Data Engineer

Data Engineer — Python / SQL / Warehouse Mid-Level React/Python Full-Stack Developer Data Engineer — Python / SQL / Warehouse

We're looking for a Data Engineer — Python / SQL / Warehouse. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Right Balance provides top-tier technology talent for innovative companies in the US. We’re in the top 50 companies to watch in LA.

As a Data Engineer, you will have the chance to affect how our client collects and uses data to improve the experience for players. You'll work closely with the product partner and technical lead to expand data consumption and reporting capabilities and build solutions to improve the development lifecycle for data engineers and insight analysts throughout the organization. You'll be helping to enable advancements and fast iteration in Machine Learning and GenAI pipelines.

You will bring your experience working with globally distributed systems and work with our client's team of software engineers to help build efficient solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and enhance systems that allow team members to more effectively engage with the tools in our data ecosystem.
• Attend stand-ups and team rituals, and work with other software engineers to deliver on team goals
• Participate in code reviews with other members of the team
• Be part of an on‑call rotation to support our live products
• Provide meaningful code reviews for other members of the team
• Work collaboratively with non‑technical customers to accomplish deliverables.
• Learn and evolve your skills using the latest and greatest technology tools in a rapidly growing company.
• Learn from the best people around you. We constantly challenge the status quo and invent new ways of building a great product.
• 100% remote. Work anywhere, whether it is remotely in the comfort of your home, in a shared co‑working space, in an RV on the beach, or while being a nomad in another country.
• Work on challenging problems, innovate, and positively impact many people’s lives while having fun doing it.
• Upper‑intermediate to fluent speaking and writing English. Able to have a real‑time conversation.
• 5+ years of full‑time hands‑on Python experience.
• 5+ years of full‑time hands‑on SQL experience.
• 3+ years of full‑time hands‑on Data Warehouse experience.
• Experience in working in Agile and Dev Ops environment.
• Understanding of core data engineering concepts and data pipelines.
• Experience working with CI/CD Pipelines, Github Actions, and Docker.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated ability.

The majority of our clients are venture‑backed startups at the growth stage. Usually, at this stage, the company already achieved a product‑market fit and is looking to expand rapidly. That’s where we bring the best engineering practices, strong architecture, the latest technologies, and consistent processes to help companies scale.

What is the length of your engagements?

Most of our long‑term full‑time engagements last multiple years. It allows you to evolve your career with the client company taking on more responsibilities.

What’s your company size?

The Right Balance team is 55+ engineers going to 75+ by the end of the year. The current client size team is 150+ people. The timing is great to be a part of a rapidly growing team making meaningful contributions.

What happens if the engagement is completed?

Most of our engagements are long‑term in nature. That said, if the current engagement is ramping down, we’ll present you with more long‑term opportunities to transition into.

What are your core values?

Client First: we only win when our clients win. We treat client challenges as our own.

Ownership: we embrace responsibility, taking on challenges, getting them to completion, and enjoying getting things done.

Quality: we’re passionate about achieving quality outcomes by applying meticulous attention to detail.