Position: Data Engineer
Company: Beetroot
Category: Data Science
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper
Published: 2022-02-01T00:00:00+02:00

Our client is an ambitious healthcare startup based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Boston, USA, with around 100 employees. Their product is a cloud-based software platform that enables life science professionals to work smarter with the right external stakeholders, including scientific experts, medical doctors, investigators, medical institutions, customers or competitors. It is empowered by a machine-learning architecture currently based on source data from research publications, clinical trials, grant funding, scientific and medical conferences, and more.

In our collaboration model, you will work and communicate directly with the development team on the client side.

**Responsibilities:**
— Work in a collaborative team of analysts and data scientists to develop smart analytical capabilities and data products
— Take ownership of our core data lake and data pipelines, powering metrics, analyses and machine learning models
— Develop data pipelines and integrate data from everything we do into one coherent source of truth
— Take responsibility for quality of solutions, testing and that best practices are being used
— Take responsibility for running our Spark cluster efficiently and in a cost-efficient way
— Work with a solid and mature Big Data architecture hosted in AWS Cloud
— Work in an open source environment, primarily with Java, Spark and Scala

**What we’re looking for:**
— You have experience of building data pipelines using Apache Spark
— You have experience of automating and monitoring workflows
— You have good knowledge of Java
— You are used to working in Unix

**Bonus:**
— Experience working with cloud tech, specifically experience in AWS and its plethora of services
— Experience of working in Big Data development projects and workflow management such as Apache Airflow
— Strong experience in handling and fetching everything from traditional, relational data to semi- or unstructured data
— Knowledge in Elasticsearch and Postgres
— Knowledge in Python and/or Scala
— A dedication to testing, code review and other quality-oriented practices and supporting workflows are also highly valued
— Naming five or more dishes that include beetroot, besides borsch.

**Does this describe you?**
There is such a thing as being a “true Beetroot”.
We value people who are eager for continual improvement. Someone who desires to be the most caring, professional, and progressive version of yourself. Your skills and experience are important factors, but your personality, approach, and drive for improvement are what truly make a difference. Our hope is that you will be a team player who can accept responsibility for your work, solve problems pragmatically, and remain highly motivated. It is also important to be outgoing, well-organized, and efficient with a strong ability to prioritize.
Now that we’ve covered the basics, let's share more about us!

**About Beetroot**
Beetroot is a Swedish-Ukrainian business, building dream teams of developers and designers for companies around the globe. As an emerging company, co-producing with other emerging companies, we work with both start-up businesses and advanced businesses. In essence, we are the cannonball for our client’s success. With over 500 team members, Beetroot fosters a family environment. We are a tightly knit group who love spending time together. We surround you with a cozy atmosphere full of trust, equality, and steamy bowls of borsch!

**Do you like perks? So do we! We provide:**
— A work environment with a minimum level of hierarchy.
— Family-like culture in a comfortable, well-equipped working space.
— Great networking opportunities with international clients.
— Personal and professional development opportunities.
— Сompensation of absence days, expenses on medical insurance, Beetroot Academy courses (partly), participation in competence-enhancing events.
— Team building activities: ski trips, Beetroot breakfast, movie nights...and more!
— English lessons with native speakers. 
— Competitive сompensation. 
**Are you a good fit? Send us your CV in English. We are waiting to hear from you!**