Slalom Flex (Project Based) - Data Engineer

Slalom, LLC
Austin, United States of America
31 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 129K

Job location

Austin, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
Airflow
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Apache HTTP Server
Azure
Information Engineering
Data Systems
Python
Software Engineering
SQL Databases
Data Storage Technologies
Spark
Containerization
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Kafka
Data Management
Terraform
Data Pipelines
Docker

Job description

  • Architect, design, develop, and test large-scale, efficient data solutions that support critical business insights
  • Design and implement scalable, high-quality methods for ingesting and processing data from a wide variety of sources with varying quality and reliability
  • Build and maintain robust data pipelines that ensure accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of data
  • Create reusable data products that enable self-service analytics and predictable consumption patterns for downstream users
  • Develop shared libraries, tools, and frameworks that improve leverage, consistency, and productivity across the engineering team
  • Optimize and maintain existing data platforms, driving continuous improvements in performance, efficiency, data quality, and operational excellence
  • Partner with stakeholders to understand data needs and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 6+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on data engineering or data platforms
  • Hands-on experience with modern data and stream-processing technologies, including Python, Java, and/or Scala
  • Experience with data orchestration and processing tools such as Airflow, Spark, Trino, and streaming platforms like Kafka
  • Familiarity with containerization and data storage technologies such as Docker and Apache Iceberg
  • Strong SQL skills and experience designing and optimizing complex data models and queries
  • Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform) and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
  • Proven experience building and operating data systems in cloud environments, including AWS, GCP, or Azure

Benefits & conditions

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the pay range is $52/hr to $62/hr. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

About the company

At Slalom, personal connection meets global scale. Our vision is to enable a world in which everyone loves their work and life. We help organizations of all kinds redefine what's possible, give shape to the future-and get there., Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

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