Sr. Data Engineer

About Nectar

Nectar is on a mission to provide quality health care for pets through modernized veterinary technology. Our team was founded by Harvard, Stanford, McKinsey, Meta, and Square alumni, and we were named to BCV’s 2023 Top 50 Emerging SaaS list. Today's veterinary clinic tools are outdated and challenging to use. Our vision is an intuitive cloud platform with a streamlined medical record system and predictive analytics to equip vets and pet owners with insightful data. Having launched our MVP and closed our second funding round in Q1 of 2023, we have been rapidly gaining market traction.

Tech Lead Role

We're thrilled to announce that we've recently closed a major deal with over 300 customers, marking a significant milestone for our startup. As we continue to grow and scale, we're seeking a passionate Tech Lead (Data) who is eager to lead the next phase of our product's evolution, both with our new conglomerate partner and our independent customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilize established expertise to develop high-performance, scalable data storage solutions.
• Engineer, deploy, and manage efficient and reliable data pipelines for transferring and transforming both large and small datasets.
• Strategically design data architectures for efficient data storage and fast retrieval.
• Implement comprehensive data quality checks to maintain superior data standards.
• Continuously improve and oversee all domain-specific data pipelines.
• Assume full responsibility for the data engineering aspects of projects.
• Collaborate with software engineers to design and implement systems that streamline data accessibility.
• Lead and mentor a small team of data engineers.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in programming with Python or another modern language.
• At least 5 years’ expertise with SQL and managing relational databases.
• Over 5 years’ experience in the design, setup, and maintenance of ETL processes.
• 3+ years of proficiency with workflow management tools such as Airflow, Luigi, or Prefect.
• 3+ years’ experience in Data Modeling.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in multiple programming languages.
• Proven track record with data integrity and validation.
• Advanced skills in SQL optimization and process enhancement.
• Ability to identify and rectify data anomalies and outliers.
• Familiarity with notebook-based Data Science methodologies.
• Expertise in using dbt cloud for data build tooling.
• Experience with Fivetran.
• Experience with Snowflake.
• Experience with MongoDB.

Why Nectar?

• Join our mission to provide all animals with the quality healthcare they need!
• VC-backed, high-growth startup with many powerful supporters
• Rockstar team from ex-Meta, McKinsey, LinkedIn, Square, Harvard, Stanford
• Salary: $170-225k
• Significant equity in high growth startup
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, pet insurance, fitness membership, and software subscription (e.g., ChatGPT) benefits
• Stipend for work from home equipment
• Unlimited PTO (and actually being encouraged to take time-off!)
• Driven and people-focused company culture where we are invested in your holistic personal growth and value having fun, respecting each other, and dreaming big