Data Tech Lead

The Data Tech Lead will be part of a project for a major e-learning platform, leading a team of Data professionals. Their mission is to develop an in-house tool/framework for web scraping and store the results in a data lake.

Which skills and experience do we envision for this role?

• Experience leading Data teams
• 5+ years of experience building web scraping tools in python, using Beautiful Soup, Scrapy,
• 5+ years of work experience as a data engineer/full stack engineering, coding in Python
• Selenium, or similar tooling 3-5 years of deployment experience with CI/CD
• Strong experience of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and browser behavior.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON/XML data formats.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Advanced understanding of how at least one big data processing technology works under the hood (e.g. Spark / Hadoop / HDFS / Redshift / BigQuery / Snowflake)
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills to manage complex process and technology issues without guidance

Nice to have:

• 2+ years of experience developing in Airflow
• 2+ deploying Infrastructure as Code within AWS or similar
• 2+ deploying microservices and/or APIs within cloud environment
• 1+ years using ML / AI workflows for data enrichment and/or sentiment analysis by integrating scraped data into ML pipelines

Join our team and enjoy:

• Access to Rootstrap University,Conferences/Certifications, and a Mentorship Program for your professional growth.
• Learning Bonus 
• Opportunities to organize cross-functional initiatives and receive 360 Feedback to improve your skills continuously.
• The flexibility to work remotely or from our offices in Montevideo, Buenos Aires, and Medellín, with a flexible time schedule and Workation program.
• Gym benefits, psychological counseling, and weekly lunch reimbursements with special foods in the offices.
• An Onboarding kit and access to cutting-edge technologies and tools to make your work easier.
• Referrals program bonuses, After offices, Prizes, and special occasions gifts to celebrate your achievements.
• People Care referent to support your well-being and personal development.

We value your well-being and happiness. We grow together!

 

How we work:

• We offer a flexible and diverse work environment that fosters multicultural talent
• We value autonomy and creativity, We want people to bring ideas to the table and to think as leaders.
• We put our focus on real human connections
• We have a commitment to excellence

 

At Rootstrap, we help companies launch, grow, and scale their digital products and services. With over 290 global team members, we’ve built products for clients like MasterClass, Universal, Google, as well as innovative startups and inspired pioneers. Earning regular recognition with Fastest Growing Company & Best B2B Service Provider Industry accolades, our team prides itself on making an impact that transcends our efforts. We have offices in Uruguay, Argentina, and Colombia, providing the flexibility to work remotely. Know more about life at Rootstrap visiting https://www.rootstrap.com/careers

 

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