Senior Data Engineer

Overview

OUR ORIGIN STORY:
Sky Slope started in 2011 as an idea born at the kitchen table of our CEO, with just him and two others. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, we have since grown from our previous three offices and now have close to 150 employees across the United States, supporting nearly 300,000 users in 5,000 offices nationwide and in Canada. We include 8 of the nation’s 15 largest real estate brokerages among our users.

As a leader in our space, we focus on building cutting-edge software that makes the real estate world better. We hire people who can turn out-of-the-box ideas into real outcomes, and who pair skill with empathy, collaboration, and urgency. If you’re looking to join a company where you can have real impact, you’ll find an incredible team here.

These are the principles that guided us to where we are and will guide us to where we want to go in the future. They apply to professional and personal life, to any business and any situation. Our core values are:
Awareness, Execution, Obsession, Ownership, Humility, Radical Candor, Urgency, Greatness, Inches I Fun.

Learn more about our core values from our CEO, Tyler Smith here!

The purpose of the Senior Data Engineer at Sky Slope is to develop, test, and deploy new and improved software, while managing deliverables in a fast-paced, agile work environment. They are expected to continue promoting their talent via self-learning and collaboration with our senior engineers to pursue advancing their own seniority in the company.

• Design and implement database schemas for both relational and No
  
  SQL systems
• Optimize query performance and troubleshoot complex database issues
• Design and maintain ETL pipelines for data integration and transformation
• Work with multiple APIs for data extraction and system integration
• Lead database migration projects and version upgrades
• Establish backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures
• Monitor database health, capacity planning, and performance tuning
• Support data infrastructure for AI/ML workloads and analytics
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on data architecture
• Collaborate with Dev Ops on database automation and CI/CD pipelines

• 5+ years of database engineering experience
• Expert-level SQL proficiency with complex query optimization
• Proficiency with major database platforms (SQL Server, MySQL, or Postgre
  
  SQL)
• Strong experience with No
  
  SQL databases (Mongo
  
  DB, Dynamo
  
  DB or Redis)
• Experience with cloud database services (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL)
• Experience working with REST APIs and data integration from multiple sources
• Proficiency with Git and Git Hub for version control and collaboration
• Knowledge of database security best practices and compliance requirements
• Familiarity with database monitoring tools (Grafana, Data Dog, or similar)
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Cloud Formation)
• Experience with AI-powered development tools (Cursor, Git Hub Copilot, or similar)
• Experience in an Agile environment

• Experience with data warehousing solutions (Snowflake, Big Query, Redshift)
• Experience with ETL tools (Apache Airflow, Talend, Pentaho, or custom solutions)
• Python or scripting experience for database automation
• C# (.NET Core and Framework)
• Experience with microservices database patterns
• Familiarity with vector databases or AI data storage patterns
• Cloud services (AWS DMS, RDS, S3, EC2, Cloud Formation, etc.)

• $1000 referral bonuses
• 15 PTO days per year
• 16 paid holidays per year (5 floating to be used at any time)
• Paid day off on your birthday
• 5 Days Paid Bereavement Leave
• 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Waldorf University discounts and perks
• Child literacy assistance program discounts
• Discounts on wireless, car, rentals, hotels, and more…

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Accident insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital indemnity
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Pet Insurance

• 401k + match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan opportunities

Sky Slope is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We sincerely thank you for taking the time to review our open positions and hope you’ll take the time to submit a concise and thoughtful application.

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