Data Engineer

We are a specialty retailer offering the very best of what’s next in fashion for men, women and children since 1901. JOIN US WHERE IT ALL BEGAN.Whether you design clothes or business strategies, crunch numbers, lead projects or write code, we have a place for you at our Seattle headquarters. And we think Seattle is a pretty great place to live. More than just rainy days and coffee, Seattle has it all — mountains and beaches, arts and parks, music and film. It's made up of quirky neighborhoods, award-winning restaurants, and thriving industry. Come see for yourself!Come help Nordstrom's
Cloud Data Pipeline team modernize data capture and products through
clickstream analytics!

We are data and
application engineers, serving and empowering all Nordstrom teams and functions
with high-quality data and data services and products.

We instrument Nordstrom
sites and apps to measure customer experiences, ingest and process that data,
and build amazing applications and real-time feeds on it. We are a small
but highly agile and productive team of full-stack engineers. We value
work/life balance but love what we do and there is no clock for us.

You are a data geek and
puzzle solver, agile in node.js, Python, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, APIs, AWS,
Google Cloud, and more. You are left-brained, right-brained, or both.
You are looking for a two-pizza team that has fun but is serious about
building cool stuff, getting it done, and measuring data upon data to document
its impact on the business.

The Data Engineer
is experienced in the clickstream analytics and data engineering practice areas,
leading by example, responsible for instrumenting optimization,
personalization, and clickstream analytics data in a variety of languages;
working with internal partners to provide accurate data capture and feedback;
working with external partners to support complex marketing programs and data
feeds; improving client performance of all related code; monitoring and
improving data processing applications in Scala, Hadoop, Spark, and other Big
Data technologies; developing and maintaining data warehouses, particularly
Redshift; developing and maintaining BI applications, dashboards, and tools in
a variety of languages, settings, and workflows; and guiding junior engineers
to be subject matter experts in the analytics engineering space.

Cloud Data Pipeline supports
merchandising, marketing, finance, technology, web and mobile apps, product
management, customer experience, and data lab teams in capturing, processing,
and analyzing data through a variety of third-party and proprietary platforms. A day in the life...Experience with business
intelligence, third-party analytics solutions (IBM Coremetrics, Google
Analytics, Omniture), and/or digital marketing is helpful; experience with
Snowplow Analytics is a huge plus.This position requires a
self-starter with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a deadline-driven
environment. Every day is different. Never boring. Continuous
planning and delivery, and the range of services we cover, requires a fast,
curious, and optimistic learner. Bring your track shoes, because you'll hit
the ground running.Develop clean and
well-structured JavaScript for front-end data capture with an eye for
compliant, cross-browser, cross-device, and standards-based code.Influence development
and deployment patterns and best practices through code contributions and
reviewsDevelop real-time data
feeds and services leveraging AWS Kinesis, Lambda, nodeJS, etc. to enhance
useful analytic opportunities and influence customer content and experiences.Develop and monitor
batch Hadoop data and query processes and apply Spark, Spark Streaming, and
other evolving tools to improve toward central unified real-time logging and
microbatching.Research and monitor
data quality and issues via structured and unstructured query languages (SQL,
ElasticSearch/Kibana, etc.).Influence and improve
data quality by developing and instrumenting application monitoring, health
checks, health metadata, and self-healing processes to ensure high reliability
and uptime.Automate all of the
above where possible to further improve code, application, and data qualityGrow to be a technical
subject matter expert for proprietary optimization and analytics efforts.Partner with
optimization analysts, system administrators, and project managers to design,
build, deploy, and capture effective metrics.Support fellow
engineers, business and technology partners, and project stakeholders,
contributing to both internal and external open source projects and standards.Prioritize daily
workflow and demands on quality, time and resources.Maintain current
knowledge of industry trends and developments.Help your teammates (and
yourself!) grow by fostering open, positive discussion and experimentation with
developing projects, frameworks, tools, systems, and standards.
(Participation in local meetups, conferences, and technology groups is
highly encouraged.)Meet all requested
development objectives and deadlines as assigned by the engineering manager.Participate in agile and
continuous planning ceremonies and provide input on stories, requirements, and
acceptance criteria as needed.

You own this if you…4-6 years professional
experience in JavaScript.4-6 years professional
experience with data-driven commercial websites.2-4 years experience
with another server scripting language (node, Python, Java, Ruby).1-2 years experience
with cloud infrastructure and ops desired (AWS preferred).Advanced Git.Demonstrated experience
with test and build automation tools (PhantomJS, Casper, Selenium, Jenkins,
Luigi).Experience with Test-
and Behavior-Driven Development preferred (Mocha, Chai, Cucumber, etc.).Experience with bug
tracking and workflow applications/tools (Atlassian).Experience working in
agile frameworks and processes (Kanban).Advanced problem-solving
and troubleshooting skills.Sound organizational,
negotiation and decision-making skills.Superior verbal and
written communication skills.Ability to work
independently or as a part of an interdisciplinary team.Demonstrated ability and
drive to learn new technologies, tools, and processes.Desire and ability to
train and share knowledge with team members and other technical teams.A bachelor’s degree or advanced
degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or equivalent
experience.

We’ve got you covered... We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, vision and dental coverage, a fabulous merchandise discount, an employer-matched 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more depending on your role. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse environment. This job description is intended to describe the general nature of the work employees can expect within this particular job classification. It is certainly not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required for this job.#LI-JH2