Semios

Junior Data Engineer

Semios

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: VancouverCanada

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Salary

💰 CA$73,000 - CA$95,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Support the architecture and development of cloud-based systems to manage and improve the interface between Semios data and its consumers.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining infrastructure to process and store data, integrate data-driven models, and automate manual processes.
  • Contribute to the implementation of scalable data processing and analytics solutions in a cloud environment.
  • Help build reliable, monitorable, and fault-tolerant data pipelines and data processes.
  • Develop data tools and utilities that help analytics and data science team members work more efficiently.
  • Work with senior team members to assemble and clean large data sets that meet business requirements.
  • Participate in performance tuning, query optimization, and refactoring under guidance from more experienced engineers.
  • Write and maintain clear documentation of processes and products.

Requirements

  • Good foundational SQL skills and the ability to write clean, understandable queries
  • Programming experience in Python, NodeJS, or another imperative language
  • A willingness to learn, collaborate, and contribute in both autonomous and team settings
  • Exposure to at least one Data Warehouse technology (e.g., BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake, Oracle, On-Prem) through coursework, internships, or project experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to break down technical concepts for different audiences
  • Some familiarity with working with large data sets and an interest in developing deeper Big Data expertise
  • Introductory experience or coursework related to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar)
  • Interest in learning orchestration tools (e.g., like Prefect, Airflow, Dagster, Kubeflow, etc.) and version control (Git)
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities, with a drive to learn how to identify and resolve issues effectively
  • Nice to have: Experience with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL
  • Exposure to containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Interest or coursework in IoT Cloud and IoT data
  • Familiarity with dbt and dlt
  • Academic background or certifications related to Big Data, cloud computing, or data engineering
Benefits
  • Purposeful Work: Make a global impact by advancing sustainable food production.
  • Our People: Work with a fun, collaborative, and supportive team.
  • Recharge: Generous vacation policy, company-paid holidays and year-end winter break.
  • Work Flexibility: Hybrid working arrangements and strong work-life balance culture.
  • Office location that is convenient via transit and bike paths
  • Extended medical plan, Health Spending Account and Personal Spending Account, with premiums paid by the company
  • Group RRSP, which includes a 3% company paid match after one year of employment

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
SQLPythonNodeJSBigQueryRedshiftSnowflakeOracleAWSGCPDocker
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationtroubleshootingproblem-solvingwillingness to learnautonomous workteamworkdocumentation
Certifications
Big Datacloud computingdata engineering