What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer III position at Meta?
Summary:
The main function of the Data Engineer is to develop, evaluate, test and maintain architectures and data solutions within our organization. The typical Data Engineer executes plans, policies, and practices that control, protect, deliver, and enhance the value of the organization’s data assets.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines using Meta's internal tools (Dataswarm, Spark, etc.)
Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools (Unidash, internal BI platforms)
Partner with Data Scientists and Product teams to vet data quality and ensure metric integrity
Develop and maintain production-grade Hive/Presto tables with proper documentation and SLAs
Monitor pipeline health, troubleshoot data quality issues, and implement alerting
Optimize query performance and data models for efficiency at scale
Support ad-hoc data requests and enable self-serve analytics for cross-functional partners
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related role
Strong proficiency in SQL (Presto/Hive/SparkSQL)
Experience building and maintaining data pipelines (Airflow, Dataswarm, or similar orchestration tools)
Experience with Python or similar scripting language
Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and dimensional modeling
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to data quality
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering
Experience with large-scale data processing frameworks (Spark, Hadoop)
Experience with dashboard/visualization tools (Tableau, Unidash, or similar)
Experience with logging infrastructure and instrumentation
Familiarity with version control systems (Git, Mercurial)
Experience working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
Prior experience at a large tech company
This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Meta.
The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $100/hour – $110/hour.
Tundra’s benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, up to 15 Days PTO per annum and a New Child Benefit.
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Meta. Please note that this is not a full-time employment opportunity. Candidates selected for this role will be engaged as contractors for the specified duration of the project. For any inquiries regarding the terms of the contract or engagement, please contact Tundra Technical Solutions directly.
Salary : $100 - $110