Senior Data Engineer (Data Operations Team)

Hi there!

We are Semrush, a global Tech company developing our own product – a platform for digital marketers.

General Overview

• Our data ecosystem is built on self-hosted Airflow & dbt Core, along with multiple BigQuery instances.

• The current setup was built several years ago and has become highly customized.

• While this customization supports flexibility, it now limits development speed and reduces analytics efficiency.

• We’re looking for a highly technical expert who can redesign, simplify, and standardize our DWH infrastructure.

• The focus is more on stabilizing and improving the system rather than pure feature development.

Responsibilities

• Identify and carefully resolve infrastructure inefficiencies

• Conduct audits of existing infrastructure and propose improvements

• Oversee infrastructure health, performance, and cost efficiency

• Evaluate architecture proposals from peers and provide feedback

• Make key architectural proposals

• Develop and deploy IaC using Terraform

• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab

• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines using BigQuery, Airflow & dbt

• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, pipelines, and workflows
  Support the development and maintenance of ML/AI tools and workflows

• Conduct code reviews for merge requests

Hard Skills 

• Proficient in System Design & Architecture

• Strong expertise in Airflow management

• Strong expertise in dbt management

• Proficient in IaC tools (Terraform)

• Proficient in CI/CD tools (GitLab)

• Advanced knowledge of SQL

• Proficient in Python

• Experienced in Monitoring & Alerting (Grafana)

• Experience with Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)

Soft Skills

• Strong project management skills across the full delivery lifecycle: from requirement gathering and decomposition to roadmapping, prioritization, execution, and delivery

• Proactive and autonomous, able to make efficient decisions with minimal supervision

• Strategic and structured thinker

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to build reliable partnerships

• Flexible working hours

• Unlimited PTO

• Flexi Benefit for your hobby

• Employee Support Program

• Loss of family member financial aid

• Employee Resource Groups 

• Meals, snacks, and drinks at the office

• Corporate events

• Teambuilding

• Training, courses, conferences

Semrush is a leading online visibility management SaaS platform that enables businesses globally to run search engine optimization, pay-per-click, content, social media and competitive research campaigns and get measurable results from online marketing. 

We've been developing our product for 17 years and have been awarded G2's Top 100 Software Products, Global and US Search Awards 2021, Great Place to Work Certification, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and many more. In March 2021 Semrush went public and started trading on the NYSE with the SEMR ticker.

10,000,000+ users in America, Europe, Asia, and Australia have already tried Semrush, and over 1,700 people around the world are working on its development. The Semrush team is constantly growing.

Semrush is an equal opportunity employer. Building a better future for marketers around the world unites people from all backgrounds. Even if you feel that you don’t 100% match all requirements, don’t be discouraged to apply! We are committed to ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging in the workplace.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or medical condition including medical characteristics, genetic identity, marital status, military service, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. 

Our new colleague, we are waiting for you!