
Data Engineer (LATAM)
Velir is an established mid-sized agency with a top-tier portfolio of clients, ranging from the world’s largest non-profits to Fortune 500 brands. As of 2023, Velir acquired Brooklyn Data Company, a premier data and analytics consultancy focused on leadership, process improvement, implementation, and advanced analytics.
At Velir, we believe people are our greatest asset. Our culture is built on a foundation of trust, collaboration, and continued improvement. We strive for excellence in everything we do, embracing challenges as opportunities for growth. Our success is driven by a shared passion for making a positive impact on our customers, our communities and each other. We are a remote first company that offers competitive pay and excellent benefits.
Overview
Data engineers understand the fundamentals of how to create a robust and efficient infrastructure that makes data accessible and ready for analysis for our clients. Because our clients are mostly US-based organizations, we
look for the ability to communicate with professional proficiency in English, verbally and in writing.
Responsibilities
Functional Skills & Knowledge: You are responsible for building the infrastructure to support the storing and movement of data, so that it can be prepared by analytics engineers to eventually be interpreted by analysts. Your job is data accessibility, enabling our clients to utilize data for performance evaluation and
optimization.
• Designs and maintains data pipelines, cloud data warehouse, and storage solutions.
• Has the working knowledge and skills to ensure best practices in data quality, manage ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) / ELT processes, and establish data architecture.
• Has a solid understanding of discipline basics, wherein you can competently execute smaller analytics tasks or product improvements with the guidance of senior engineers and management. You can consistently deliver small features and improvements that have an impact on clients.
• Provides constructive feedback on peer code or technical design document reviews
With career development:
o Participates in design and bug fixes under direct supervision. Writes, tests, and documents code as per BDC guidelines, writing and reviewing technical design documentation.
o Confidently contributes to internal analytics projects, eventually improving our in-house approach by regularly planning technical work with the team.
o Independently leads small- to medium-sized projects (4-8 analytics weeks) through the entire lifecycle from design to development and deployment.
o Serves as a mentor for less advanced team members and onboarding new engineers onto the team.
Cross-Team Collaboration: You are responsible for collaborating with peers and senior ICs in other functional departments—most often data solutions, analytics engineering, and data analytics—to develop and implement data engineering approaches that support our client engagement goals.
• Effectively collaborates across disciplines, including data analytics and analytics engineering.
• Collaborates with analytics engineers to design efficient data pipelines.
• Support other functions by building CI/CD workflows or other supporting components to enable them to deliver their work quickly and efficiently.
• Approaches problem-solving as a team effort, providing timely and helpful feedback to peers and leads.
• Works well with other members of the team and are comfortable challenging other people’s opinions and
open to having their own opinions challenged, too.
• Regularly seeks feedback from other team members (other Engineers, Data Solutions Managers, and peers in
other functions) and incorporates that feedback in day-to-day work.
Engagement Delivery: You are responsible for ensuring that smaller and/or lower complexity data engineering projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Consistently seeks out, delivers, and maintains small projects or surface-specific tasks with the help of more experienced Engineers.
• Capable of self-directed project delivery and can help the team to prioritize work that maximizes team impact, including avoiding getting stuck on unimportant details.
• Participates in the definition and delivery of work or projects within the team.
• Escalates matters when appropriate without getting into rabbit holes or blocked for long time periods.
Skills & Qualifications
• Proven experience as a Data Engineer or related role, with a focus on designing and developing data
pipelines.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Rust, Scala, or SQL.
• Deep knowledge of data warehousing and ETL/ELT processes.
• Hands-on experience with data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, or similar.
• Experience with streaming solutions such as Spark Streaming, Kafka, or Flink is desirable but not required.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with machine learning operations (MLOps) techniques and platforms is a plus but not required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Physical Requirements
- Frequent sitting at a desk performing work on a computer
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Compensation Range: $60,000 - $68,000 annually
Please note that compensation packages are finalized after the interview process is concluded. We use a competency-based approach to base pay, which means it is based on the competencies and skills demonstrated for this role.
Core Company Values
- Take the Long View - Ensure the company is built to last
- Be Courageous - Make the right decisions even when they aren't the easiest decisions
- Be Genuine - Bring honesty and authenticity to all that you do
- Work with Focus + Passion - Display purpose and pride in your work and never stop learning
As an equal opportunity employer, we are firmly committing to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our hiring efforts. We recognize that we need team members from all backgrounds and experiences to successfully shape a positive employee experience as well as deliver our product and service solutions. To that end, we actively seek candidates who can bring diverse experiences and backgrounds to our team. We know that complex factors and systemic bias can get in the way of us meeting strong candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply even if you're not 100% sure.
At this time, Velir does not sponsor candidates and unfortunately cannot accept those on OPT or CPT.
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