Data Acquisition & Automation Engineer (Equity, Flexible Schedule)

Abaka AI; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health, dental, vision

PTO

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Abaka AI, headquartered in Silicon Valley with teams worldwide, seeks a Data Acquisition Associate to expand its global raw data supplier network. You will identify data sources, evaluate prospective suppliers, manage outreach, and support onboarding and delivery while building AI-assisted automation tools.

This is an ideal early‑career role for a technically capable, commercially minded candidate. You will collaborate with Data Acquisition Engineers and cross‑functional teams to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1–3 years of experience in operations, sourcing, business development, data, research, engineering, or a related field.
• Hands‑on experience using AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Replit, or similar platforms is required.
• Demonstrated ability to independently build functional scripts, automations, internal tools, or prototypes through vibe coding.
• Comfortable working with APIs, web scraping tools, spreadsheets, databases, and workflow automation platforms.
• Strong research skills and the ability to find information creatively across the internet.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple suppliers, projects, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to operate independently in an ambiguous environment.
• Resourceful, persistent, and comfortable conducting outbound outreach.
• Genuine interest in AI, machine learning, data infrastructure, or emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Research and identify potential data suppliers across industries, data modalities, and global markets.
• Conduct high‑volume, targeted outreach to prospective suppliers through email, LinkedIn, online communities, and other channels.
• Support the evaluation of suppliers based on data quality, relevance, pricing, reliability, licensing, and scalability.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding, sample collection, documentation, and internal review processes.
• Maintain accurate supplier records and track outreach, negotiations, deliverables, and performance.
• Vibe code lightweight scripts, automations, internal tools, and prototypes using AI‑assisted development platforms.
• Use scraping tools, APIs, workflow builders, and AI agents to improve supplier discovery and sourcing efficiency.
• Build dashboards and reporting workflows to track sourcing activity, supplier performance, and data supply coverage.
• Assist with supplier communications, pricing discussions, contract coordination, and ongoing relationship management.
• Work cross‑functionally with Data Engineering, Research, Project Management, Legal, Finance, and GTM teams.
• Identify repetitive processes and build scalable solutions that reduce manual work.
• Support other data acquisition projects and operational priorities as the function grows.

Skills

Strong research skills

Excellent communication

Highly organized

Ownership & initiative

Outbound outreach

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Replit

APIs

Web scraping

Zapier

Airtable

Make

Python

SQL

JavaScript

Job description

Abaka AI, headquartered in Silicon Valley with teams worldwide, seeks a Data Acquisition Associate to expand its global raw data supplier network. You will identify data sources, evaluate prospective suppliers, manage outreach, and support onboarding and delivery while building AI-assisted automation tools.

This is an ideal early‑career role for a technically capable, commercially minded candidate. You will collaborate with Data Acquisition Engineers and cross‑functional teams to improve