About Achievers
Achievers offers more than just a thank you program. Our employee recognition
and rewards software inspires employees to recognize everyone, every day,
everywhere. With nearly 4 million global users, we empower employees across 170+
countries. Visit us at achievers.com [http://achievers.com] to learn more and
check out our platform in action. Join our team of A-players who bring passion
to our purpose and believe that meaningful change creates extraordinary outcomes
— together, we’ll inspire recognition everywhere and achieve results that
matter.
Our commitment to you:
At Achievers, we hire you for you because we value the unique perspective and
individuality that each person brings to our team. We are committed to creating
an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where you belong, and your
contributions are celebrated. Together, we achieve more by combining our unique
strengths, fostering collaboration, and inspiring each other to reach new
heights.
The opportunity:
Are you a passionate Data Engineer with expertise in building and maintaining
large-scale data pipelines? Do you thrive in a cloud environment and enjoy
tackling complex data challenges? If so, we want you on our team!
We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Data
Infrastructure team. In this role, you will leverage your past experiences and
deep understanding of data warehousing and data lake concepts to help shape and
execute Achievers’s roadmap technologies to design, develop, and maintain our
data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will collaborate closely with
Data Architects and Data Scientists to translate business needs into robust and
scalable data solutions.
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What you'll do:
- Design, develop, and implement scalable and reliable data pipelines using
Dataflow, Airflow, and Apache Beam on GCP.
- Work with Data Architects to define data requirements and translate them into
technical specifications.
- Write high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code using Python, PHP, and
Go.
- Collaborate with data engineers and data scientists to troubleshoot data
pipelines and ensure data quality.
- Automate data pipeline deployment and monitoring processes.
- Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and technologies in the big data
landscape.
- Document data pipelines and code for maintainability.
- Design and develop data models optimized for performance/scale in our cloud
data warehouse.
- Identify and fill gaps in the team and create the processes necessary for the
team's success.
What we're looking for:
- 3-5 years of experience as a Software Engineer with a focus on data
infrastructure.
- Proven experience in designing and developing data pipelines on cloud
platforms (preferably GCP).
- Strong expertise in software development best practices (clean code, version
control, testing).
- In-depth knowledge of distributed processing and orchestration frameworks
like Apache Beam and Apache Airflow.
- Experience with containerization technologies like Kubernetes.
- Proficiency in programming languages like Python, PHP, and Go.
- Proven experience in dimensional data modeling and familiar with
normalization and denormalization.
- You're comfortable with the building blocks of modern back-end systems, such
as horizontally scalable data infrastructure, event-driven architecture, and
beyond and can clearly articulate the pros/cons of different approaches,
while also providing a recommended solution based on the current context.
- You have familiarity with databases and analytics technologies in the
industry, including Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, ETL and Relational
Databases.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Mentor developers in the team to build a high performant independent domain
team
Bonus Points:
- Experience with data security and compliance best practices.
- Experience with infrastructure automation tools (Terraform).
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Why you’ll love working at Achievers:
✨ We are passionate about disruptive technology that’s rooted in science,
research and data.
✨ We understand the value of employee success in the workplace and have been
recognized [https://www.achievers.com/award/] in numerous publications for our
contributions to HR, for technical excellence, and for our outstanding workplace
culture!
✨ We foster an environment of connection, security, and community. You’ll feel
at home, without reservation.
✨ We believe in moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change.
✨ We enjoy coming to work every day because we believe in our product and love
our culture.
✨ We’re committed to achieving excellence in everything we do.
Benefits & Perks for permanent full time employees:
💰 Competitive Pay
👶🏼 Parental Leave Top-up
🩺 Health Benefits and Life Insurance Coverage Upon Your First Day
🙌🏼 RRSP Matching
🏖️ Flexible Vacation
🤝🏽 Employee and Family Assistance Program
👩💻 Full access to the LinkedIn Learning Library
🎓 Internal Mentorship Program
👏🏼 Employee-Led Employee Resource Groups
🇨🇦 A beautiful office space located in Liberty Village, Toronto
✨ Participation in our Points-based Employee Recognition Program
📈 Opportunities for professional development and career growth
Our work environment:
Achievers is a hybrid-first company located at 99 Atlantic Ave in Liberty
Village, Toronto. Our hybrid work experience is designed to cultivate an
engaging employee experience, where pioneering research intersects with
cutting-edge technology. We strongly believe that collocating teams increases
the chance to innovate together, foster passive learning, create spontaneous
connections, and promote better communication.
Achievers does not offer employment to prospects without first ensuring that
qualified candidates speak directly with the hiring manager and a member of our
HR team. All qualification will be done face-to-face, whether that is in person
or over Zoom. Achievers does not send out offers of employment without meeting
candidates and does not offer employment via text. If you are requested for any
personal information via text and/or without having met a member of our hiring
team in person, please disregard.
Our employees are a diverse and inclusive team of passionate, hardworking
individuals. Achievers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating
an environment where our employees can do the best work of their lives. We
encourage all qualified candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply
to join our A-Player family.
Achievers is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment
process for all candidates. If you require any accommodations for your
interview, such as assistive technology, wheelchair accessibility, or
alternative formats of materials, please let us know. We are happy to make
necessary arrangements to support your needs.
Achievers does not use AI to make hiring decisions. When you apply to work with
us, a real person reads your application—every time. We believe in thoughtful,
human-centred hiring, and we think your experience, personality, and potential
can’t be judged by an algorithm. That’s why we keep it personal and take the
time to get to know each qualified candidate.
