Backend ETL Engineer

WE HAVE CREATED A WORLD WHERE ART AND SCIENCE ARE BEST FRIENDS

Known is a modern marketing company engineered for the unprecedented opportunities and challenges facing marketers today. We are about 200+ people strong, pairing PhD data scientists with award-winning creatives, strategists, engineers and expert research teams to produce some of the most innovative and cutting-edge creative work in culture. We believe that when creative truly collaborates with science, strategy, and technology, amazing things can happen. 

Ad Age touted that “Known may be the ultimate example of a full-service agency,” and honored us with two prestigious recognitions this year: #3 on The A-List as one of the top agencies in the world, and Ad Age’s Data & Insights Agency of the year for the second year in a row. Without our incredible partnerships with our clients, spanning across the leading brands in finance, technology, entertainment, media, CPG, real estate, and many other categories, honors like this could not be possible, and also have helped us earn additional awards and recognitions over the years like: Emmys, Clios Entertainment and Sports Awards, Effies, Cannes Lions Awards, ProMax Agency of the Year, and Digiday’s Most Innovative Media Agency to name a few.

We couldn’t create this award-winning work without seeking out and hiring the best talent. What does it mean to be a Knowner? We are curious innovators, knowledge-hunters who are constantly challenging ourselves to do better and be better for our clients, for our team and for our world at large. Our offices around the U.S. are open and while most of our people work in a hybrid setting, we are a distributed workforce with a number of Knowners working remotely.

BUT ENOUGH ABOUT US, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU

About the role:

We seek a skilled Data Engineer to join our data team and drive the development and maintenance of robust ETL pipelines, data warehousing solutions, and marketing performance reporting systems. This role is critical in ensuring our organization has a reliable, scalable, and efficient data infrastructure to support data-driven decision making across marketing and business operations.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Work closely with data scientists, product managers, and software engineers to build and maintain data pipelines for popular marketing platforms (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, etc) using Python and Argo Workflows
• Implement data validation, quality checks, and monitoring systems to ensure data accuracy and reliability while optimizing performance and troubleshooting issues
• Support automated reporting solutions using Python

• Deploy these pipelines across multiple environments with Docker, Helm, Terraform, and Kubernetes

• Ensure data warehouse scalability, performance optimization, and cost efficiency
• Integrate new data pipelines on a management UI, ensuring it effectively supports setup and maintenance tasks

WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU HAVE

• 2-5 years of experience in data engineering or related roles
• Highly proficient with Python, SqlAlchemy, Alembic, Pytest, 
• Experience with SQL and relational databases such as Postgres
• Experience with database design and optimization
• Experience integrating with marketing APIs (Google Analytics, Facebook Marketing API, Salesforce, HubSpot, etc.)
• Experience with deploying data pipelines in Python
• Experience with Git, GitHub, or other version control tools

USEFUL EXPERIENCE

• Experience with containerized architecture (Docker, Kubernetes, Argo Workflows)
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
• Experience with data warehouses (Snowflake)

• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS)
• Experience with data visualization tools (Marketing Cloud Intelligence)
• Knowledge of customer data platforms (CDPs) and marketing automation tools is preferred

SOME OF OUR PERKS

• Unlimited paid time off
• 401k with company matching and no vesting period
• Annual bonuses
• Generous medical plan
• Paid parental leave

ONE LAST THING TO ASK YOURSELF

All this might sound great, but you’re probably still wondering, “Would I be a good fit for Known?” or “Would Known be a good fit for me?” Our culture is propped up by four values that we aspire to every day: We are one team. We see the good. We never stop learning. There’s always a better way. At Known we are setting out to build something more than just a company. We are building a legacy filled with exceptionally talented people with a kaleidoscope of backgrounds, experiences, and origin stories who feel encouraged and empowered to bring their whole selves to work, and to partner with us in molding and shaping our culture through our values.

Known is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or locally protected class.

The base salary for this position is $110K - $135K.

            This range is posted in compliance with state and municipal Pay Transparency laws. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible to receive additional Known benefits.

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