At Sonder, we help organisations improve the health, safety and wellbeing of their people, empowering them to be at their best. Our mobile app provides immediate, 24/7 support to our members from a team of safety, medical, and mental health professionals - plus onsite help for time-sensitive scenarios. Accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), our platform gives our customers the insights they need to act on tomorrow’s wellbeing challenges today.

Founded in 2017, Sonder has rapidly expanded with operations in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. After a highly successful Series B capital raise in August 2022, we are scaling globally to make a positive impact on our customers and their people. Our approach is both technology-driven and human centred aiming to transform workplace wellbeing with accessible, preventive care.

• 900,000+ eligible members across multiple countries
• 200 + team members, as well as an on-the-ground responder network 
• Partnerships with major corporations, education providers, and government agencies 

Join Sonder’s mission to deliver timely and effective global support, and contribute to empowering people to be at their best.

About the role

We are looking for a Data Engineer to help design, build, maintain, and optimise a secure, user-friendly data platform that empowers data-driven decision-making across Sonder and its products. The data engineering function focuses on three key areas: Automation, Data Modelling, and Data Governance, Quality, and Security.

In this role, you will be instrumental in automating CI/CD pipelines, ensuring efficient and reliable data workflows, and optimising infrastructure. By leveraging your expertise in CI/CD tools, cloud technologies, and infrastructure automation, you’ll enhance development cycles, scalability, and reproducibility of data systems. Additionally, you will help implement data security, quality, and integrity measures, while evolving our data governance framework and enforcing policies within the data warehouse. You will also coach junior engineers, contribute to the implementation and socialisation of data products across stakeholders, and automate our data infrastructure processes.

What you’ll be doing

• Deploy Snowflake and AWS resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementation.
• Build and maintain data infrastructure pipelines.
• Design, build, and maintain CI and CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable data operations.
• Deploy data pipelines following CI and CD principles, incorporating automated code and data testing.
• Build and maintain ELT/ETL processes in the Sonder data warehouse (Snowflake).
• Optimise data pipelines for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices.
• Apply data governance policies and ensure code and data respect all relevant standards.
• Support upskilling of Data Analysts and other stakeholders to be proficient in dbt and SQL.
• Mentor more junior data engineers.
• Recommend continuous improvements to data quality procedures.
• Provide support for data quality and validation through data analysis, helping stakeholders understand the meaning of data.
• Ensure Data Governance standards are incorporated at the implementation level.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate has a growth mindset and is passionate, self-motivated, and takes pride in producing high-quality work every day. Above all else, you - the ideal candidate - will embody the Sonder values and love working in a fast-paced, dynamic workplace.

What you bring to the team;

• Tertiary qualifications in Design Computing, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering.
• Strong experience with AWS (CDK, S3, DMS, Kinesis).
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Proficiency in Snowflake, dbt, and ELT tools (Fivetran, Airbyte, etc.).
• Prior experience with Python and Github is a plus.
• Experience with Python and GitHub is a plus.
• Familiarity with Data Quality and Data Classification.
• Strong understanding of cloud-based data warehousing solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Passion for learning new technologies and solving real-world challenges.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Comfortable with fast-paced environments and adaptability to change.

Why join Sonder?

At Sonder, we thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment with a strong commitment to our people. Our team is a collaborative, vibrant group of passionate professionals, dedicated to making a real impact on people’s lives every day.

• Hybrid and flexible working environment. Enjoy the perfect balance of in-office collaboration and work from home flexibility, empowering you to optimise your productivity and work-life balance.
• Gain free access to the Sonder app for you and your family, offering 24/7 on-demand support for health, wellbeing, and safety.
• $1000 annual contribution as part of your development plan + 2 days of study leave
• Paid parental leave with an attractive return to work policy, 12 weeks for Primary Carers and 4 weeks for Secondary Carers, plus our Primary Carers return to work at 80% for the first 3 months at full pay.
• Participate in our Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) for you to be a part of Sonder’s success. 
• Salary packaging novated leasing.
• ​​Access $250 annually to fund to invest in your wellbeing, empowering you to choose the support that best fits your needs.
• Free coffee on Tuesdays and catered lunch on Thursdays.
• Team social fund to connect with your team, plus monthly company wide social events. 
• Dog-friendly office. 
• Volunteer leave. 2 days per year to participate in meaningful causes and contribute back to the community.

Check out our life page for more info - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sondersafe/life/

Sonder is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone. We offer equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or any protected status. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and join us in fostering a respectful and empowering environment.

Due to the nature of our industry, all Sonder employees are required to complete a National Police Check and WWCC

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