Lead Data Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Lead design and implementation of all aspects of our data ecosystem — from obtaining third party data to building our own data products, from infrastructure architecture to end-user BI and data exploration toolchain
• Evangelize and implement best practices, from reasoning about statistical significance to granting data access via AI tools, from source control and change management to database migrations
• Establish guardrails for self-serve ecosystem for the business users
• Help product engineering teams evolve from treating data as exhaust to building DDD-based data products
• Enhance ETL/ELT patterns, from landing zone to semantic layers
• Ensure metrics are built on top of consistent, curated data with clear stewardship
• Oversee connected SaaS data landscape
• Own the budget for the data infrastructure and develop a sensible cost allocation model
• Safeguard data, from tokenization and access controls, to retention and backups
• Remain relentlessly pragmatic and balance daily demands of a fast-growing startup business with the needs of a well-managed platform

Requirements

• 7-10+ years hands-on experience working across the data ecosystem, from modern ETL/ELT and orchestration to data warehouses and columnar stores, from BI tooling for less-technical business users to SQL optimization
• Software engineering mindset, leading with the principles of source control, infrastructure as code, testing, modularity, automation, CI/CD, and observability
• Strong professional network
• Experience working directly with product engineers as well as business users
• Proficient in Python
• Ability to figure stuff out — research, design solutions, implement technical spikes, and deliver through responsible change management
• Owner mindset and continuously look for improvements to data infrastructure
• Thought-leader that keeps a finger on the pulse of the industry — vendor landscape, industry trends
• Work from NYC SoHo office at least four days a week

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $170K-$220K
• Equity Grant: Meaningful potential upside given Coast’s early-stage trajectory
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible paid time off (vacation, personal well being, paid holidays)
• Tools to help manage your financial wellness, including webinars, access to an equity tax advisory service, and company-sponsored 401(k)
• Paid parental leave
• $400 accessories allowance
• Education stipend
• Free lunch every Friday