[Remote] Data Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Synacy is a company focused on accelerating the internet for the Philippines by enhancing customer experience and providing excellent internet services. They are seeking a Data Engineer to build their information system, develop data processing applications, and support internal staff with application inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and develop solutions to information needs in our business
• Design, develop, deploy, and test new information and data processing applications in accordance to our quality standards
• Perform preventive maintenance, identify and execute improvements, and refactor existing code base, including our legacy applications
• Monitor, respond, and resolve incidents in production
• Develop and maintain the infrastructure that host our applications in production
• Support our internal staff and stakeholders’ inquiries and issues with the applications in use
• Investigate and create proofs of concepts, such as in using external services, APIs, programming libraries, and data source systems
• Contribute in the development of user guides and knowledge base of applications in use

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Computer Science
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, using any of the following programming languages, Ruby, Javascript, Python, and PHP
• Proficiency in developing scripts and applications for data ETL and reporting purposes
• Proficiency in standard software engineering practices (i.e. source code management, continuous integration, automated tests, pair programming)
• 2+ years experience in end-to-end IT management
• Proficiency and hands-on experience with implementing, configuring, and testing IT solutions
• Experience in using cloud services and APIs, preferably with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Administration and shell usage of Linux-based systems (CentOS, Ubuntu)
• Highly customer-focused and able to provide a positive experience in conflict resolution
• Excellent communication skills and able to effectively convey messages or know-how to non-technical customers
• Highly dependable and responsive especially in urgent or time-sensitive situations
• Able to maintain high level of integrity and confidentiality

Benefits

• An environment of a sports team that is there to coach each other while being performant.
• A data and software culture that strives to build high quality IT systems.
• An organization of autonomous teams, exploring and trying out solutions in a safe environment.
• A place for you to learn, practice, develop yourself, and contribute to something meaningful.
• A front seat at a fast growing, global company with a lot of opportunities in software, IT, and technology with exposure in telecommunications and web.
• Flexibility and a wide array of health and well-being incentives to keep you balanced.
• An opportunity to work with some of the best and smartest people around.

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