LEAD DATA ENGINEER

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San Francisco, CA / $180000 - $200000 annum

INFO

Salary
SALARY:

$180000 - $200000

Location

LOCATION

San Francisco, CA

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

LEAD DATA ENGINEER

$180,000 - $200,000 BASE SALARY + EQUITY + BENEFITS

FULLY REMOTE (US ONLY)

COMPANY OVERVIEW

A fast-growing technology company building a modern data platform for mid-sized manufacturing and services businesses. The platform gives finance leaders clear visibility into revenue, costs, and operational performance by unifying complex financial and transactional data into a single, intelligent system.

THE ROLE

This is a hands-on Lead Data Engineer role owning data engineering end-to-end. You will build and scale the core data pipelines that power the company's platform, ensuring data is accurate, reliable, and production-ready. The role is well-suited for someone who enjoys building from scratch and taking accountability for data quality and scalability.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own data engineering across the platform, from ingestion through transformation and delivery
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Python, Spark, SQL, and modern cloud tools
  • Ensure high standards of data quality, testing, and QA, continuously improving reliability
  • Partner with product and engineering teams to support analytics, reporting, and customer-facing use cases
  • Optimize pipelines for performance, scalability, and maintainability
  • Own projects end-to-end, from design and implementation through long-term support
  • Help shape data architecture and best practices as the engineering organization grows

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

  • 5-7 years of hands-on data engineering experience building and owning production pipelines end-to-end
  • Strong Python and SQL skills; Spark and Databricks experience a plus
  • Deep understanding of data quality, testing, and operational excellence
  • Experience in fast-paced startups or growth-stage companies, comfortable taking ownership
  • Familiarity with modern cloud data platforms and distributed processing tools

BENEFITS

  • $180,000 - $200,000 base salary + equity
  • Fully remote role within the United States
  • High-impact position with significant ownership and autonomy
  • Opportunity to help build and define the data engineering function from the ground up
  • Well-funded company with strong growth trajectory

CONTACT

Chris Williams
He/Him/His

Internal Recruitment Consultant

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