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# Production Programmer - Entry Level SQL Developer at Datalab USA

- **Company:** Datalab USA
- **Location:** Germantown, MD
- **Compensation:** $65k–$75k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-06-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/datalabusa/b36ba5ac-4247-4d90-ac90-6df3e9d46885

## Job description

DataLab USA™ is an analytics and technology driven database marketing consultancy. We combine sophisticated technology, cutting edge analytics and an intrinsic understanding of marketing to build large-scale addressable marketing programs for Fortune 500 companies. Our clients operate in multiple verticals: Financial Services, Insurance, Telcom, and Travel & Leisure.

We have placed in the INC 5000 list of fastest growing private companies for six times in the last ten years. At its heart, DataLab USA™ has the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up. We judge ourselves on our ability to innovate, drive efficiency and deliver excellence for our clients

DataLab’s Marketing Technology Team is at the core of deploying value creation for our clients.  Our technology team’s problem solving, and out of box thinking translate into positive ROI and success for our clients.

Production Programmer is an entry level position in the Marketing Technology department with a focus on learning fundamental skills and applying them to existing processes.  Employees will largely be expected to learn by doing.  They will execute, monitor and QC existing ETL, Reporting and Campaign processes thereby contributing to the team while developing an understanding of DataLab’s solution and how it serves to achieve client goals.

**No sponsorship offered for this position** **Candidates must be local to Germantown, MD**

## Key Responsibilities

- Primary Responsibilities
- Monitor existing process execution to ensure completion
- Execute & review existing process QC reports
- Review wiki and other documentation to understand existing processes purpose and steps
- Update Wiki documentation to improve team documentation
- Review ETL QC reports and identify any data quality issues
- Run existing scripts to update DWH
- Perform QC to ensure proper execution and completeness of DWH
- Run existing scripts to generate client reports
- QC & review report providing feedback to internal customers & stakeholders
- Assist with minor modifications & enhancements to reports
- Save all work with careful documentation (for QC and future use)
- Run existing ETL data feeds and monitor for issues
- Responsibility Details
- Troubleshoot automated production tasks issues
- Automate existing production code
- Assist with development of ad-hoc reports
- Know all client file inputs for a campaign, understand which would be critical for campaign processing and how the fields within each file are used in the campaign and results reporting
- Setup new ETL scripts & QC for new client data feeds
- Know when client files are expected; notify team members if they do not come in
- Responsible for the movement of files and assets from FTP sites and/or emails to appropriate folders and notify appropriate team members
- Be able to use FTP, MoveIT, JIRA and navigate through Wiki

Required Skills & Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
- Work experience a plus
- Direct Marketing experience or knowledge a plus
- Certifications/Technical training are a plus

Job Skills

- Knowledge in SQL
- Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

Other Skills

- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Self-motivated
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively in a team environment

We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being and financial security of our employees. Our benefits include: Health, Dental, and Vision Plans: Comprehensive coverage to meet your healthcare needs. Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Resources and support for personal and professional challenges. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Includes option for Traditional IRA or Roth IRA to help you plan for your future. Paid Time Off: Enjoy paid vacation and sick leave to maintain work-life balance. Company Holidays: Nine paid company holidays throughout the year.

DataLab USA™ is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. All offers of employment are contingent on passing a background check and drug test. Privacy Policy - DataLab USA™ | Targeting Better Results

## About Datalab USA

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: DataLab USA is a data analytics and predictive marketing consultancy that combines 25,000+ consumer attributes across 25+ data sources with AI-driven modeling to help businesses identify, target, and retain customers with measurable ROI.
- **Entity Type**: Private (ownership not publicly disclosed; no funding rounds reported)
- **Headquarters**: Germantown, Maryland, USA (additional office in Westminster, Colorado)
- **Founded**: 1999
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (current leadership: Hans Aigner)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Advertising & Marketing, Data Analytics, Direct Marketing / CRM
- **Target customers**: B2B — marketing executives, direct marketers, and enterprises seeking addressable, data-driven customer acquisition and retention programs (across all credit tiers, including prime, near-prime, and sub-prime)
- **Mission/purpose**: "Transforming Data into Actionable Intelligence" — delivering customized, ROI-based marketing solutions by bridging 25+ years of data expertise with next-generation AI and predictive modeling

