# Founding Data Engineer

> Raydar · New York, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-27

**Salary:** USD 180,000–220,000

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

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

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/B92602D434/apply)

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