As a Data Engineer at Guild, you’ll work within the Data Services organization to help us build the next generation of data solutions for the business. You’ll work with world-class data engineers to design and build the scalable, robust, and high-quality data infrastructure and data pipelines needed to support the growth of our education network and SaaS platform. Ultimately, you’ll help change the landscape for how we think about delivering education products to learners across the country by building a digital solution that connects students, employers, and universities to deliver education at an affordable price to students.

A day in our open, collaborative workspace might look like:

• On-boarding a new partner to the Guild ecosystem, whether it be an Academic or an Employment partner.
• Building and expanding Guild’s backend data infrastructure, including data pipelines, data ingestion, data APIs, and data warehouses
• Tackling data investigations across data sources and services to validate a particular business outcome
• Creating and expanding data quality dashboards to help with monitoring data ingestion at scale and catch data issues early in the data lifecycle
• Getting one-on-one support and mentoring from our senior engineers and data experts on the team

In this role, you’ll expand your expertise by:

• Evolving our data platform now and in the future by contributing to our backend data architecture
• Working in an agile team environment with a high performing engineering team
• Work in a cross-functional role that will expose you to the ins and outs of Guild (working with our Product, Design, Academic/Employment partner services)
• Receiving feedback through our learning-focused, twice annual Structured Growth Conversations

You’ll know if you’re successful by:

• Choosing and leveraging the latest technologies in data engineering to automate data integration and loading, such as Java, Python, S3, PostgreSQL, Snowflake
• Ensuring our data is clean, accurate, and secure
• Deploying high quality, well-tested code and features on a regular basis
• Thriving in a fast-paced and scaling environment

You’ll join a team:

• From diverse backgrounds – from traditional higher education to athletic coaches, to politicians, to mental health professionals (and more!)
• Of learners & problem-solvers dedicated to our dual mission of changing education in America while building a successful, high-growth company
• Committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment that you’d support every day

What you’ll add to Guild – as an individual and part of the broader team:

• Passion for higher education and our mission – Guild is pioneering a new path for education as a benefit in a complicated and regulated space – success means quickly and effectively adapting your expertise
• Fluency with one or more programming languages such as Java or Python
• Experience with job orchestration systems such as Apache Airflow 
• Understanding of database technologies such as Redshift, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and working with large and disparate datasets
• Understanding of cloud technology services such as Amazon Web Services
• A proven ability to thrive in changing environments by having a fast, flexible, cooperative work style
• Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively explain technical concepts to other engineers, analysts, product managers, and stakeholders.
• Experience with BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, Kibana, Chart.io, etc.
• A drive to work hard and plan for how you can refresh/recharge while working in a startup
• Something else? Wonderful, we’re curious to learn more about you!

About Guild:

Guild is increasing economic mobility for working adults by partnering with the largest employers in the country to offer education as a benefit to their employees via our marketplace of nonprofit universities and education institutions. Guild’s proprietary technology platform facilitates the administration of this innovative benefit and our team of coaches helps each employee navigate the path back to school, providing individualized support from day one through program completion. 

We are one of the few female-led companies to hit a $1 billion valuation and the only Certified B Corporation with those qualifications.  Our Series D financing round was led by Ken Chenault, General Catalyst Partners chairman and former CEO of AMEX, and joined by Emerson Collective, LeadEdge Capital, and Iconiq. 

Guild Education is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Additionally, we feel passionately about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one vehicle to achieve that. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a base salary range of $95,000- $110,000, as well as company stock options. 

• Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
• Access to a 401k to help save for your future
• 3 weeks of vacation in your first year and an open vacation policy after year 1 to help you recharge
• 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, so that you can take the time to heal and or recover 
• Family-friendly benefits, including 14 weeks of parental leave, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, and fertility care benefits.
• Well-rounded wellness benefits including access to free and low cost mental health resources and support services
• Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth