About Employment Hero
Employment Hero is the world’s first Employment Operating System, the next generation of employment software. EmploymentOS encompasses HR, payroll, hiring, employee engagement and employee benefits - a single platform designed to service all employment management needs.
Since our inception in 2014, we’ve scaled to a $2 Billion valuation, servicing over 300,000 customers and more than 2 million active users. But our growth doesn’t stop here! We release up to 1,000 new features and upgrades every year, endlessly motivated by our Mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.
In your role, you'll be focused on…
Join us on an exhilarating journey as we revolutionize our data-driven capabilities! We're seeking a passionate and innovative Data Engineer to be part of our rapidly growing team. This brand-new role offers an incredible opportunity to shape our data infrastructure and drive our success. From our trailblazing AI hiring tool to our fully automated payroll solution, every component of our Employment Operating System is carefully designed to disrupt the employment industry for the better, improving the lives of business owners and entrepreneurs everywhere.
Our world-class Product and Engineering teams delivered almost 1,000 new features last year. As one of our Data Engineers, you’ll play a vital role in the continued acceleration of our product strategy.
- You will design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform, and deliver data to analytics platforms. You will work with various data sources, ensuring efficient and reliable data flow to support business needs.
- Collaboration is key in this role. You will work closely with data scientists, analysts, and system owners to understand data requirements and ensure timely access to accurate and well-structured data. Additionally, you will design data models that support analytical use cases and business insights.
- You will also be responsible for building and managing data warehouses, optimizing performance, stability, cost, and reliability. Ensuring data quality and consistency is critical—this includes implementing validation, cleaning processes, monitoring systems, and notifying source system owners when necessary.
- Lastly, you will apply and promote best practices for code maintainability and performance. Keeping documentation up to date and sharing technical knowledge across teams will be essential for maintaining efficiency and fostering collaboration.
Requirements
You’re the hero we’re looking for if
- At least 4 years of experience working as a Data Engineer
- Proficiency in using either Python, Java or Scala for data processing (Python preferred).
- Advanced understanding of SQL and analytical data warehouses.
- Strong data modelling skills.
- Hands-on experience building, troubleshooting, optimising and monitoring data pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with ETL tools such as Fivetran, Airflow, DBT.
- Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure and GCP.
- Good English communication skills.
Bonus Skills
- DevOps practices and tools for the deployment and management of data infrastructure, like Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Github Actions, Docker.
- AWS Cloud Certificate.
- Independent & proactive remote working experience.
Benefits
The EH Way
The EH Way is how we describe our culture at Employment Hero and how we all operate. It is our DNA. You can read all about it on our careers page
In short, you’ll love working with us if
- Revolutionising employment gets your heart racing.
- You thrive on the flexibility (and responsibility) of a remote-first business.
- Our values align, and shape how you show up every day.
- You love the dynamic pace of a startup, are driven by innovation, and enjoy working with other smart people.
But don’t just take it from us, hear from your local heroes Thao Ta, Head of People and Culture & Hung Pham, Group Engineer Manager Life at Employment Hero | Vietnam
Plus, you’ll get to enjoy a number of great perks, including
- A generous budget for your home office.
- Cutting-edge tools and technology.
- 20 days Annual Leave, plus VN Public Holidays.
- $500 USD for your professional development plan.
- $500 USD for English learning courses.
- Premium Healthcare Insurance Program for you and your loved ones, plus full gross salary paid social insurance.
- Sports club funded by Employment Hero.
- Monthly get-together event in the office for team bonding and VND 80,000 budget for lunch for day-in-office.
- Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded.
- Employee Share Option Program - be an owner of Employment Hero.
- Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam, Bali and are excited to meet in Dubai in 2025.
Are we a match?
Think we're the right match for you? Fantastic! Click 'Apply' and our talent team will reach out with the next steps.
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Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.