Data Infrastructure Engineer II

If you are looking for a career at a dynamic company with a people-first mindset and a deep culture of growth and autonomy, ACV is the right place for you! Competitive compensation packages and learning and development opportunities, ACV has what you need to advance to the next level in your career. We will continue to raise the bar every day by investing in our people and technology to help our customers succeed. We hire people who share our passion, bring innovative ideas to the table, and enjoy a collaborative atmosphere. 
 
Who we are: 

ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry. ACV Auctions Inc. (ACV), has applied innovation and user-designed, data driven applications and solutions. We are building the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with datasolutions for sourcing, selling and managing used vehicles with transparency and comprehensive insights that were once unimaginable. We are disruptors of the industry and we want you to join us on our journey. ACV’s network of brands includes ACV Auctions, ACV Transportation, ClearCar, MAX Digital and ACV Capital within its Marketplace Products, as well as, True360 and Data Services.

 At ACV we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer: 

• Multiple medical plans including a high deductible, low cost health plan
• Company-sponsored (paid) Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance
• Comprehensive optional benefits such as Dental, Vision, Supplemental Life/AD&D, Legal/ID Protection, and Accident and Critical Illness Insurance 
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation time, sick days, Company holidays, floating holidays, parental leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, voting leave, and other forms of paid leave as required by applicable law or regulation 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the Company 
• Retirement planning through the Company’s 401(k)

Who we are looking for:

We are seeking a skilled and motivated engineer to join our Data Infrastructure team.  The Data Infrastructure engineering team is responsible for the tools and backend infrastructure that supports our data platform to optimize in performance scalability and reliability.   

This role requires strong focus and experience in multi-cloud based technologies, message bus systems, automated deployments using containerized applications, design, development, database management and performance, SOX compliance requirements, and implementation of infrastructure using automation through terraform and continuous delivery and batch-oriented workflows.  As a Data Infrastructure Engineer at ACV Auctions, you will work alongside and mentor software and production engineers in the development of solutions to ACV’s most complex data and software problems.

You will be an engineer that is able to operate in a high performing team, that can balance high quality deliverables with customer focus, have excellent communication skills, desire and ability to mentor and guide engineers, and have a record of delivering results in a fast paced environment.  It is expected that you are a technical liaison that you can balance high quality delivery with customer focus, that you have excellent communication skills, and that you have a record of delivering results in a fast-paced environment.

What you will do:

What you will need:

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or 
• equivalent work experience)
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast paced global team environment
• 1+ years experience architecting, developing, and delivering software products with emphasis on data infrastructure layer
• 1+ years work with continuous integration and build tools.
• 1+ years experience programing in Python
• 1+ years experience with Cloud platforms preferably in GCP/AWS
• Knowledge in day-day tools and how they work including deployments, k8s, monitoring systems, and testing tools.
• Knowledge in version control systems including trunk-based development, multiple release planning, cherry picking, and rebase.
• Hands-on skills and the ability to drill deep into the complex system design and implementation.
• Experience with:
• DevOps practices and tools for database automation and infrastructure provisioning
• Programming in Python, SQL
• Github, Jenkins
• Infrastructure as code tooling, such as terraform, preferred 
• Big data technologies and distributed databases

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Experience with 
  • NoSQL data stores
  • Airflow, Docker, Containers, Kubernetes, DataDog, Fivetran
  • Database monitoring and diagnostic tools, preferably Data Dog.
  • Database management/administration with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Dynamo, Mongo
  • GCP/BigQuery, Confluent Kafka
  • Using and integrating with cloud services, specifically: AWS RDS, Aurora, S3, GCP
  • Service Oriented Architecture/Microservices and Event Sourcing in a platform like Kafka (preferred)
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools for automation and infrastructure provisioning.
• Hands-on experience with SOX compliance requirements
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and technologies, including dimensional modeling and ETL frameworks
• Knowledge of database design principles, data modeling, architecture, infrastructure, security principles, best practices, performance tuning and optimization techniques

Compensation: $90,000.00 - $113,000.00 annually. Please note that final compensation will be determined based upon the applicant's relevant experience, skillset, location, business needs, market demands, and other factors as permitted by law. .  #LI-AM1

No immigration or work visa sponsorship will be provided for this position.