- Raydar
- New York, NY
- Full-Time
- <72 Hours
- $180,000–$220,000 / year
Founding Data Engineer.
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Founding Data Engineer: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for an experienced data engineer joining a software company to establish its foundational data platform.
- The Person:The person will build ingestion pipelines and matching logic, design a data warehouse, integrate and reconcile data across systems, shape the core system of record, and automate customer onboarding.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has experience delivering a data platform in Python and SQL, building ETL flows, working with PostgreSQL and a cloud analytics warehouse, and bringing AI model services into data workflows.
About the role
About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take a founding role in shaping a product's data layer, working closely with the technical lead on ingestion, record matching and warehouse design from the start.
What you'll do
- Design and build data ingestion pipelines and matching logic that turn customer records into structured, reportable data.
- Architect a data warehouse so that customer data stays flexible, trustworthy and easy to report on.
- Build tools that reconcile and integrate data across systems.
- Work with the CTO to shape the core system of record.
- Turn a largely manual customer onboarding process into a repeatable, automated product.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Prior experience delivering a working data platform in Python and SQL, starting from a blank slate.
- Skill in translating complex data topics for colleagues and customers without a technical background.
- Hands-on work building extract-transform-load flows, covering data moves, duplicate removal and record matching.
- Working knowledge of a relational database such as PostgreSQL and of a cloud analytics warehouse.
- Comfort working in an early-stage company with a strong influence on product direction.
Bonus points
- Exposure to bringing AI model services into data workflows.
- Comfort with business intelligence dashboarding tools and visual reporting.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 220,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York, New York, United States
- Hybrid, 3 days per week in office
- Full-time