Lead Data Engineer - Remote, Equity & Platform

Ravio; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company ownership

37 days paid time off

6% pension matching

Wellness allowance (£60/month)

Private healthcare

Travel insurance

6 weeks work from anywhere per year

Income protection insurance

16 weeks birthing leave + 4 weeks at ½

Job summary

Ravio is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to lead a small team of data engineers and to stay hands‑on building, operating, and scaling the data systems behind our compensation benchmarks and AI‑powered features. You will shape the data roadmap with cross‑functional partners, deliver reliable, reusable data capabilities, and foster a high‑performance engineering culture.

You’ll report to our VP Engineering and mentor engineers while driving delivery in a fast‑paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Six-plus years’ experience in data engineering, with at least two years in a team leadership role.
• Strong Python and SQL skills, with experience building and operating production data systems.
• Experience with data modelling, transformation frameworks such as dbt, and workflow orchestration.
• Experience applying platform engineering principles to data systems, such as reusable ingestion patterns, clear data interfaces, or self‑service tooling that other teams use successfully.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD).
• Practical understanding of reliable data processing, including schema changes, retries, safe reprocessing, and backfills.
• Experience using monitoring and data quality checks to investigate failures and improve reliability.
• Practical use of AI‑assisted engineering tools, with sound judgement about verification, security, and where automation adds value.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, set team goals, and deliver value for users and the business.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced startup environment with a bias for action.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Be a senior technical contributor, building and operating the pipelines, integrations, and data services behind Ravio’s product.
• Shape and deliver the data roadmap with Product, Data Science, and Insights.
• Build data quality, governance, and security into everyday delivery through automated checks, clear data ownership, and appropriate access controls.
• Work with engineering colleagues to integrate data systems into shared development, deployment, and monitoring practices.
• Own the reliability and day‑to‑day support of the team’s production data systems, improving monitoring and recovery.
• Use AI‑assisted tools for development, testing, documentation, and investigation.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

dbt

CI/CD

Cloud infra

Leadership

Mentoring

Tools

IaC

Job description

Ravio is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to lead a small team of data engineers and to stay hands‑on building, operating, and scaling the data systems behind our compensation benchmarks and AI‑powered features. You will shape the data roadmap with cross‑functional partners, deliver reliable, reusable data capabilities, and foster a high‑performance engineering culture.

You’ll report to our VP Engineering and mentor engineers while driving delivery in a fast‑paced startup environment.