Lead Data Engineer
Department:
Job Summary
Responsibilities:
1. Data Engineering & Pipelines
Design build and maintain robust data data pipelines for social marketing and product data sources (APIs event streams batch systems)
Develop scalable ETL/ELT workflows / microservices using Python and SQL
Ensure high data quality reliability and observability across pipelines
Optimize data models for analytics and reporting use cases
2. Marketing & Ad Platform Data
1. Own ingestion and modeling of data from Meta Ads (Facebook) and other digital marketing platforms
2. Build datasets that support:
Campaign performance tracking
Lead funnel analysis
Attribution and conversion tracking
3. Understand key concepts such as:
Campaign structure (campaign/ad set/ad level)
Bidding & optimization signals
Attribution windows
Pixel / event tracking
3. Business Understanding & Collaboration
Translate business requirements from marketing growth and product teams into scalable data solutions
Define success metrics tied to revenue and performance
Enable self-serve analytics through well-structured datasets
4. Data Quality & Governance
Implement validation checks monitoring and alerting for pipelines
Ensure consistency across different marketing data sources
Maintain clear documentation of data models and pipelines
5. Business Collaboration & Use Case Ownership
Work closely with marketing growth and analytics teams to:
Understand real-world use cases
Define success metrics tied to revenue and performance
Own key use cases such as:
Lead funnel optimization
Campaign attribution
Revenue reporting and forecasting
Ensure data enables decision-making not just reporting
6. Engineering Standards & Best Practices
Design and implement modular reusable microservices that enable the scalable development of data products.
Drive standardization through well-architected loosely coupled services that can be leveraged across multiple use cases.
Uphold high standards in:
Code quality and modularity
Pipeline reliability and monitoring
Documentation and data contracts
Contribute to shared frameworks and reusable components
Promote best practices across the data engineering team
Qualifications :
Required Skills & Qualifications
1. Core Technical Skills
Strong proficiency in Python (must-have)
Advanced SQL skills for large-scale data processing
Hands-on experience with data ingestion from APIs (rate limits pagination retries)
Experience with data orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow or equivalent)
Familiarity with cloud data platforms (BigQuery etc.)
Experience building scalable data ingestion systems
Familiarity with microservices-style or modular data systems
Strong understanding of performance and cost optimization
2. Ad Platform Knowledge
Solid understanding of Meta Ads platform fundamentals
Familiarity with:
Campaign hierarchy and metrics (CTR CPC CPA ROAS)
Conversion tracking and attribution models
Lead generation workflows and funnel metrics
Ability to interpret marketing data beyond surface-level metrics
Exposure to event tracking systems (GA4 Snowplow etc)
Good to Have
Experience with other ad platforms (Google Ads Bing Ads etc.)
Knowledge of data modeling best practices (e.g. star schema dbt)
Experience with real-time or near real-time data pipelines
What Success Looks Like
Reliable scalable pipelines for marketing data ingestion
High-quality datasets enabling accurate campaign and lead analysis
Strong partnership with marketing teams translating business needs into data solutions
Improved visibility into lead quality attribution and campaign performance
Clear ownership of end-to-end data use cases not just components
Additional Information :
Why Join Us
Work at the intersection of data engineering and growth marketing
Solve high-impact problems in performance marketing and attribution
Own meaningful data products end-to-end
Influence both technical architecture and business outcomes
Be part of a team that values ownership impact and engineering excellence
Perks:
- Day off on the 3rd Friday of every month (one long weekend each month)
- Monthly Wellness Reimbursement Program to promote health well-being
- Monthly Office Commutation Reimbursement Program
- Paid paternity and maternity leaves
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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