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