Description:

Kin is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to ensure the quality, integrity, and security of its data assets.
The role involves building a data lakehouse for enterprise reporting, including designing and developing data pipelines, modeling raw data for downstream reporting, and performing quality assurance on the data warehouse.
Responsibilities include working on cross-functional project teams, establishing trust with stakeholders, assessing data sources, maintaining a centralized metadata catalog, designing scalable data pipelines and models, optimizing database configurations, and conducting root cause analyses.

Requirements:

Candidates must have experience in data engineering with a focus on warehousing.
Proficiency with data pipeline tools and platforms such as dbt, Databricks, FiveTran, Kafka, and AWS is required.
Experience with various data ingestion methods, including API ingestion, CDC replication, and JSON ingestion, is necessary.
Candidates should be experienced programmers in SQL, Python, and/or Java.
Previous experience with databases such as AWS Redshift, MySQL, Postgres, and SQL Server is essential.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills are required to engage with stakeholders across different levels of the organization.

Kin offers a comprehensive benefits program, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Disability Insurance options.
Employees have access to an Employee Assistance Program and elective voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, legal assistance, and pet insurance.
The position includes a competitive salary and equity, a 401K with a company match of up to 4%, and flexible PTO for exempt employees along with 8 company-observed holidays.
A paid parental leave program provides 100% salary continuation for up to 14 weeks for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non-birthing parents.
Continuing education and professional development opportunities are also available.