Digital Extremes

Digital Extremes

Lead Data Engineer

London, Ontario

Work authorization required$120k-$130kDetected 33 days ago
BashiOSCode ReviewSQLNoSQLPostgreSQLMongoDBLinuxData EngineeringComplianceUnreal EngineEpicLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • This role serves as a technical leader while also directing the team-ensuring projects stay on track, timelines are met, and direct reports are actively mentored and developed.
  • Unlike many modern roles that rely entirely on cloud-managed services, this position focused on owning and managing self-hosted and on-premise data stacks.
  • Digital Extremes is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value a candidate brings.

Responsibilities

  • Technical Leadership: Lead technical project initiatives from conception to delivery, managing project timelines and coordinating cross-functional team efforts.
  • Team Lead & Culture: Mentor and guide direct reports, conducting code reviews, provide technical coaching, and foster engineering best practices..
  • Infrastructure Ownership: Manage, maintain, and optimize self-hosted database solutions, focusing on performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and OS/environment monitoring for large-scale data warehousing.
  • Pipeline Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines for data ingestion and processing from varied, complex data sources.
  • Collaboration: Partner with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate complex data requirements into scalable infrastructure.
  • Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines for data ingestion and processing from varied, complex data sources.
  • Partner with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate complex data requirements into scalable infrastructure.

Requirements

  • Technical & Infrastructure Expertise:
  • Deep Database Foundations: Extensive hands-on experience managing and optimizing database management systems, specifically PostgreSQL and MongoDB (both relational and NoSQL ecosystems).
  • Self-Hosted Mastery: Proven experience setting up, maintaining, and tuning self-hosted/on-premise databases and data warehouses.
  • System Environment: Strong proficiency in SQL and deep comfort working within Linux/Unix environments (command line, shell scripting, system performance tuning).
  • Data Orchestration: Hands-on experience with modern ETL orchestration tools such as Dagster or Airflow.
  • Data Modeling: In-depth knowledge of core data warehousing concepts and relational data modeling.
  • Demonstrated Leadership: Proven track record of taking informal or formal leadership on technical projects, setting milestones, and ensuring deliverables are met.
  • Communication: Ability to adapt to organizational constraints and effectively communicate architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • "Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application."
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and deep comfort working within Linux/Unix environments (command line, shell scripting, system performance tuning).

Skills

  • Proven experience setting up, maintaining, and tuning self-hosted/on-premise databases and data warehouses.
  • Yes - we're currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position
  • All applications are reviewed by human, qualified recruiters.

Compensation

  • Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide.
  • The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate's experience, skills, budget and location.
  • Digital Extremes is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value a candidate brings.
  • $120,000- $130,000 CAD
  • Existing Vacancy: Yes - we're currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position
  • We believe in the power of human connection.

Benefits

  • Please note, some benefits may be subject to eligibility for employees.

Company info

  • Mentor and guide direct reports, conducting code reviews, provide technical coaching, and foster engineering best practices..

Equal opportunity

  • We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a welcoming, accessible, and supportive environment where everyone can do their best work and feel valued for who they are.
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