Boston, Massachusetts, USA
11 days ago
Data Engineer
At EF World Journeys, we believe that the best way to learn about the world is to experience it, and we strive to help as many people as possible share that experience. EF Go Ahead Tours, EF Ultimate Break and EF Adventures are divisions of EF World Journeys, and we make world travel easy. We want to empower travelers of all ages to get out there and experience something new on our guided tours. If you share this passion for opening the world, come work with us! On the WoJo Engineering team you’ll join a group of engineers, product professionals, analysts, and UX/UI designers that build the applications and systems that make travel happen. We power every step of our customer’s journey – the e-commerce experience on the web, the platforms with which personalized itineraries are created, the mobile app that enhances the travel experience, and so much more. We also power our internal users to serve those customers as effectively as possible, and understand both tactically and strategically how effectively every aspect the business is currently operating. How you work As a Data Engineer on our team, you will focus on building and testing code within our data platform, working closely with other engineers to implement data solutions that meet our evolving business needs. You’ll collaborate on team discoveries, contribute to the analytics community within our organization, and ensure that our data pipelines and infrastructure are performant, reliable, and aligned with business requirements.   What you’ll do Build and maintain data pipelines and transformations within our data platform, ensuring high standards of data integrity, accuracy, and performance. Write clean, efficient, and tested code for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL/ELT) processes, primarily within the Snowflake ecosystem. Contribute to the technical direction of our data platform by participating in team discussions, offering ideas, and sharing insights on best practices and improvements. Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to understand data needs and develop solutions that support analytics and data-driven decision-making across the business. Actively participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging processes to maintain high-quality deliverables. Engage with the analytics and engineering community within EF, sharing knowledge, learning from others, and contributing to the continuous improvement of our data infrastructure. Explore and recommend new technologies and tools to optimize workflows and enhance the reliability and scalability of our data platform. Who you are You have a solid foundation in data engineering principles and experience building and testing code within modern data platforms, with a commitment to writing clean, reliable, and efficient code. You are detail-oriented and methodical, ensuring that data pipelines and transformations are rigorously tested and meet high standards for performance and accuracy. You are collaborative and enjoy contributing to team discussions, working closely with your peers to brainstorm, troubleshoot, and share insights on best practices. You are passionate about data and eager to grow within the analytics community, learning from others and actively seeking opportunities to contribute ideas that enhance team knowledge and capabilities. You have experience with ETL/ELT processes and are comfortable working in the Snowflake ecosystem or similar data warehousing environments. You are proactive in exploring new technologies and tools that can improve data workflows, optimize pipelines, and enhance overall system performance. Bonus points if you have experience with some of our core tools: Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran Why you’ll love working here Work in our beautiful Cambridge office or remote, where you'll enjoy comprehensive professional development, frequent social programming, and employee-run social groups (including our "EFinity" groups: Black@EF, LGBTQ+@EF, Latinos@EF, API@EF, Jewish@EF, Indigenous@EF, and Parents@EF).   You can expect: The opportunity to travel on one of our tours every year with no cost and no impact on your paid vacation. Four weeks paid vacation and twelve paid holidays. Robust professional growth opportunities including monthly trainings, workshops, and inspiring talks with global leaders and experts. 25% company match on your 401(k). Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with life and disability insurance. Paid international business travel. Wellness benefits and a yearly fitness reimbursement. EF program discounts including travel, language schools, childcare, and more. Dependent care, healthcare, and commuter flexible spending accounts (FSAs). Discounts at local venues and businesses.  

About EF Education First

At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.

Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://www.ef.com.

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