SimpleClosure

Data Engineer

SimpleClosure

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York CityNew YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $120,000 - $160,000 per year

About the role

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes
  • Own data ingestion from product databases, third-party tools, and external data sources
  • Build and manage data models to support analytics, reporting, and operational workflows
  • Ensure data quality, reliability, and observability across the data stack
  • Partner with Product, Operations, Growth, and Leadership to define key metrics and data requirements
  • Support analytics and BI use cases by enabling clean, well-documented datasets
  • Optimize data storage, performance, and cost across the data platform
  • Implement best practices for data governance, access controls, and security
  • Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline failures and inconsistencies
  • Contribute to technical documentation and improve data engineering standards over time

Requirements

  • 2-5 years of experience in data engineering or backend engineering with a strong data focus
  • Strong experience with Python and/or similar languages
  • Hands-on experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, dbt, Fivetran, or similar tools)
  • Experience with relational databases and modern data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
  • Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Strong understanding of analytics-friendly data modeling concepts
  • Comfortable owning data systems end-to-end, from design through production
  • Proactive and thoughtful engineer who can navigate ambiguity
  • Strong partner to cross-functional teams including Product, Ops, and Finance
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment
Benefits
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Competitive equity package
  • Employer Covered Medical Benefits
  • Hybrid work in New York City (Midtown)
  • Two in-person team retreats a year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringbackend engineeringETL processesdata modelingPythonAirflowDagsterdbtFivetranrelational databases
Soft Skills
proactivethoughtfulcommunicationcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityownershipattention to detailnavigating ambiguityteamwork