Data & Software Engineer

About Ovative Group 

Ovative Group is the premier independent media and measurement firm in the United States. We help change-makers, in fast-growing, customer-centric organizations across industries reinvent their marketing and measurement programs. We leverage our media, measurement, and consulting capabilities to help brands like Coach, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman, Facebook, The Home Depot, CVS, Disney, and UnitedHealth Group transform their media and marketing programs. Our proprietary approach to measuring and optimizing marketing investment decisions,Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR),is disrupting the industry and setting the gold standard for customer and marketing strategy, activation, and measurement. 

Recognizedeightconsecutive years on Star Tribune’s list of Top 150 Workplaces andfiveyears on Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest-growing private companies in America, we pride ourselves in always overdelivering for our clients, our teams, and our communities. 

About the Role 

We are seeking a Data & Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing product and engineering development team. Our company specializes in enterprise-level media measurement and optimization across various industries. In this role, you will be an integral part of a cross-functional team responsible for creating, optimizing, and maintaining scalable software and data solutions to enhance performance, stability, and scalability. You will work under the guidance of experienced team members and closely collaborate with stakeholders throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in iterative development practices, familiarity with version control systems like GitHub, and a passion for developing both conceptual and pragmatic problem-solving skills. Your attention to detail and communication skills, both written and oral, will enable you to work directly with a variety of users, understand their objectives, and contribute to translating them into technical requirements and solutions. As a valuable team member, you will be encouraged to learn and grow in a supportive environment, actively participate in team activities, and set the foundation for your professional development.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in designing, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions that align with business and technical requirements.
• Contribute to the effort of identifying opportunities for automation with a focus on the operational stability of software applications and systems
• Collaborate with your team to support translating business goals and user requirements into detailed, actionable technical requirements
• Contribute to documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of robust, performant solutions that provide high customer impact at scale
• Provide technical assistance to teammates as needed through collaboration and by sharing your expertise
• Follow established software and product engineering best practices, including code quality, documentation, deployment, and testing.
• Explore new technologies and tools under guidance to enhance software development.
• Troubleshoot tier 1 software issues with support from senior team members as needed.
• Participate in technical knowledge sharing with other team members.
• Stay current with emerging technology and Software Engineering innovations and continuously enhance skills.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of relevant Data & Software Engineering development experience
• Proficient working with ETL/ELT tooling for large data sets (e.g., Airbyte)
• Proficient utilizing SQL, Python, and command line
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms (i.e. GCP, AWS)

Preferred:

• Experience working with APIs for data retrieval
• Experience working with data warehouses and big data tools (e.g., BigQuery, Databricks)
• Experience creating data/table architecture
• Experience implementing QA processes and QA automation
• Experience integrating data models within software
• Experience working with marketing, analytics and customer data

Pay Transparency 

At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of your total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits. The salary range for this position below is inclusive of an annual bonus.Actual offers are made with consideration for relevant experience and anticipated impact. Additional benefits information is provided below. 

For our Sr. Analyst positions, our compensation ranges from $62,000 to $93,000, which is inclusive of a 15% bonus.

Benefits of Working at Ovative Group

We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work. 

Culture: 

Culture matters and we’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace for eight years running because of it. We demand trust and transparency from each other. We believe in doing the hard and complicated work others put off. We’re open in communication and floor plan. We’re flat – our interns sit next to VPs, our analysts work closely with senior leaders, and our CEO interacts with every single person daily. Put together, these elements help foster an environment where smart people can support each other in performing to their highest potential. 

Compensation and Insurance: 

We strive to hire and retain the best talent. Paying fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and phenomenal health insurance is an important part of this mix. 

We’re rewarded fairly and when the company performs well, we all benefit. 

Tangible amenities we enjoy: 

• Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI 
• Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams. 
• Flexible paid vacation policy 
• 401k match program 
• Top-notch health insurance options 
• Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan 
• Sabbatical program 
• Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program 
• Shenanigan’s Day 

Working at Ovative won’t be easy, but if you like getting your hands dirty, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it’ll be the most rewarding job you’ll ever have. If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you!