledge through code reviews, pair programming, 1-1 conversations, and broader team trainings

Develop subject matter expertise in the Beam data ecosystem and our reporting platform through code development, directly supporting our Client Strategy team, Business Operations, and our partners

Understand and strive to balance tech debt with practicality while designing solutions

Gain knowledge of the nonprofit giving and e-commerce enablement spaces

Foster a team culture around Beam’s values of community, inclusivity, care, accountability and support

Strive for continuous improvement through goal setting, feedback, and other growth opportunities

What we’re looking for

4+ years as a Data Engineer or Senior Data Engineer utilizing Python and SQL to develop data intensive applications or insights, or 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer using Python and SQL, working in a primarily Python codebase

Experience working on production-level data systems in a collaborative team environment

Proficient with Python and SQL

Proficient with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL

Experience with Apache Airflow for task orchestration

Experience using a Business Intelligence tool, like Tableau

Familiar with fundamental development principles and processes such as observability, performance optimization, continuous integration, automated testing, and cloud infrastructure

Familiar with distributed computing architecture, data warehouse and data lake storage patterns

Strong communication skills with the ability to explain and advocate for technical projects to non-technical roles

Nice to haves

Experience in an early startup

Experience with setting up and administrating a Business Intelligence tool, like Tableau

Experience with Apache Spark

Experience with managing a Kubernetes cluster

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical or analytical field (or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience)

Compensation and perks

Expected annual compensation range: $176,000-198,000 USD

Base salary $160,000-180,000 USD

Up to 10% annual bonus based entirely on individual performance

Stock options

50% match on 401k contributions of up to 6% of base salary

$100 monthly wellness stipend

$750 annual professional development budget

See a full list of perks at https://beamimpact.com/careers

Location - Remote

We are a remote-first company, so our team works from wherever they are. We also have office space in New York, currently in Hearst Tower, where you’re free to come work from as well. We have no plans to require in-office work.