# Member of Technical Staff, Data Infrastructure

**Company:** [Runway](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/runway)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Salary:** $240k – $290k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Python, SQL, Postgres, ClickHouse, Lancedb, dbt, ETL, Cdc, S3, Ray, Spark, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus
**Posted:** 2026-01-15

> Builds and scales data infrastructure including pipelines for multimodal ML datasets, ETL/CDC streams, and database management to support AI research and business intelligence. Requires 4+ years in data engineering with strong Python and SQL skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Build and own pipelines for the creation, curation, and processing of large-scale multimodal datasets, including vector database (LanceDB) management and query optimization for ML metadata
- Build and own ETL and CDC streams from Postgres and ClickHouse to analytics warehouses
- Build standardized data transformation layers using dbt to replace ad-hoc SQL queries and create maintainable data models for business analytics
- Manage production databases (Postgres, ClickHouse) and optimize for performance and reliability

## Requirements

- 4+ years of industry experience in data engineering
- Strong knowledge of **Python**
- Experience with data quality, deduplication, and cleaning at scale
- Comfortable working with cloud storage (**S3**) and managing large datasets
- Experience building and maintaining ETL/CDC pipelines at scale
- Strong **SQL** skills and experience with multiple database systems (**Postgres**, columnar databases like **ClickHouse**/**Redshift**)
- Humility and open mindedness

## Nice to Haves

- Experience with one or more frameworks for large-scale data processing (e.g. **Spark**, **Ray**, etc) and one or more ML frameworks (e.g. **PyTorch**, **JAX**)
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (**AWS**, **GCP**, or **Azure**) and their data service offerings
- Knowledge of data privacy and data security best practices
- Experience with business intelligence and visualization tools (e.g., **Looker**, **Tableau**, **PowerBI**, **Metabase**, or similar)
- Experience in a high-growth startup environment or similar fast-paced setting

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