Staff Data Engineer
Remote$174k - $240kFull-timePosted 6mo ago
About the role
We are looking for our first in-house Data Engineer to own and evolve our core data infrastructure in a fast-growing Series C startup with a social mission. The role sits at the intersection of Engineering and Business Operations, building reliable, scalable data systems and translating business needs into data products.
Responsibilities
- Own and operate our data warehouse, pipelines, and transformation layer
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines that ingest data from across our platform and third-party sources, ensuring data is always available and trustworthy for downstream consumers
- Partner with data scientists and analysts to deliver clean, well-documented datasets and optimize query performance so teams spend less time wrangling data and more time generating insights
- Incrementally improve and modernize our existing data systems - assess what we have, prioritize what matters, and migrate thoughtfully
- Implement data quality monitoring, alerting, and documentation practices that build trust across the organization
Qualifications
- 4+ years of professional experience in data engineering, ideally at a high-growth startup or fast-moving team within a larger organization
- Hands-on experience with the modern data stack - proficiency with BigQuery (or a comparable cloud warehouse), dbt, and an orchestration tool like Dagster or Airflow
- Strong SQL skills and fluency in Golang, Python, or another common Data Engineering language
- Track record of improving or modernizing data systems iteratively - comfortable inheriting legacy infrastructure and systems and making them progressively better
- Strong communication and collaboration skills - able to work fluidly across both technical and business-oriented teams
Skills
Required:Data engineeringSQLProgramming in Golang or PythonBigQuery / cloud data warehousedbtDagster or AirflowCommunication and collaboration
Nice to have:Data quality and observability
Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for employees and their families
- 15 vacation days & ~20 paid holidays each year (including two weeks at end-of-year)
- Free membership to OneMedical
- $600/year internet stipend
- $1,000/year reimbursable stipend for education and training outside of work
- Up to $1,200/year student loan repayment assistance
- 401(k) and optional HSA/FSA
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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