
Data Engineer
SimpleClosure
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United 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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringbackend engineeringETL processesdata modelingPythonAirflowDagsterdbtFivetranrelational databases
Soft Skills
proactivethoughtfulcommunicationcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityownershipattention to detailnavigating ambiguityteamwork