Data Engineer, Sprout Social
All-in-one social media management platform
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All-in-one social media management platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help organizations of all sizes become better marketers and create the world’s most beloved brands.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a data engineer with a strong foundation in data infrastructure and a passion for enabling others to succeed through high-quality data
- 2+ years of professional experience in data engineering or at least 2 years of hands on experience building, deploying and maintaining production-grade data infrastructure and pipelines
- Demonstrated proficiency in SQL (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and data modeling; with experience in a variety of business domains. Proficiency in Python
- Experience working in relational and non-relational databases
- Hands on experience with ELT + transformation frameworks (e.g., dbt) and with orchestrators (e.g., Airflow, dbt. dagster)
- Experience building internal data products (curated datasets, semantic layers, or reusable modeling frameworks)
- Proven experience applying standard software development practice to data engineering, including testing, version control, code reviews, incident management, incident CI/CD, documentation, and observability for data
Desirable
- Experience building and maintaining data infrastructure using transformations with dbt or similar tools(and managing semantic layers for Business intelligence (BI) dashboards (e.g. Tableau, Hex, Looker)
- Experience implementing data quality frameworks, testing methodologies, and monitoring practices to ensure data integrity
- Hands-on experience with event-driven or streaming frameworks (Kafka or NSQ, Kinesis, Pub/Sub)
- Proven ability to collaborate withcross-functional teams and effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Direct experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and implementing cost optimization strategies for data platforms
What the job involves
- Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines and data workflows that enable reliable, timely, and scalable data flows
- Collaborate with analysts, scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver curated datasets and internal data products
- Implement best practices in schema design, data modeling, and metadata management
- Own and evolve internal data infrastructure for quality, monitoring, and discoverability
- Partner with software engineering teams where application data intersects with internal pipelines—ensuring business-critical data is clean, structured, and usable
Our take
Engagement tools for social media are proving increasingly vital with the rise of social commerce, and brands need to keep a careful eye on customer satisfaction and interaction if the company is to net a profit from this market. Sprout Social is a social media management platform for brands and agencies of all sizes, allowing users to post, manage engagement, and access analytics on a single hub.
With plenty of big-name customers, including Unicef, Chipotle, and Subaru, Sprout Social has developed a trusted and effective brand of its own. It dodged direct competition with social engagement platform Hootsuite by expressly prioritizing its customer service tools, where Sprout Social appears to be generally recognized as superior.
To double down on serving the social commerce market, and carve out a distinctive niche ahead of this eCommerce trend’s anticipated success, Sprout Social has integrated with platforms such as Shopify and Facebook Shops. It is also a member of the TikTok marketing partner program, and has continued to receive accolades for its software.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2018
$40.5m
SERIES D
Feb 2016
$42m
SERIES C
Total funding: $101.5m
Company benefits
- Insurance and benefit options that are built for both individuals and families
- Progressive policies to support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave program
- High-quality and well-maintained equipment—your computer will never prevent you from doing your best
- Wellness initiatives to ensure both health and mental well-being of our team
- Ongoing education and development opportunities via our Grow@Sprout program, employee-led diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and mentorship programs for aspiring leaders
- Growing corporate social responsibility program that is driven by the involvement and passion of our team members
- Beautiful, convenient and state-of-the-art offices in Chicago’s Loop and downtown Seattle, for those who prefer an office setting
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Justyn Howard
(CEO)They were Senior Account Executive at New Horizons, and worked in Learn.com's Executive Account Sales department.
Aaron Rankin
(CTO)They have a Master's in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon and were an IT Architect at IBM. They were also a Software Engineer at Endeca, and they are currently an investor with Rankin Family Ventures.
Peter Soung
(Head of Growth)They studied Computer Science at Penn State before working at IBM as a Software Engineer. They also worked as a Sales Engineer at companies such as Endeca.
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