Kaizen Labs

Data Engineer

Kaizen Labs

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York CityNew YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per year

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

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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLdbtN8NZapierSnowflakePythonJavaScriptAI toolsdata modelingautomation workflows
Soft Skills
low egohigh outputcuriositycollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycommunicationinitiativeprioritizationself-motivation