Staff/Senior Data Engineer, Simbe
$135-170k
+ Equity
2-3 days a week in office (Burlingame, CA)
Autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution
Open for applications
Autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$135-170k
+ Equity
2-3 days a week in office (Burlingame, CA)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To leverage AI and robotics in order to elevate the performance of retailers with real-time insights into inventory and operations.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or related field highly recommended, not required
- 5+ years of experience with SQL, BigQuery, Terraform, Apache Beam, Airflow, and GCP
- Hands-on expertise with dbt and event-driven analytics highly desirable
- Proven experience implementing and owning data warehouses end-to-end
- Track record of data modeling for analytical use cases
- Background empowering peers through DataOps best practices
- Strong emphasis on data security and governance
- Deep understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of transactional vs. analytical databases
- Excellent communication skills; able to convey complex technical concepts across cross-functional teams
- Autonomous and independent, with strong ownership and accountability
- Able to evangelize and champion best practices, ensuring alignment and consistent adoption across the org
What the job involves
- The Data Engineer in will own the design, implementation, and scaling of our analytics infrastructure to form the foundation of a cohesive analytics ecosystem
- This role also empowers analytics engineers and data scientists to follow DataOps best practices to independently create metrics
- Additionally, the Data Engineer will interface with the application database team to synergistically improve the overall cloud ecosystem, enabling scalable ways to share large volumes of data with clients
- The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience implementing data warehouses, a strong foundation in SQL and Python, and a mindset for cloud systems design
- Leveling (Senior or Staff) will be determined through the interview process based on your background and technical depth
- Data Warehousing
- Ingest data from Postgres, Google Cloud Storage, Jira, web analytics platforms, and other sources into BigQuery. Use Data Build Tool (dbt) to transform raw data into user friendly “data-marts” for use by AI and BI tools
- External Data Exchange
- Guide the organization on how data is ingested from and delivered to clients. Establish the infrastructure for scalable and traceable inbound feeds (product catalogs, planograms) and large outbound delivery (reporting extracts, cloud-native data sharing)
- Optimizing and Monitoring Cloud Costs
- Monitor and implement controls to ensure data warehousing costs are predictable and within reasonable levels. Unlock synergies between the application database and data warehouse to deliver timely insights and reduce overall cloud costs
- Data Quality & Governance
- Use dbt to establish a robust data testing framework that ensures data remains accurate and trustworthy, while also producing a comprehensive suite of metric definitions and documentation accessible to anyone in the organization. Champion DataOps best practices across teams to cultivate a consistent, high-quality approach to data management and analytics
- Security & Compliance
- Help ensure account permissions remain appropriate and enforced across the data consumption layer. Implement controls to ensure the data warehouse maintains compliance with GDPR, PII laws, SOC 2, and other regulations
Our take
Inventory management has never been the highlight of working in retail - it's a task that often feels like a chore. However, given its nature as a large-scale data collection and management endeavour, it's undeniably ripe for automation. Something Simbe Robotics is taking advantage of through its autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution.
Distinguishing itself from competitors through its focus on front-of-store operations. Its automation solution enables retail associates to maintain optimal stocking levels, ensure product placement accuracy, and display correct price tags, all while enhancing the overall shopping experience.
Its accomplishments over the past year, including servicing top global retailers and processing billions of shelf photos and product analyses, showcase the company's commitment to delivering real value in the retail sector. Along with recent funding under its belt, Simbe is poised to expand its presence in the retail industry, sharing its vision to enhance the retail experience through AI and robotics with more partners worldwide.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2024
$50m
SERIES C
Jul 2023
$28m
SERIES B
Total funding: $104m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health plans
- Culture of learning
- Flexible time off
Company HQ
Oyster Point, South San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brad Bogolea
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Co-Founded i-conserve where they served as CEO. They then worked at Greenbox Technology and Silver Spring Networks as Product Manager before co-founding Simbe Robotics in 2013.
Mirza A. Shah
(Co-Founder & CTO)Graduated from Penn State University with an M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. They then went on to found the robotics company Emoto Robotics.
Jeff Gee
(Co-Founder & CDO)Graduated from the Academy of Art University with an MFA in Industrial Design. Previously an Industrial Designer at Suitable Technologies and Willow Garage.
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