Staff Data Engineer

Realtor.com Careers•Austin, TX

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

Realtor.com® is seeking a motivated and energetic Staff Data Engineer to join their Data team. This role is crucial for enabling optimal data-driven decisions that empower products and people. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in building modern data platforms that prioritize data governance, security, compliance, and efficient data management for optimal performance and cost. The position offers opportunities to learn and leverage new technologies, work with an experienced team, and be part of a fun and collaborative environment.

Requirements

A driven data engineer that is motivated to build great products and a great codebase in a fast-paced environment.
8+ years experience building data pipelines and platforms.
Exposure to build, test, and deployment automation technologies.
Experience with cloud-based architecture, development, and deployment.
Experience with data collecting, streaming, and processing technologies.
Knowledge of Data Structures, SQL, and schema design best practices.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree a plus.

Responsibilities

Champion data best practices.
Develop and design modern, scalable enterprise Data and AI architectures and models.
Balance existing systems with innovative solutions.
Make strategic recommendations and drive critical technical decisions across empowered teams, influencing the technical direction and execution.
Demonstrate expert knowledge of SQL, data structures, algorithms, and schema design best practices.
Collaborate effectively with stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of their data needs.
Dive into complex technical details to understand challenges, debug issues, and provide expert guidance to engineers.
Own the delivery, quality, and reliability of data in our data warehouse and act as support for production issues, profile performance, and assist in root cause analysis.
Make data easily collected and accessible by our Data Platform to users.
Participate in hackathons and Proof Of Concept experiments to continuously improve our delivery.
Perform presentations of our products/features to internal stakeholders.
Work in a primarily Agile/Scrum product development process.