Acryl Data
Software Engineer
Job Summary
This role involves enhancing a Python-based ingestion framework to support metadata collection from various systems like Snowflake, Redshift, and Kafka. The candidate will build connectors for modern data and machine learning stacks, focusing on scalability and fault tolerance. Requirements include at least four years of engineering experience, proficiency in Python, and familiarity with distributed systems and cloud-native environments. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, equity, and remote work options.
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Job Description
DataHub, built by Acryl Data, is an AI & Data Context Platform adopted by over 3,000 enterprises, including Apple, CVS Health, Netflix, and Visa. Innovated jointly with a thriving open-source community of 13,000+ members, DataHub's metadata graph provides in-depth context of AI and data assets with best-in-class scalability and extensibility.
The company's enterprise SaaS offering, DataHub Cloud, delivers a fully managed solution with AI-powered discovery, observability, and governance capabilities. Organizations rely on DataHub solutions to accelerate time-to-value from their data investments, ensure AI system reliability, and implement unified governance, enabling AI & data to work together and bring order to data chaos.
In this role, you will
- Enhance the Python-based ingestion framework to support ingesting usage statistics, lineage, and operational metadata from systems like Snowflake, Redshift, Kafka, & more!
- Build connectors for major systems in the modern data and ML stacks
- Enable the ingestion framework to run in a cloud native environment
Requirements:
- Minimum 4 years of engineering experience
- Expertise in Python
- Familiarity with tools in the modern data and ML ecosystem
- Knowledge of distributed systems
- Ability to design for scale and fault tolerance
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (99% coverage for employees, 65% coverage for dependents; USA-based employees)
- Carrot Fertility Program (USA-based employees)
- Remote friendly
- Work from home and monthly co-working space budget
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