Remote Data Engineer

Description:

• Joko is a tech company founded in Paris that aims to revolutionize shopping for consumers through technology, data, and AI.
• The company has over 50 international team members across offices in Paris, Barcelona, and New York, as well as remote workers.
• Joko is a certified B Corporation committed to making a positive impact on communities, with 4 million consumers using its services at over 7,000 merchants.
• The Data team is crucial in transforming data into a product that drives insights, automation, and innovation across the company.
• The team is currently composed of Data Analysts, and they are looking for their first Data Engineer to build and scale their data infrastructure.
• The Data Engineer will take ownership of the infrastructure, set standards for scalability and reliability, and lay the foundations for a scalable data platform to support Joko's growth and AI-driven features.
• Responsibilities include scaling data infrastructure, designing and maintaining data pipelines, ensuring data quality, managing data access, and collaborating with Data Analysts and stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in data engineering or a similar role, demonstrating ownership over building and/or scaling data infrastructure.
• A proven track record of implementing or scaling a modern data stack in a startup or scale-up environment is required.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python is essential, along with hands-on experience with orchestration tools and cloud environments such as Snowflake, GCP, or AWS.
• A strong understanding of data modeling, warehousing principles, and performance optimization techniques is necessary.
• Candidates should possess a pragmatic, curious, and proactive mindset, valuing clean architecture and continuous improvement.
• The ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders is important.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is required.

Benefits:

• Joko offers a flexible remote work environment, allowing employees in Paris to work from the office or remotely, and those living elsewhere to access coworking spaces.
• Employees can work from most countries in the world for up to 3 months a year.
• Additional perks include a budget for remote work equipment, a ClassPass subscription, premium health insurance (Alan Blue in France), and a Swile card for meals for those based in France.
• The company organizes frequent team events and in-person gatherings every quarter to foster team spirit.