Founding Data Engineer

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