Data Engineer

Your Next Big Career Move: Data Engineer at CitizenGO

Europe/ The Americas

As a Data Engineer with CitizenGO, you'll be instrumental in developing and constructing sophisticated data architectures and processing tools. Your role will involve ensuring the continuous operation and optimization of our systems, maintaining databases in compliance with best practices, and managing ETL processes. We value your ability to effectively communicate insights and contribute to our agile development environment.

This role is more than just a job; it's a chance to make a tangible impact on important issues while growing professionally.

Top 10 reasons to work for CitizenGO:

Join the CitizenGO team and be a part of a vibrant, mission-driven community that's making a tangible difference in the world. Here are the top 10 reasons why working with us is a unique and rewarding experience: 

1. Make an Impact: You will engage in meaningful work defending life, family, and freedom, and see the direct impact of your efforts in changing the world.
2. We’re Winning: You will join a successful team! Our campaigning works, and we’re changing politics and policies across the world. Check out some of our recent victories here. 
3. Bold Tactics: We employ innovative and effective strategies, from launching petitions to rallying on the streets, to win campaigns.
4. Independent Strategy: Our actions are driven by our members, not large funders, ensuring we prioritize what’s best for the world.
5. Thriving Under Pressure: We excel in challenging environments, fearlessly facing off against powerful adversaries without backing down.
6. Inspirational Teammates: You will work alongside helpful, kind, motivated, and talented individuals dedicated to our common goals.
7. Remote Flexibility: You will enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere, eliminating commutes and allowing you the flexibility to travel and live on your terms.
8. Flexible Hours: You will benefit from adaptable work hours, ensuring you can be there for others and manage your day as you see fit.
9. Connected Community: Though fully remote, our team fosters a close-knit environment that feels anything but distant.
10. Focus on Results: We value efficiency and outcomes over long hours, promoting a balanced life and preventing burnout.

See our culture page for more!

Responsibilities

• You will be primarily responsible for developing and constructing data architectures, systems, and processing tools. This could involve creating and integrating APIs, developing data set processes, and dealing with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
• You will maintain systems to ensure their continual operation and work to improve their performance through optimization and troubleshooting.
• You will create, maintain, and improve databases. This could involve creating table schemas, improving data processing, and ensuring data solutions comply with advanced best practices, privacy, and security regulations.
• You will maintain reports that effectively communicate trends, patterns, insights, recommendations, and predictions.
• You will create and manage ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to pull data from various sources, transform it into a usable format, and load it into a more usable destination, such as a database or a data warehouse (like Google Big Query).
• You will develop effective communication methods through asynchronous communication, being able to work in an agile development environment.
• You will share knowledge through detailed documentation.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist and/or Data Engineer.
• Knowledge of SQL (tables, views, queries, stored procedures, triggers) at the master level.
• Understanding data modelling concepts, such as designing efficient database schemas, creating appropriate data structures, and optimizing table partitioning.
• Knowledge of Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) tools and processes is essential. Master Google Cloud Run is a plus.
• Proficient in Python.
• Solid command of SQL; he/she can find the most efficient way to write a SELECT statement and possess experience with relational databases principles.
• Experience using analytical tools (like Google Analytics 4).
• Adopt modern techniques to ensure data protection, privacy and security.
• Proficiency with data visualization tools (like Looker) and data warehousing software (like Google Big Query).
• Experience constructing data system pipelines for Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
• Familiarities with Cloud Services such as the Google Cloud Platform and Google Big Query in particular.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Passion and commitment to human dignity, life, family, liberty, citizen empowerment, and social change.
• High professionalism, self-motivation, efficiency, and results-oriented delivery on short timelines.
• Strong teamwork skills, comfortable in a highly collaborative team culture and a hierarchical team structure.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing conditions and requirements.
• Fluency in English is a requirement. Duolingo English Test is required for all non-natives with a minimum 100 (B2 equivalent) score. Spanish and other additional languages are an asset. Fluency in English and excellent communication skills, especially in writing.
• We are actively seeking candidates based in Europe or The Americas for this position.

Benefits 

Vacation & Holidays: You will enjoy 24 vacation days per year and observe local public holidays. We also offer various types of leave, such as parental, sick medical, and bereavement leave.

Attractive Benefits: You will embrace the freedom of working remotely with CitizenGO, featuring flexible hours and a consistent 40-hour work week. Benefit from our tuition reimbursement program (up to €500 per year), language courses (USD120 per month on iTalki), and an annual Christmas gift. You will receive one free book per month (up to €30).

Practical Assistance for Your Success:  We equip you with essential tools for excellence, including Chromebooks, mobile phone lines, and smartphones for select positions. We will enhance your work comfort with our home office setup allowance (up to €500 every two years) and coworking memberships (up to €200 per month).

Innovative Technology: CitizenGO grants access to Copy.ai, an AI-powered copywriting platform, and Grammarly, designed to enhance the quality of your writing.

Engaging Meetups: You will Connect and collaborate with your colleagues during our annual retreats, evaluation meetings, mini-retreats, conferences, summits, and monthly meetups in Madrid.

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