About Eightpoint

Eightpoint is an internet technology company specializing in the agile development of products and content that address real-world interests, captivating users and driving significant growth for partners. With offices in the United States and Cayman Islands, Eightpoint collaborates with partners globally on the next generation of user-centric offerings. Our growing ecosystem includes innovative products like Weather Now, a sleek app that delivers real-time forecasts with clarity and ranks among the top three most-used weather apps in the U. S.; Check Heart Rate Now, a quick and easy wellness monitor; and Wave Browser, a powerful and secure way to search the web. Every product we launch is designed to engage users, enhance daily life, and deliver real-world value. Backed by data and driven by a relentless commitment to quality, Eightpoint moves fast, thinks big, and builds digital experiences that people love.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Engineer to enhance and maintain the infrastructure that powers our analytics and data products. In this role, you will be responsible for building and optimizing scalable data pipelines, ingesting data from various sources, and collaborating with teams to ensure the integrity, security, and accessibility of our data ecosystem.

Where You’ll Make an Impact

Enhance and maintain the infrastructure powering our analytics and data products
Ingest new data from files, APIs, and external databases into a centralized data store, ensuring seamless integration and data flow
Continuously monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot data pipelines and infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness
Work closely with business stakeholders, including Analysts and Data Scientists, to understand data needs and translate business requirements into technical solutions
Implement and enforce data governance policies, ensuring adherence to best practices in data security, integrity, privacy, and regulatory compliance
Contribute to and drive efforts to ensure high data quality across the organization by identifying and resolving issues in data pipelines and workflows
Participate in technical architecture discussions, offering expertise in designing scalable, efficient data systems.
Engage in peer code reviews to maintain high standards of code quality and best practices

Who You Are

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience
3+ years working as a Data Engineer or in a similar technical role with a focus on building and maintaining data infrastructure and pipelines
Experience with AWS (Redshift, RDS) REQUIRED and Google Cloud (Big Query, Firebase) for managing and working with cloud-based databases and analytics tools
REQUIRED: Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, C#, Java, etc.) to automate data pipeline workflows
REQUIRED: Familiarity with data pipeline orchestration tools such as dbt and Airflow
Strong knowledge of data warehousing concepts and ELT/ETL best practices
REQUIRED: Familiarity with source version control systems
REQUIRED: Strong SQL knowledge