Data Engineer Lead
Kahoot!, Norway
Job Description
Kahoot! is looking for a Data Engineer Lead to strengthen our Data team.
If you enjoy working with big datasets, a modern cloud-based stack and have passion for solving data problems at scale, then we would like to hear from you!
About Kahoot!
Kahoot! is on a mission to make learning awesome! We want to empower everyone, including children, students, and employees to unlock their full learning potential. Our learning platform makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and host learning sessions that drive compelling engagement.
Launched in 2013, Kahoot!’s vision is to build the leading learning platform in the world. In the last 12 months, 300 million sessions have been hosted on the Kahoot! platform by 30+ million active accounts, with 2 billion participants (non-unique) in more than 200 countries and regions. The Kahoot! Group includes Clever, the leading US K-12 EdTech learning platform, together with the learning apps DragonBox, Poio, Drops, Actimo, Motimate, and Whiteboard.fi.
The Kahoot! Group is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with offices in the US, the UK, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark and Spain. Kahoot! is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker KAHOT. Let’s play!
Our K!rew
At Kahoot! we champion a positive culture of collaborative learning and innovation. With a team of more than 500 employees representing 45 different nationalities, we’re a diverse and fun bunch of people! We work hard and celebrate our wins, tackle challenges with original ideas and learn something new every day.
We’ve been growing steadily over the past year and joined forces with Actimo, Dragonbox, Poio, Drops, Whiteboard, Motimate and Clever. As a group, we’re on a mission to make learning awesome together.
The values guiding us are: we are playful, we are curious and we are inclusive!
The Role
We are looking for a person to manage and organize our data engineering function, including our team of data engineers. The main delivery by the team is to deliver a self-service platform being used by large parts of the organization. In addition the team supports the Data Analysts in different functions like Finance, Sales, Marketing, Product etc in utilizing data analytics in their work. In this role, we expect you to have strong logical reasoning skills and experience in business intelligence. The ability to communicate effectively is essential. The position is reporting to VP of Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Plan, improve and develop the infrastructure / platform for data analytics in Kahoot!
- Enable all in Kahoot! with access to data relevant to their role/domain
- Select, configure and implement analytics solutions
- Lead and develop a team of data engineers
- Manage the building of systems to transform raw data into actionable quality business data
- Keep abreast of industry news and trends
- Contribute to ML /AI-initiatives in the group
Requirements
- Proven experience as an Data Engineer and preferable as Data Analyst
- Superb communication skills
- Analytical skills and strong organizational abilities
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge about privacy requirements
- Problem-solving aptitude
- BSc/BA in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Management or a related field
- Insights into privacy and information security
- Background in market research and project management
Benefits
Here are some of the benefits we provide to our team members:
- A competitive compensation package
- Share option plan
- A fast growing environment
- An informal, fun and driven culture
- Flexible working set-up
- Social and company events (virtual and in person)
We look forward to hearing from you!