Data Engineer

Proxima

Proxima is more than just a business to us; it's a vision of transforming the consumer technology landscape and giving B2C businesses the data they need to make informed decisions that drive highly performant actions. We are empowering our customers to achieve their greatest potential with innovative, data-driven solutions.

We are a first-of-its-kind data intelligence solution that leverages artificial intelligence and a proprietary database of over 60 million (and growing) unique shopper personas to enable businesses to achieve greater scale, efficiency, and financial success across their acquisition, retention, and operational strategies. We’re on a mission to help maximize their performance with AI-powered solutions that have traditionally been out of reach for most companies. We believe profitable growth starts with better data.

About The Role
The Data Engineer at Proxima will be joining a growing team as we build out our next generation platform. The ideal candidate has been in the industry for at least 7-12 years and has a proven track record of success in leading a team. This person should demonstrate a high level of expertise in full stack development and AWS cloud services, and will play a key role in creating the technical roadmap through designing, developing and implementing solutions across our tech stack - AWS, Node.js, React, Serverless, Lambda, PostgreSQL, and more.

This person will be the go-to expert for various areas of the Proxima platform, proactively identifying problems, challenges and solutions. If you are a curious and resourceful team leader, who wants to create an impact with an incredibly passionate and collaborative team, this role is for you!

What You'll Do

• Contribute to the Proxima technical roadmap by researching, designing, architecting and implementing complex solutions and features
• Architect and build APIs, backend integrations, and web apps
• Collaborate with our Product, Design and Customer/Sales teams to weigh in on the scope, feasibility, design and implementation of new features
• Implement and follow best practices in software development, code versioning, software testing, and dev ops
• Be an expert and leader in coding standards and support and mentor junior developers
• Contribute to our engineering team and culture by leading tech presentations and discussions
• Troubleshoot, debug and improve usability as well as upgrade existing systems
• Consistently work to become a better engineer, such as researching new technologies and approaches to solve problems and improve existing systems
• Produce functional, technical, and user documentation that describes the specifications, data flows, and user interfaces as needed
  
  
  
  
  

What You Need

• 7-12+ years of professional experience within an engineering team required
• Experience leading a project or team, including responsibility for quality output from other people
• Strong knowledge of AWS, with ability to lead company’s technology choices/usage
• Experience working at a SaaS and/or B2B startup or small business, highly preferred
• Proven experience mentoring other engineers, reviewing code and unit tests
• Extensive experience in backend and/or frontend development, using JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Node.js, React, AWS, and PostgreSQL
• A passion for best practices in engineering and coding, and an interest in continuous learning
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate those into technical solutions
• Experience in implementing solutions and features in a fast-paced environment
• Strong collaboration skills; experience working cross-functionally with Product, Design and Customer Success teams
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other relevant education required
• Remote candidates based in the US are welcome to apply
  
  
  
  
  

Why You'll Love Working Here

We can promise:

• Competitive salary in a fast-growing, close-knit, & motivated team
• Unlimited PTO so you can take the time you need
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Annual membership to OneMedical and Teledoc
• Summer Fridays from July 4th Weekend to Labor Day each year
• 401k program
• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave benefits
• Commuter pre-tax benefits
• Learning & Development Stipend
• HSA and FSA pre-tax benefits
• Pet-Friendly Office Space in the Heart of Soho
  
  
  
  
  

We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

The base pay for this position ranges from $160,000 to $230,000 a year. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including individual performance, skills and experience. The base salary is just one component of Proxima’s compensation package which includes a wide range of medical, dental, vision and other benefits, as well as equity.