## Products & Services
- **Data Processing**: Customizable in-house systems that install, link, and process national consumer and market data from leading U.S. suppliers, ensuring high data hygiene and a fully linked address/name history for accurate targeting.
- **Predictive Modeling & Data Analytics**: Over 750–1,000 predictive models built and maintained annually for clients, using thousands of candidate variables to uncover hidden patterns; the team has won multiple head-to-head predictive modeling and data mining competitions.
- **Strategic Marketing Consultancy**: In-house marketing experts with four decades of experience designing, planning, optimizing, and executing multi-channel direct marketing campaigns, including trigger and broad-market programs.
- **Agent Optimization Model**: Proprietary FCRA-driven optimization model reported to improve agent performance by 30%.
- **Cloud-Based Hosting Technology**: Modern cloud infrastructure delivering scalable, secure, and reliable hosting solutions that grow with client needs.
- **CRM Solutions**: Leverages integrated data assets to help clients retain and expand relationships with their most valuable customers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: 1.5 billion precision selections generated in 2025; 750+ models maintained annually
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available; company maintains 25+ data supplier partnerships and 20+ demo and credit data sources (incl. FCRA and demographic providers)
- **Growth Signals**: Named a 2022 Inc. 5000 honoree; 25+ years of continuous operation; active hiring across data science, marketing analytics, account management, and HR roles; expanding hybrid workforce across two U.S. locations

## Competitive Advantages
- **Exclusive data assets**: 20,000–25,000+ linked attributes per consumer, installed and processed in-house, available exclusively to DataLab USA clients — multi-sourcing across 20+ demo and credit sources is the standard.
- **FCRA expertise**: 25+ years of FCRA Direct Marketing experience across all credit tiers, a significant compliance moat in financial and regulated marketing.
- **Proprietary data linkage**: Two decades of address/name history linking enables highly accurate identity resolution and targeting.
- **Proven analytics pedigree**: Award-winning track record in head-to-head predictive modeling and data mining competitions.
- **Full-service model**: Combines data, modeling, campaign execution, and cloud hosting under one roof — eliminating typical vendor fragmentation.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-driven modernization**: The company is actively blending 25 years of legacy data processing expertise with next-generation AI, evaluating thousands of variables in real time to surface hidden performance patterns.
- **Predictive model scale**: Committed to building and maintaining 1,000+ predictive models annually, suggesting investment in platform automation and model throughput.
- **Multi-channel and CRM expansion**: Strengthening capabilities across channels and CRM retention/expansion solutions to complement acquisition-focused direct marketing.
- **Cloud infrastructure**: Developing scalable, secure cloud hosting capabilities to support growing client data needs.

## Why Work Here
- **Hybrid work options**: Multiple open roles (Data Scientist, Marketing Campaign Analyst, HR/Recruiting Assistant) are listed as hybrid, offering flexibility.
- **Two U.S. locations**: Opportunities in Germantown, MD (HQ) and Westminster, CO, with on-site and hybrid setups.
- **Active hiring across functions**: Open roles as of the latest data include Data Scientist (2–5 years experience), Marketing Campaign Analyst, Account Manager – Client Services Database Marketing, and HR/Recruiting Assistant.
- **Established, stable company**: 25+ years in business, recognized on the Inc. 5000 list, offering a mature environment rather than a risky startup.
- **Data-forward culture**: Ideal for practitioners wanting hands-on exposure to large-scale consumer datasets (25,000+ attributes), FCRA/credit data, and production predictive models.
- **Small-team atmosphere**: 51–200 employees, which typically means broad ownership and cross-functional visibility.

## Sources
1. [datalabusa.com](https://datalabusa.com/)
2. [datalabusa.com — About Us](https://datalabusa.com/about-datalab/)
3. [datalabusa.com — Services](https://datalabusa.com/datalab-usa-services/)
4. [jobs.lever.co/datalabusa](https://jobs.lever.co/datalabusa)
5. [inc.com — Datalab USA](https://www.inc.com/profile/datalab-usa)

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