Data Migration (ETL) Engineer

About us

• The company is an HR product used by thousands of companies worldwide.
• This role focuses on migrating customer data into the company’s application, not traditional analytics or data warehousing.
• Each migration involves different source systems, from standard software platforms to custom legacy applications.

Role

• As a Data Migration (ETL) Engineer, you will own customer data migration projects from discovery through delivery.
• The role is a strong fit for a software engineer, database developer, or DevOps professional with hands-on migration experience.

Key responsibilities

• Work with data owners to understand legacy data, gather requirements, and design migration solutions.
• Produce detailed data mapping documentation.
• Develop tools, scripts, queries, or applications to access, analyze, convert, and migrate data from databases or CSV files.
• Reverse-engineer data models from vendor systems and custom legacy applications.
• Troubleshoot data quality issues and write scripts to cleanse data.
• Maintain data security, integrity, and availability in production environments.
• Collaborate with Customer Success to manage expectations, communicate timelines, and resolve database issues.
• Serve as the technical point of contact during migration projects.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in data migrations.
• Strong SQL proficiency.
• Hands-on scripting experience with Python or Ruby.
• Ability to take ownership with minimal direction and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced English.
• Linux experience, terminal usage, and OS-level troubleshooting are nice to have.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems or a related field is nice to have.

Working conditions

• Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day.
• At least 6 hours of overlap with US Eastern Time.
• Fully remote work.
• Preferred applicants are from Ukraine, but candidates from other parts of Europe and LATAM, especially Brazil, will also be considered.
• Competitive salary based on the interview process.
• Paid vacation, national holidays, and sick leave.
• Professional education reimbursement.
• Legal, accounting, and tax support.