Data Engineer

Sourgum is transforming the $100B+ waste and recycling industry through cutting-edge technology that makes waste removal simpler, smarter, and more cost-effective. Our innovative haulsourcing platform powers high-quality waste and recycling services for businesses at significantly lower costs—saving our customers an average of 20%. Leveraging proprietary datasets, an advanced operating system, and a carefully curated network of 5,000+ trusted vendors, we help companies of all shapes and sizes streamline their operations while advancing sustainability efforts.

We’re a fast-growing, venture-backed company (just closed our Series A!) on a mission to modernize an outdated industry — and we’re just getting started. Our investors include Spark Capital, Founder Collective, Suffolk Technologies, 186 Ventures, and River Park Ventures, the same funds that backed category-defining companies like Slack, Anthropic, Uber, Venmo, and Amazon Pharmacy.

If you’re driven by the opportunity to build something groundbreaking, we’d love to meet you.

The Team:

Our small but rapidly growing team is dedicated to enhancing both internal and external-facing B2B platforms. We strive to create seamless integrations that foster collaboration and improve operational efficiency. By leveraging innovative technologies and best practices, we ensure our platforms meet the evolving needs of our customers.

The Role:

Reporting to the Engineer Manager this is a hybrid role based in Jersey City, NJ. The successful candidate will be required to work 5 days a week for the first 3 months and then transition to a 3-day per week in-office schedule.

You will collaborate with various stakeholders to design and support the next generation of analytics and reporting systems. Collaborate with various teams to understand their unique data system requirements. Automate and optimize existing data processing tasks by recognizing patterns and implementing practical solutions. Ensure high performance, privacy, security, scalability, and reliability in our solutions! Guide stakeholders through knowledge sharing and best practices on the effective use of the reporting.

What you’ll be doing:

• Working with various stakeholders across the organization to get the criteria for building various reports and tools

• Creating real-time dashboards for display throughout the office.

• Building reports for our weekly/bi-weekly meetings

• Owning the day-to-day data that helps guide the company to make its data-driven decisions

The qualifications you need:

• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in Cloud Data Engineering, preferably with a background in computer science, mathematics, or a related quantitative field.

• Expertise in building Cloud Data Warehouses in Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or analogous architectures.

• Deep SQL expertise, data modeling, dimensional modeling, and experience with data governance

• Experience using data processing tools and technologies such as Python, Spark, Talend, Informatica, SSIS, or DBT

Nice to have:

• Experience with the practical application of data warehousing concepts, methodologies, and frameworks

• Embrace data platform thinking, design, and develop data pipelines that prioritize security, scale, uptime, and reliability.

• Able to expertly express the benefits and constraints of technology solutions to technology partners, collaborators, and team members.

Personal Skills

• A passion for building and streamlining process issues

• Demonstrate tenacity when solving challenging problems in a deadline-driven environment 

• Able to be self-motivated and work independently as needed to solve complex problems

• Taking pride in work and the desire to make projects succeed

Benefits

• Company stock options are part of your compensation package, giving you the opportunity to share in our company's success and build long-term financial growth.

• A positive and collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation and sustainability.

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement plans (401K), and generous paid time off.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within a growing company.