About YipitDataYipitData is the leading market research firm for the disruptive economy and recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B.We analyze billions of data points every day to provide accurate, detailed insights on ridesharing, e-commerce marketplaces, payments, and more. Our data team uses proprietary technology to identify, license, clean, and analyze the data many of the world's largest investment funds and corporations depend on.For three years, we have been recognized as one of Inc's Best Workplaces. We are a fast-growing technology company backed by Norwest Venture Partners and The Carlyle Group. We cultivate a strong people-centric culture focused on mastery, ownership, and transparency.About SpendHoundSpendHound is a 100% free software renewal management platform and service recently launched by the research firm YipitData. (See this introductory video from SpendHound's Senior Product Manager!)SpendHound is the single source of truth for companies' renewal information and includes:A comprehensive view of all software applications used with annual contract values, auto-renewal information, renewal dates, license counts, and moreAn invoice and contract management system for companies to store their invoices and contractsRenewal reminders through email and slack so companies never miss upcoming software renewalsFree advice from procurement experts to discuss price benchmarking insights and negotiation strategies for any upcoming renewalsCompanies use the SpendHound platform and procurement expert service to save time and money on their software renewals. SpendHound is free for customers because customer data is de-identified, aggregated with other panelists, and used as part of YipitData market research (example report).About the roleThe SpendHound product is quickly growing, and we are scaling our team to expand our product offering and service our growing customer base. We are looking for a Data Integration Engineer/Data Engineer to join our SpendHound team and play a crucial role by building and maintaining our growing set of API-based data integrations and data pipelines that power the data and insights we deliver to our customers.In This Role, You WillBuild and maintain API integrations for the SpendHound product in collaboration with the Engineering team, Data team, and Product teamMaintain all integration data pipelines that power the SpendHound data productOptimize our current data pipelines to be more reliable and optimized for our growing customer base and increasing data volumeDevelop and maintain quality assurance processes across integration workflows to ensure the ongoing availability and accuracy of our dataBecome an expert at solving data pipeline issues using Databricks, PySpark, and SQLProvide active data pipeline, data access, and other technical support for our Data teamPlay a key role in delivering a data-driven product that provides tangible value to our customersYou Are Likely To Succeed If You have 2+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, Data Analyst, or other technical functionYou have 2+ years of experience working with large datasetsYou hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related technical disciplineYou are familiar with Python and SQL (nice to have: PySpark, Databricks)You are familiar with web scraping practices, APIs and authentication protocolsYou have some understanding of working with and building data pipelinesYou are comfortable working with large-scale datasets using Pyspark, Pandas or SQLYou are excited about solving data challenges and learning new skillsYou enjoy working collaboratively in a fast-paced environmentYou have exceptional verbal and written communication skillsFor YouYou will have the opportunity to acquire new skillsFlex PTO for any reason, including sick days (no specified limits), flexible work schedulePersonal laptopHealth and wellness packageRemote work
