Sr. Data & Software Engineer

Ovative Group•Minneapolis, MN

17h

About The Position

We are seeking a Sr. Data & Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing product and engineering development team. Our company specializes in enterprise-level media measurement and optimization across various industries. In this role, you will take a leadership position within a cross-functional team responsible for creating, optimizing, and maintaining scalable software and data solutions to enhance performance, stability, and scalability. You will play a pivotal role in guiding the team and working closely with internal and client stakeholders throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in iterative development practices, a strong focus on building testable solutions, and both conceptual and pragmatic problem-solving skills. You actively leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve velocity and quality, and you help your team adopt these practices effectively. Your outstanding attention to detail and strong written and oral communication skills will enable you to work directly with business users, understanding their objectives and translating them into technical requirements. As a valuable team member, you will have the opportunity to mentor junior team members, contribute to innovative ideas, and drive the adoption of cutting-edge technologies within the team and foster your own professional growth.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant data & software engineering development experience
Highly proficient in SQL, Python, command-line tools, and ETL/ELT pipelines for large datasets, including AI and analytics use cases
Experienced with cloud platforms and modern AI concepts/tools, such as GCP, AWS, AI/ML APIs, vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval
Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and a track record of knowledge-sharing and mentoring junior team members
Direct experience working with business users and clients to understand goals and gather requirements

Nice To Haves

Experience with iterative development and Agile best practices, including experience working within SAFe or similar scaled frameworks.
Experience with AI/ML frameworks or APIs (e.g., OpenAI, HuggingFace, LangChain, or similar) and their practical applications in an engineering context.
Proficient working with data warehouses and big data tools (e.g., BigQuery, Databricks) for large-scale data processing.
Experience working with APIs for data retrieval and integration across multiple data sources.
Experience building and deploying tools, agents, or workflows that orchestrate LLM calls in a production or near-production context.
Experience working with marketing, analytics and customer data in the context of data engineering or pipeline development.
Experience creating and owning data/table architecture for a project or product area.
Experience integrating data models within software and deploying data pipelines in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of robust software solutions that meet business and technical goals.
Lead effort in identifying opportunities for automation with a focus on the operational stability of software applications and systems
Engage directly with Product Managers and stakeholders to understand their business goals, gather requirements, and translate into detailed, actionable technical requirements
Research, write and edit documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports
Evaluate trade-offs between correctness, robustness, performance and customer impact to ensure we build the right solutions that scale
Mentor and level up the skills of your teammates through collaboration and by sharing your expertise
Ensure adherence to and advancement of software and product engineering best practices, including code quality, documentation, testing, security, deployment, and performance.
Evaluate and integrate new technologies, tools, and frameworks to optimize the software development process.
Troubleshoot complex software issues and provide effective solutions.
Provide guidance, mentorship, and contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, and project direction.
Foster a culture of continuous learning to keep your team current with emerging technology and software engineering trends.
Ensure adherence to SDLC and DevOps best practices, maintaining high standards of quality and security across all phases of development.
Leverage and champion AI-assisted development tools and practices across the team to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and establish effective patterns for responsible AI-assisted development. Leverage and champion AI-assisted development tools and practices across the team to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and establish effective patterns for responsible AI-assisted development.

Benefits

Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI
Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams
Generous paid vacation policy
401k match program
Top-notch health insurance options, inclusive of same sex partners
Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs
Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan
Sabbatical program
Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program
Shenanigan’s Day