Founding Data Engineer

Posted Yesterday
New York, NY, USA
In-Office
180K-220K Annually
Entry level
Professional Services • Consulting
The Role
Build the company’s foundational data platform, including ingestion pipelines, record matching, reconciliation tools, and a flexible data warehouse. Partner with the CTO to establish the core system of record and automate customer onboarding. Translate complex data concepts for nontechnical stakeholders while shaping product direction in an early-stage environment. Bonus responsibilities include integrating AI model services and supporting business intelligence dashboards and visual reporting.
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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

Skills Required

  • Prior experience delivering a working data platform from a blank slate
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL
  • Experience building ETL flows, including data movement, duplicate removal, and record matching
  • Working knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL
  • Working knowledge of a cloud analytics warehouse
  • Ability to explain complex data topics to nontechnical colleagues and customers
  • Comfort working in an early-stage company and influencing product direction
  • Experience integrating AI model services into data workflows
  • Experience with business intelligence dashboarding tools and visual reporting
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The Company
28 Employees
Year Founded: 2021

What We Do

Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.

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