At Ookla, our mission is to help make the internet better, faster and more accessible for everyone. Globally, millions of users perform tests across the Speedtest and Downdetector ecosystem each day, which allows us to track internet performance and outages in real time.

We’re looking for a data analytics engineer to join our unique and highly-collaborative team. Your primary focus will be developing the tools and processes that enable data scientists and analysts to accurately, consistently, and reproducibly describe mobile and fixed internet performance in new and meaningful ways.

For this role, a strong understanding of R use, development, and deployment is necessary (tidyverse, shiny, plumber). Successful applicants will have an inquisitive nature, a creative approach to solving problems, excellent communication skills, and a strong drive for data advocacy. We’re especially interested in candidates who also have experience with broadband networking technologies, cloud computing, and developing reproducible software. We typically use tools like R, Redshift, Python, and Spark for our daily work.

We are people first, employees second at Ookla, and we know there is no one perfect path to any job. If you’re excited about the work we’re doing and think you would offer a creative new perspective, please apply whether or not your experience matches the job description. We strongly believe diversity of all kinds makes us better. We are an equal opportunity employer actively working to build an inclusive workforce at all levels of the company. [Read our latest diversity report here].

Responsibilities

• Lead development of internal tools, packages, and documentation
• Work closely with data engineers and data QA to ensure data quality
• Mentor teammates and help them develop new skills

• R language expertise and experience building R packages and services (shiny, plumber)
• SQL expertise, and experience building complex queries against large data sets
• Experience with Python
• Familiarity with data orchestration (Apache Airflow), data transformation/testing (dbt), and distributed processing (Apache Spark)
• Proven history of exceptional customer service and advocacy
• Experience with internet, cellular, and broadband technology and infrastructure is a plus

People come first at Ookla. We offer competitive compensation, flexible schedules, transit passes, on- and off-site happy hours, team activities, lunch on Wednesdays and an office kitchen full of snacks. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 401(k) matching, unlimited paid vacation and sick time, ESPP options, health/dental insurance coverage and a stand-out parental leave. We make sure you have the best hardware, software and tools available for you to do your work, and we provide excellent flexibility for working remotely as time and responsibilities allow. Visit [our Built In Seattle page] for even more information.

Location

This is a remote/office based position which may be performed anywhere in the United States except for within the state of Colorado.