Senior Data Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Salary: (Salary information not provided)

As a Senior Data Engineer at Vantage, you’ll play a pivotal role in designing and scaling the company’s data infrastructure, which is used to collect, process, and analyze a massive dataset. You’ll work with a fully remote team primarily based in southern Ontario, connecting in person at least once a month for planning, team building, and group work. Vantage fosters a positive team environment focused on collaboration and the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in data engineering, big data, or distributed systems.
• Programming Skills: Strong expertise in Python, SQL (or equivalent big data processing frameworks).
• ETL/ELT Tools: Proficiency in ETL/ELT pipelines using Apache Airflow, or similar orchestration tools.
• Streaming Data: Experience working with real-time streaming data (Kafka, Kinesis, or Pub/Sub).
• Data Modeling: Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and distributed systems.
• Data Governance: Familiarity with privacy-compliant data processing (GDPR, CCPA) for advertising/retail media use cases.

Responsibilities

• Build Scalable Data Systems: Design, develop, and optimize data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and data warehouses to support large-scale retail media analytics.
• Manage Big Data & Streaming Platforms: Handle real-time and batch processing at scale.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and product teams to ensure seamless data integration and access.
• Ensure Data Quality & Governance: Implement robust monitoring, validation, and security controls to maintain high data reliability.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

About Vantage: Vantage plays in a $250BN addressable market in North America that is seeing significant disruption. Retailers are transforming their digital marketing practices to drive customer acquisition and are looking for new profit centers in retail media networks. Vantage is uniquely positioned in this space, having established a technology platform that is custom built for retail media.

What Vantage Offers:

• Competitive compensation
• Employee share ownership – because Vantage wants you to truly share the success
• Flexible work/life, remote-first philosophy
• Great health benefits from Day 1
• Career development / continuing education allowance – we all want to stay sharp
• Mac laptop & other Apple equipment (you’ll receive a budget to build your perfect work-from-home environment because ergonomics matter)
• Team building activities to keep things fun: wonderland days, cottage trips (COVID permitting), virtual games & escape rooms, team lunches, and weekly nacho breaks on Fridays.