Senior Data Engineer
Kandji
Data Science
Miami, FL, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
About Kandji
Kandji is the Apple device management and security platform that empowers secure and productive global work. With Kandji, Apple devices transform themselves into enterprise-ready endpoints, with all the right apps, settings, and security systems in place. Through advanced automation and thoughtful experiences, we’re bringing much-needed harmony to the way IT, InfoSec, and Apple device users work today and tomorrow.
Some of the smartest money in tech has partnered with Kandji to realize our vision, including Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, First Round Capital, and Okta Ventures. In July 2024, Kandji raised $100 million in capital from General Catalyst, bringing Kandji’s valuation to $850 Million.
Since Kandji’s Series C in 2021, the company has seen a 600%+ increase in annual recurring revenue, and its customer base has grown nearly 4X across 40+ industries. Notable customers include Allbirds, Canva, and Notion, and the company has partnerships with such industry giants as ServiceNow, AWS, and Okta.
Kandji was also named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup List 2023 and recognized as a top venture-backed startup with the potential to reach unicorn status.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will drive excellence across the entire data lifecycle, including ingestion, modeling, quality, and availability. Your passion for data and commitment to technical excellence will empower you to create elegant solutions for a wide range of data challenges, shaping our entire technology stack. You will demonstrate self-leadership and mentor your peers, fostering a culture of growth and continuous improvement within the team.
How You'll Make A Difference Day To Day
- Collaborate and Solve: Work closely with diverse stakeholders to ingest and model complex datasets, ensuring they meet business needs and enable data-driven decisions.
- Optimize and Automate: Identify, design, and implement process improvements, automate manual processes, and optimize data delivery to scale our systems efficiently.
- Enhance Observability: Design and implement processes for data observability, usage metrics, and monitoring, ensuring the platform's reliability and performance.
- Required to work on-site 5x a week in our Coral Gables office.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of data engineering, analytics engineering, or software development experience
- 3+ years of strong data engineering design/development experience in building large-scale distributed data platforms/products
- Proficient in Python, SQL
- Familiarity with Apache Kafka
- Experience with dbt and data modeling
- Experience building scalable, efficient data pipelines using Snowflake and other cloud-based data technologies
- Familiar with workflow management systems (Airflow, Argo Workflows, etc)
- Experience designing and implementing data ingestion platforms, interacting with multiple third-party data sources, and assembling them into actionable structures
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and peers
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with a Security related SaaS product
- Experience in developing data architectures within greenfield efforts
- Familiarity with applying Data Science algorithms and/or ML ops
- Familiarity with distributed processing systems like Snowpark
Benefits & Perks
• Competitive salary
• 100% individual and dependent medical + dental + vision coverage
• 401(k) with a 4% company match
• 20 days PTO
• Health and wellness days
• Kandji Wellness Week the first week in July
• Equity for full-time employees
• Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
• Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Modern Health - Mental Health Benefits - Individual and Dependents
• Fertility Benefits
• Working Advantage Employee Discounts
• Free onsite fitness center
• Free parking
• Lunch 5 days/week
• Exciting opportunities for career growth
• An outstanding, inclusive culture
We are excited to be serving a significant need for a fast-growing market, and are proud of the high-performing team we have brought together so far. If you’re someone who wants to engage in new, exciting projects that will challenge your skills in the best way possible, we would love to connect with you.
At Kandji we believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those from all backgrounds and varying experiences.
Kandji is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status or any other status protected by applicable law.