Data Integration Engineer

Who are we?

Buyers Edge Platform (“BEP”) was born out of the 20-year growth and success of its founding companies Dining Alliance, Buyers Edge and Consolidated Concepts.  BEP is a technology enabled group purchasing network, which provides group purchasing services, SaaS based technology solutions, and supply chain consulting and procurement related services to foodservice operators across many verticals, including restaurants (independents as well as multiunit, chains and franchise concepts), hospitality (hotels, casinos, resorts), healthcare (LTC based operators), colleges & universities and array of other foodservice based operators (food trucks, caterers, amusement parks and other leisure based operators).  BEP represents over $35 Billion in Network Transactions.  We are committed and passionate about our mission to keep foodservice operators thriving by saving them money and increasing the quality of their products.

This position is remote and based around East Coast working hours. We are unable to offer work sponsorship for this role. 

As a Data Integration Engineer, you will help us bring in data from external sources to support the various development teams. You will also support those teams in various ways including as a development resource.

Your impact:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data needs. Learn about various internal software products to support development teams with data integration projects.
• Work to align various new or existing data systems to meet business goals. Combine multiple data sources for business use.
• Source and evaluate the quality, reliability, and security of various data sources relevant to assigned projects.
• Develop code to work with internal data or retrieve data from external sources including APIs, databases, and/or other third-party applications as needed. This may include cleaning, processing, or transforming raw data to make it suitable for use in our systems.
• Coordinate projects with multiple cross-functional teams including developers, data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders.

About you:

• Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Node.
• Strong understanding of database technologies such as MySQL, Aurora, and Redshift.
• Experience performing research/discovery for new data from external sources.
• Experience leading projects and strong understanding of project management principles.
• Experience integrating with REST APIs to pull data and convert/save for business use.
• Experience with API tools such as Postman.
• Experience developing software in an agile environment and strong understanding of agile development methodologies/practices.
• Ability to work independently on complex systems and algorithms. Strong teamwork and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Word & Excel.
• BA/BS in a technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5-7+ years experience in programming & the key abilities outlined above.

What's in this for you?

Amazing coverages to start. Medical, dental, and vision coverages are just the beginning! We also offer ancillary plans, such as flexible spending accounts for both health and dependent care, critical illness, accident, and voluntary life as well as company paid life and long-term-disability plans! On top of this, we also offer a 401(k) plan with company match.

Invest in your success. We will provide you with a thorough training and development program; and offer competitive compensation.

Live well = Work well. Relax with our Personal Responsibility Paid Time Off policy where you don’t have to accrue time off in order to take it! We also offer half-day Summer Fridays!