
Data Engineer
Kaizen Labs
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Build and maintain dbt models that power internal dashboards and external customer reporting
- Develop and maintain automation workflows in N8N and similar tools, eliminating repetitive manual work across the org
- Support the build-out of external analytics inside Kaizen's platform, ensuring customers have clear, actionable data at their fingertips
- Contribute to internal dashboards and analyses that keep leadership and team leads informed
- Partner with the team lead to identify and prioritize new automation and analytics opportunities across the organization
- Help shape the analytics layer of Kaizen's platform as the product scales
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in a data, analytics, or engineering role (slope matters more than seniority)
- Strong SQL skills: you can write complex queries and think in data models
- Hands-on experience with dbt (or a strong willingness to ramp quickly)
- Experience building workflows and automations in tools like N8N, Zapier, or similar tools
- Comfort working across a modern data stack (Snowflake or similar)
- Understanding a second programming language is a strong plus (Python, JavaScript, etc.)
- Genuine fluency with AI tools: not just using them, but building with them
- Low ego, high output: you are a builder who gets things done without a lot of hand-holding
- Experience in a fast-paced startup environment
- Genuine curiosity about AI and how it can be applied to real workflows
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical through Oxford/United, including Gold and Platinum PPO plans, with 85% of premiums covered on the Platinum plan and a $0 employee premium option
- Dental through Guardian PPO and vision through Beam, with 99% of employee premiums covered and 50% for dependents
- $100,000 in fully paid life insurance. FSA and Dependent Care FSA. 401(k) access through Guideline
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents. 10 weeks fully paid for non-birthing parents
- Unlimited PTO and closed for all federal holidays
- Company-wide winter break the week of Christmas
- One-time home office or desk setup stipend up to $750
- $50/month commuter benefit
- $100/month for wellness or productivity; your call on how you use it
- $500/year for professional development
- $250/year for recreation
- Company-provided laptop
- Expensed lunch while in the office
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
SQLdbtN8NZapierSnowflakePythonJavaScriptAI toolsdata modelingautomation workflows
Soft Skills
low egohigh outputcuriositycollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycommunicationinitiativeprioritizationself-motivation