Founding Data Engineer Software company New York $180k to $220k USD base a year Posted yesterday

Raydar; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

raydar in New York, NY is seeking a founding Data Engineer to shape the product's data layer from day one. You will design ingestion pipelines, build a flexible data warehouse, and develop ETL workflows that turn customer records into reportable data.

You'll work closely with the CTO, translate complex data topics for non-technical stakeholders, and help automate onboarding processes in an early-stage company. Equity is included, with a hybrid in-office schedule in New York.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering a working data platform in Python and SQL.
• Ability to translate complex data topics for non-technical stakeholders.
• Hands-on ETL development (data moves, deduplication, record matching).
• Familiarity with relational databases and cloud analytics warehouses.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data ingestion pipelines and matching logic.
• Architect a data warehouse for flexible, trustworthy reporting.
• Build tools to reconcile and integrate data across systems.
• Work with the CTO to shape the core system of record.
• Turn onboarding into a repeatable, automated process.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

ETL

Data warehousing

PostgreSQL

Tools

PostgreSQL

Cloud data warehouse

Job description

# Founding Data EngineerSoftware company* LocationNew York* TypeFull-time* Posted27 October 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is a software company.## The roleRaydar 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.## 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.## Location and work model* New York, New York, United States* Hybrid, 3 days per week in office* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* EquityPay$180k to $220kUSD base a yearApply for this roleAfter you applyWe review every applicationStrong fits are invited to a 15-minute AI interview, then our team takes it from there.