Data Engineer

Overview

Who We AreWe make the extraordinary, accessible, every day.

Wheels Up (NYSE: UP), a world leader in private aviation, offers a total private aviation solution that includes world-class safety, service, and flexibility through on-demand flights, membership programs, corporate solutions, aircraft management, whole aircraft sales, and a strategic partnership with Delta Air Lines.  We offer a challenging and rewarding career in an exciting and growing industry. This is a chance to join a team of some of the best aviation professionals in the industry, committed to unparalleled safety and service for our clients, in a range of sectors from military to ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Role Overview

Wheels Up Partners is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wheels Up. Its services include Private Membership, Aircraft Management, Maintenance, FBO services, Charter Operations, and Aircraft sales. We offer a challenging and rewarding career in an exciting and dynamic industry. This is a chance to join a team which has an incredible depth of knowledge as well as the drive to deliver service excellence to our clients across a wide variety of sectors from the military to ultra -high-net-worth individuals.

Wheels Up is looking for a world-class Data Engineer in US-remote to join our team of dedicated and passionate professionals, fueled by the most powerful brand in private aviation, as we continue our mission of democratizing the private aviation space through cutting-edge technology and innovative product and service offerings. 

Responsibilities

The Data Platform team at Wheels Up is creating a data platform to enable everyone in the organization to make data-driven decisions. We are seeking a data engineer to support building a secure, performant and cost-effective data platform which serves as “single source of truth“.

Data Engineering at Wheels Up is a role that requires building systems to process data efficiently and modeling the data to power analytics. These solutions can range from batch data pipelines that bring to life business metrics to real-time processing services that integrate with our core product features. In addition, we require our Data Engineers to have a rich understanding of large distributed systems on which our data solutions rely. Candidates should have knowledge across several of these skill sets and usually need to be deep in at least one. As a Data Engineer, you also need to have strong communication skills since you will need to collaborate with business, engineering, and data science teams to enable a culture of learning.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of hands-on experience in data engineering
• Thorough understanding of big data principles, techniques, and best practices
• Bachelors or Master degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• Proficient in Python (Including popular python packages e.g. Pandas, NumPy etc.) and SQL
• Strong background in distributed data processing and storage (e.g. Hadoop, MapReduce, Spark)
• Large scale (TBs of data) data engineering skills - Model data, create production ready ETL pipelines
• Development experience with at least one cloud (Azure high preference, AWS, GCP)
• Knowledge of data lake and data lake house patterns
• Knowledge of ETL performance tuning and cost optimization
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms and good software engineering practices
• Strong communication skills to articulate complex situation concisely
• Comfortable with picking up new technologies independently
• Eye for detail, good data intuition, and a passion for data quality
• Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with ambiguous requirements

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Azure Databricks
• Knowledge of DevOps - ETL pipeline orchestration
  • Tools: GitHub actions, Terraform, Databricks workflows, Azure DevOps
• Certifications: Databricks, Azure, AWS, GCP highly preferred
• Knowledge of code version control (e.g. Git)

Wheels Up Story

What’s In It For You

• Get to work with most cutting edge technologies and modern data stack
• Be part of a world class engineering team where each member is an owner and a leader
• Get to solve data problems at scale in a fast paced environment
• New learning and development opportunities

At Wheels Up, you will help make the extraordinary possible.  Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our 5x5 Values - Safety, Trust, Accountability, Belonging and Innovation - the core of who we are and what we celebrate.  At Wheels Up, our people are our success. Exploring a career at Wheels Up gives you a chance earn amazing compensation and benefits, helping you and your family have the type of balance you deserve in both your career, and life away from work:

• Competitive salary
• 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 6%
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life benefits
• Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
• Total Personal Well-being programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
• Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals

Salary Range

The wage range for this position ($120,000 – $160,000 base salary) is determined on a variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, such as differences in skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. This wage range has not been adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with where the position may be filled. At Wheels Up, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Your placement within the wage range is primarily based on your qualifications and experience.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

What You Will Bring

• An unwavering commitment to SAFETY
• The ability to build TRUST through transparency and communication
• A commitment to achieving results the right way and a willingness to take ACCOUNTABILITY when we do not
• The knowledge that there is power in bringing people with different points of view and life experiences together and a culture of BELONGING leads to unlimited and unrestricted collaboration
• A belief that INNOVATION is only possible in an environment where we make things simpler, strive for continuous improvement and understand that great thinking can come from anywhere in our organization
• A willingness to be curious, constantly asking questions to help promote creative thinking, problem solving and trouble shooting
• A desire to collaborate and be part of a diverse team and when necessary, lean into and manage conflict effectively
• A high level of integrity in everything you do
• A strong commitment to service and a meticulous attention to detail
• A level of professionalism unmatched in the aviation industry

Commitment to Diversity

At Wheels Up our 5x5 Value of Belonging is based on the principle that every employee has a voice. We believe in inclusiveness, and celebrate each person’s individuality, because there is power in bringing people with different points of view and life experiences together. We are launching DEIB initiatives that support ALL employees and help to cultivate a culture where ALL employees can bring their authentic selves to work.

Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities

Wheels Up is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may email us at hr@wheelsup.com or alternatively send a fax to 859-334-6552. In order to quickly respond to your request, please use the words "Accommodation Request" as the subject line of your email or as the title of your fax document.

Salary : $120,000 - $160,000