Job description
OUR ORIGIN STORY 🎂
In 2011 SkySlope started as an idea born at the kitchen table of our CEO, with just him and two others. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, we have since grown out of our previous 3 offices and many of our close to 150 employees are spread all across the United States. Those 150 employees support close to 300,000 users across 5,000 offices nationwide and now in Canada as well. Included in that is 8 out of the 15 largest Real Estate Brokerages in the nation.
But, despite being happy with what we’ve achieved we know that as industry leaders in our space there’s a lot of work left to be done. All of the growth and success that has happened is a result of us obsessing over building cutting edge software that makes the Real Estate world a better place. We know this only happens by hiring people who don’t just come up with out of the box ideas but hiring people who actually see those ideas through and bring them to life. As we’ve grown, we’ve been fortunate enough to hire plenty of people who possess that quality and realize it’s equally important to hire people who can pair that skill with empathy, collaboration, and a keen sense of urgency. If you’re looking to join a company where you can have real impact and surround yourself with an incredible team of people then look no further.
SKYSLOPE’S CORE VALUES 💪🏻
These are the principles that helped us get to where we are and they are the principles that will guide us to where we want to go in the future. You can apply them to your professional life, your personal life, to any business and any situation. In no specific hierarchy, our core values are:
Awareness | Execution | Obsession | Ownership | Humility | Radical Candor | Urgency | Greatness | Inches I Fun
Learn more about our core values from our CEO, Tyler Smith here!
The purpose of the Senior Data Engineer at SkySlope is to develop, test, and deploy new and improved software, while managing deliverables in a fast-paced, agile work environment. They are expected to continue promoting their talent via self-learning and collaboration with our senior engineers to pursue advancing their own seniority in the company.
Job Responsibilities
- Design and implement database schemas for both relational and NoSQL systems
- Optimize query performance and troubleshoot complex database issues
- Design and maintain ETL pipelines for data integration and transformation
- Work with multiple APIs for data extraction and system integration
- Lead database migration projects and version upgrades
- Establish backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures
- Monitor database health, capacity planning, and performance tuning
- Support data infrastructure for AI/ML workloads and analytics
- Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on data architecture
- Collaborate with DevOps on database automation and CI/CD pipelines
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of database engineering experience
- Expert-level SQL proficiency with complex query optimization
- Proficiency with major database platforms (SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL)
- Strong experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB or Redis)
- Experience with cloud database services (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL)
- Experience working with REST APIs and data integration from multiple sources
- Proficiency with Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration
- Knowledge of database security best practices and compliance requirements
- Familiarity with database monitoring tools (Grafana, DataDog, or similar)
- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience with AI-powered development tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar)
- Experience in an Agile environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with data warehousing solutions (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
- Experience with ETL tools (Apache Airflow, Talend, Pentaho, or custom solutions)
- Python or scripting experience for database automation
- C# (.NET Core and Framework)
- Experience with microservices database patterns
- Familiarity with vector databases or AI data storage patterns
- Cloud services (AWS DMS, RDS, S3, EC2, CloudFormation, etc.)
$160,000 - $190,000 a year
Perks & PTO 🌴
- $1000 referral bonuses
- 15 PTO days per year
- 16 paid holidays per year (5 floating to be used at any time)
- Paid day off on your birthday
- 5 Days Paid Bereavement Leave
- 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Waldorf University discounts and perks
- Child literacy assistance program discounts
- Discounts on wireless, car, rentals, hotels, and more…
Insurance Offerings 👩⚕️
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Accident insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital indemnity
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Pet Insurance
Retirement and Investment 💸
- 401k + match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan opportunities
SkySlope, is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status,
national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic
information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We sincerely thank you for taking the time to review our open positions and hope you’ll take the time to submit a concise and thoughtful application.
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