Senior Data Engineer
Wowza Media Systems, Sweden

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Engineer/Data Scientist to join our data team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data engineering and data science, with expertise in ClickHouse (or another columnar database), ElasticSearch, and SQL. This role requires a blend of data engineering, analytical skills, and knowledge of backend development, along with experience in AWS deployment, CircleCI, and Kubernetes (k8s). The candidate will play a crucial role in enhancing our data infrastructure, supporting data analytics, and contributing to the development and deployment of our streaming services.

What You'll Do:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and robust data pipelines to support analytics and operational needs.
• Implement and manage databases with a focus on columnar storage (e.g., ClickHouse) and search engines (e.g., ElasticSearch), ensuring high performance and availability.
• Develop complex SQL queries and optimize database performance.
• Apply data science methods and analytics to derive insights and support decision-making processes.
• Contribute to backend development tasks related to data processing and integration.
• Deploy and manage applications and services on AWS using CircleCI for continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) and Kubernetes for orchestration.
• Work alongside different types of stakeholders to identify their data needs, devise strategies for data analysis, and support product development.
• Ensure data privacy and security compliance in all data engineering practices.

Requirements

About You:

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering and/or data science.

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proficient in ClickHouse, ElasticSearch, and SQL.
• Strong programming skills in Python or another relevant programming language.
• Experience with AWS cloud services, CircleCI, and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of backend development principles.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in the video streaming industry or a keen interest in the domain.

- Knowledge of additional data processing and analytics tools.

- Familiarity with machine learning algorithms and data modeling.

Benefits

Who We Are:

Wowza Media Systems is a Colorado-based, globally-known leader in video streaming software solutions. Wowza’s software enables its customers to deliver high-fidelity video streams from any source to any destination, reliably at large scale and with low latency. Wowza’s solutions are implemented by tens of thousands of customers in more than 100 countries, across education, healthcare, enterprise, gaming, fitness, auction, e-commerce, and government applications. Founded nearly fifteen years ago, Wowza is backed by private equity firm Clearhaven Partners.

Why Work for Wowza:

Join a fast-paced, private equity-backed Colorado software company sitting at the intersection of mission critical video streaming applications. Wowza has long standing reputations for technical prowess and consistent innovation and has been a consistently growing company. In addition, Wowza’s team works to connect the larger community with our passion for tech. From live-streaming graduation ceremonies for local schools to helping parents monitor their children in the NICU, employees can cultivate the same creative energy that first brought the company to life. Our employees are encouraged to take ownership of their role and coworkers are happy to help one another along their video journey. We have a brand-new company headquarters office as well as remote employees across the US and around the globe.

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