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Founding Data Engineer

Raydar
New York, United States Posted Oct 27, 2026
Full-time

About this 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

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