Founding Analytics Engineer

Runway; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Runway is seeking a Product Analytics Engineer to take charge of data infrastructure and ensure effective data use across teams. You will build tools for data self-service, work closely with sales and finance for accurate financial metrics, and collaborate with various teams to measure the impact of initiatives. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of data experience, strong SQL and Python skills, and a collaborative mindset. This role offers competitive compensation and a commitment to diversity.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience working as a data analyst, engineer, scientist or similar.
• 4+ years of experience with SQL, ETL, Python, and data modeling.
• Collaborative mindset and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the data infrastructure and pipelines for product and user data.
• Build internal tools that enable others to self-serve data needs.
• Work with sales and finance to ensure accuracy of key metrics.
• Collaborate with teams on signals to detect misuse or abuse.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

ETL

Python

Data modeling

Collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate product analytics engineer to ensure every team at Runway uses data to be as effective as possible. This role requires a combination of strong technical and data background and the ability to understand the needs of cross‑functional partners across the organization. You will take raw data and build tools and platforms that enable people to self‑serve what they need.

What you’ll do

• Own the data infrastructure and pipelines for business‑critical product and user data.
• Conceptualize and build best‑in‑class internal tools that enable others to self‑serve data needs.
• Take an AI‑first approach to scaling Runway’s data tooling and use, ensuring trust and total context so data can drive key decisions.
• Work with sales and finance to ensure billing, revenue recognition, margin analysis, and other key financial metrics are accurate as products and go‑to‑market motions develop.
• Work with product and engineering to ensure critical usage data is available and interpreted in useful ways.
• Collaborate with trust and safety teams on signals for detecting misuse or abuse.
• Collaborate with marketing and studios teams to help measure the impact of all marketing initiatives.
• Build and maintain our data pipelines and third‑party tools that others use for dashboarding and analysis.

What you’ll need

• 4+ years of experience working as a data analyst, engineer, scientist or similar, with a primary focus on product data.
• 4+ years of experience with SQL, ETL, Python, and data modeling.
• Collaborative mindset and communication skills; comfortable working directly with sales, product, finance, and engineering teammates, translating data needs into actionable solutions.
• Understanding of best practices for data modeling, manipulation, transformation, and privacy maintenance.
• Bonus: experience as a founding product data analyst or first hire in a data role.

Benefits & Compensation

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage, and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package. The range below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined.

Note: The range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S.; outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which will be communicated to candidates.

EEO Statement

Runway is proud to have a diverse workforce and we are committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.