Sleep Number | Hiring | Data Engineer | Minneapolis, MN | BigDataKB.com | 5 Oct 2022

Company Overview

Sleep Number team members are part of a passionate, purpose-driven culture that supports improving the health and wellbeing of society through higher quality sleep. We are not just focused on our customers, however; being employed by Sleep Number means your personal wellbeing is important, too. As we continue to grow, we are looking for team members who will bring their unique personalities, backgrounds, and skills to work. Whether you are entering, returning, or experienced in the workforce, we have a place for you.

In our 35+ years in the industry we have improved over 14 million lives, and we are just getting started. With 5,000+ team members nationwide supporting work disciplines from technology to manufacturing, retail stores to field services technicians, corporate teams to customer service, we are a sleep innovation leader because of our team members. Now is a great time to join us as we invest further in our people and sleep innovation. #TeamSleepNumber

Position Purpose

Sleep Number’s mission is to Improve lives by individualizing sleep experience. The Enterprise Data and Analytics team helps drive our ability to create the right experience for our Customers and our Team Members. The Data Engineer’s primary function will be to help advance our data platforms. In this role at Sleep Number, you will be working collaboratively with Application, Platform and Analytic Solutions engineers to design and implement data solutions with a focus on cloud services (Azure). This includes building and driving Sleep Number’s working collaboratively with our partners across the enterprise in a complex and challenging environment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Providing technical expertise in data engineering space
• Translation of business analysis & reporting requirements into high-quality data streaming and API design, leveraging industry best practices, Sleep Number standards and already-implemented capabilities
• Interfacing with technical and business organizations across the enterprise
• Developing a modern, cloud based, data platform, including the design and implementation of the logical and physical data model (relational and dimensional databases)
• Developing APIs to expose data to consuming applications and systems
• Provide analytical and technical leadership for BI and reporting environment
• Responsible for project design, coding, testing, debugging and documentation
• Has full technical knowledge of all phases of applications programming
• Provide technical leadership to projects and should be able to work on more than one project at a time

Position Requirements

• 4 years degree or equivalent work experience
• 3+ experience with a focus on data concepts such as ETL, ELT, and Streaming,
• Exposure to Informatica Cloud (IICS Data integration / Application integration), Databricks, or Azure ADFv2 a plus
• Experience working in a cloud environment, preferably Azure
• Comfort working with and developing APIs and similar integration patterns
• Experience with Cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Azure.
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
• Experience in API connectivity with 3rd party platforms like Workday, Anaplan, ServiceNow or similar
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment
• Knowledge of Data Modeling Concepts
• Worked in Agile environment
• Above-average interpersonal, written, verbal and listening skills with ability to interface with business and technical teams at different levels of the organization across Sleep Number
• Great partner with business users

Wellbeing

Our company’s purpose is to improve the health and wellbeing of society.

Wellbeing is more than a catchphrase – it’s a movement that permeates our company and through our team members. We are dedicated to enhancing and supporting the wellbeing of our team members and their families through benefits, programs, and resources across our five wellbeing pillars of emotional, financial, career, community, and physical health, with sleep at the center.

By joining our team, in addition to offering competitive pay programs, we are proud to offer eligible team members an extensive benefits package including, but not limited to medical and pharmacy benefits, dental, life and disability insurance, a matched 401(k) Plan, paid time off, and much more.

Examples of how we invest in your wellbeing:

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  Sleep – Our 360® smart bed for team members, and discounts on our innovations and sleep solutions for yourself and friends and family throughout the year.

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  Physical – Wide range of wellbeing resources and services through our medical plans to improve your physical health.

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  Emotional – Access to mental health resources, caregiving support, paid time off and parental leave to support your emotional wellbeing. Work for your day flexibility, available for select corporate roles.

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  Financial – Competitive base and variable pay programs, ability to save for the future through a matched 401(k) plan and financial support to recover from an illness or injury.

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  Community – Paid time off for volunteering and connections to our communities through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives, and support for charitable causes.

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  Career – Opportunities for career development and continuous learning, including a tuition reimbursement program.

Safety

Safety is a top priority for Sleep Number supporting customers and team members wellbeing. COVID-19 Precaution(s) are in place consistent with CDC guidelines, U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA), and state/local laws.

EEO Statement

Sleep Number is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people and prohibit discrimination based on race, color, marital status, religion, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

It is Sleep Number’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process, consistent with applicable law. We may require supporting medical or religious documentation where applicable and permissible by law. If you are a qualified individual, you may request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the selection process, including if you are unable or otherwise limited in your ability to access open roles here.