[Hiring] Data Engineer II @Referral Board

Role Description

We’re looking for a Data Engineer to join our Platform Analytics team. In this role, you’ll help build and maintain scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions that support business, product, and technical use cases across Elastic. You’ll work closely with cross-functional partners to deliver reliable, high-quality data in a fast-moving, distributed environment.

• Build, enhance, and maintain data ingestion and transformation pipelines
• Develop and optimize analytics datasets using BigQuery and dbt
• Support and maintain existing data systems as needed to ensure continuity and data reliability
• Design scalable data models that enable trusted analytics and reporting
• Partner with product managers, analysts, and solution teams to translate ambiguous requirements into effective data solutions
• Monitor data quality and system health to ensure accurate, timely insights

Qualifications

• Strong experience with SQL and Python
• 3+ years of experience in Data Engineering, preferably on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience designing and operating production data pipelines at scale
• Good knowledge of architecture and design (patterns, reliability, scalability, quality) of complex systems
• Familiarity with BigQuery and modern ELT tools (e.g., dbt)
• Experience with AI tools and workflows
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Clear written and verbal communication skills

Requirements

• Experience with Buildkite and Terraform
• Experience with Dataflow on GCP
• Experience with Elasticsearch
• Experience with Kubernetes

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave