Data Engineer

About RoadRunner

At RoadRunner, our daily motivation is to accelerate the road to Zero Waste™ while providing maximum value for our customers and our communities. We achieve this through efficient, cost-effective and sustainable waste operations.

Our team cares deeply about each other and our planet, and we are dedicated to leveraging technology and innovation to modernize a vital industry with integrity, expertise and a passion for create a future where waste is a problem of the past™.

Technology, artificial intelligence and data-driven strategies are the backbone for our team of waste experts to reliably provide our customers with the most streamlined, cost effective and sustainable waste and recycling services.

Since RoadRunner’s creation in 2014, we’ve helped more than 12,000 customer locations achieve an average between 10 - 20% savings on their monthly waste bills while also improving their recycling efficiencies. We’re proud that RoadRunner’s industry-leading model has been recognized by the SEAL Business Sustainability Awards 2023, Pittsburgh Business Times’ Best Place to Work 2022, and Pittsburgh Inno’s 2022 Fire Awards. 

Our Glassdoor reviews are fantastic (3.3/5 on 283 reviews), our CEO’s approval rating is 71%, and 67% of our reviewers would recommend working here. Our Indeed ratings have consistently improved as we’ve been expanding our teams (3.4/5 on 79 reviews) and we now have over 13K followers on LinkedIn.

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Data Engineer to join our growing team. The Data Engineer will play a crucial role in the integration and management of data across systems, applications and platforms for Roadrunner's business needs. They will build and maintain our data infrastructure, enabling RoadRunner to make data-driven decisions that optimize processes and maximize impact. This role requires a strong understanding of data engineering principles, experience with cloud-based data warehousing and pipelining, and a passion for efficient, and scalable data solutions.

Primary Duties Including % of time

• 30% - Design and implement data integrations solutions connecting systems, applications and platforms
• 30% - Maintain and optimize existing data pipelines, databases, warehouses and API integrations
• 10% - Contribute in shaping the Technical Stack for future data integrations
• 15% - Establish design patterns and separation of data usage between Technology and Analysis
• 15% - Develop and optimize queries for technical and business needs

Travel required: Less than 5%

Organizational Relationship:

● Reports To: CTO for now but will report to a Platform Engineering Manager in the near future

● Direct Reports: None

● Interacts with: Software Engineers, Platform Engineers, Product Management, Analysis

Skills and Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience in integrations engineering, data engineering or a similar role
• Expertise in database and data warehouse/lake design, upgrading and querying, including strong proficiency in SQL (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Experience with data ETL tools such as Fivetran, DMS and dbt
• Experience in a popular cloud platform and related data engineering services (AWS preferred with RDS, DMS, kinesis, kafka, athena, glue, etc).
• Experience with API integrations and building connectors for third-party data
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Be able to articulate complex problems, technical approaches, and decisions in a business context.
• Comfortable taking a leadership role on an agile team and close collaboration in a remote setting.
• Takes ownership for solutions with minimal supervision. Holds self and team members accountable for overall success.
• Comfort with ambiguity, ability to act without having the whole picture using sound judgment and strong decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to quickly adapt to ever changing business needs and priorities.
• Enthusiasm for our sustainability-driven mission

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, engineering or related field REQUIRED

Core Values:

• Trust: Have confidence in our team. Have integrity in your actions  
• Be Humble: Stay grounded. Seek feedback. Be curious.
• Be Passionate: Love what you do. Love what we do.
• Embrace Challenge:  See obstacles as opportunities to learn and grow. 
• Be Accountable: Take ownership. Be reliable. Be proactive. 
• Care Personally About Each Other: Show compassion, empathy and open-mindedness.

We are excited to consider talented individuals from across the country. However, please note that we currently do not support candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK) / Delaware (DE) / Hawaii (HI) / Kansas (KA) / Louisiana (LA) / Maine (ME) / Montana (MT) / Nebraska (NE) / Nevada (NV) / New Mexico (NM) / North Dakota (ND) / South Dakota (SD) / Vermont (VT) / Wyoming (WY) 

We thank all candidates for their interest in RoadRunner, but we cannot respond to everyone personally. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We look forward to reviewing your application! 

RoadRunner is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. It is the policy of RoadRunner that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of RoadRunner to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. RoadRunner is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship.