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$130,000–$180,000/yr
US

  • Lead architecture and technical decision-making across the data lifecycle, from ingestion to consumption by products and AI.
  • Drive modern engineering approaches through proofs of concept, technology evaluation, and reimagining solutions for scale.
  • Mentor engineers and build a culture of strong software engineering practices, experimentation, and shared technical ownership.

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$135,000–$185,000/yr
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  • Lead, mentor, and scale a global data engineering team while driving architecture, engineering standards, and delivery.
  • Design and build scalable data pipelines and models using GCP, BigQuery, Python, SQL, dbt, and Airflow.
  • Champion AI adoption across engineering workflows and partner with stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions.

The company is building a modern data engineering foundation to power analytics and AI readiness on cloud data platforms. It fosters a people-focused, collaborative culture emphasizing trust, inclusion, and professional growth.

$135,000–$185,000/yr
US

  • Lead and mentor a growing team of data engineers, own hiring and onboarding, and set engineering standards.
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using GCP, Python, BigQuery, dbt, Airflow, and more.
  • Drive AI adoption across engineering workflows, ensuring data is AI-ready and quality standards are met.

Applied builds cloud software and AI-powered solutions that are reinventing how the global insurance industry operates. With over 40 years of experience, the company fosters a people-first culture built on trust, inclusion, and growth.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Lead and develop a high-performing data engineering team, setting technical direction and performance expectations.
  • Own data architecture, pipelines, data products, and governance to evolve LTK's data ecosystem.
  • Partner with Product, Analytics, Finance, and Engineering to translate business priorities into reliable, scalable solutions.

LTK is a global technology platform that empowers lifestyle creators to monetize their content, connecting brands, creators, and shoppers. It is a remote-first company with 40M+ monthly consumers and 8,000+ retail partners, headquartered in Dallas, TX.

$140,000–$160,000/yr
US

  • Own Seer's data platform end-to-end and set technical direction for architecture and standards.
  • Build AI agents and workflows that automate repetitive data and BI tasks.
  • Mentor engineers and analysts while documenting playbooks and decision records.

Seer Interactive is a digital marketing consultancy that harnesses compassion, data, technology, and AI to make a mark for clients. It is a remote-first, Certified B-Corp agency with team members across the country.

$170,000–$185,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO 20w maternity 12w paternity

  • Set multi-quarter technical direction for the data platform and drive alignment on large ambiguous cross-functional projects.
  • Architect and build scalable, robust data platforms serving analytic and operational needs across the organization.
  • Champion AI-assisted development practices and improve systems' performance, observability, and reliability.

GameChanger builds the first and best place to experience youth sports moments, helping families elevate the next generation through sports. We are a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, solving big challenges in youth sports.

$210,000–$260,000/yr
US 4w PTO

  • Own the AI research data platform: ingestion, preprocessing, governance, and export of high-volume media data.
  • Scale Databricks lakehouse and distributed processing, making build-vs-buy decisions as data grows.
  • Build reusable synthetic data infrastructure and own pipeline reliability, observability, and cost.

Reality Defender detects deepfakes and AI-generated media for enterprises and governments using a patented multi-model platform. A lean, well-funded startup backed by top-tier investors, it protects against malicious AI content.

US

  • Lead data platform org: database engineering, data capture, curation, production experience, and governance.
  • Define strategy and roadmap for data infrastructure, modernizing architecture and reducing technical debt.
  • Build scalable platforms and tooling for independent, reliable data pipelines.

Our partner is a data-driven organization focused on building reliable data infrastructure and enabling engineering teams to operate independently. They foster a remote, digital-first culture with a data platform team of ~50 people.

Europe North America

  • Architect the data platform and orchestration layer for large-scale geospatial and temporal data.
  • Design production data pipelines and drive the shift to service-oriented architecture.
  • Establish observability, testing, and data quality frameworks while mentoring engineers.

Overstory applies AI-powered vegetation analysis to satellite imagery to reduce wildfire risk and improve grid resilience. The company is mission-driven and remote-first, with a flexible, collaborative culture focused on solving the climate crisis.

India

  • Lead customer technical projects to deliver production-grade data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform.
  • Design and architect end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development.
  • Work hands-on with customers, guiding architecture and empowering adoption through training and implementation.

Databricks is the data and AI company, offering a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and AI. With more than 20,000 customers including 70% of the Fortune 500, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices globally.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Architect end-to-end sheet data platform across transactional stores and lakehouse.
  • Design services and APIs for real-time collaboration and AI agents at scale.
  • Lead petabyte-scale migrations while setting architecture standards and mentoring engineers.

Smartsheet is a SaaS platform that helps teams manage work and increasingly coordinates human teams with AI agents. It has been operating for over 20 years and fosters a culture of innovation, inclusion, and professional growth.

India

  • Own and evolve distributed systems architecture for platform services, ensuring reliability and performance at enterprise scale.
  • Drive cost optimization, observability, and incident management practices across cloud infrastructure.
  • Hire, mentor, and grow engineers while partnering cross-functionally to align platform capabilities with organizational needs.

HighLevel is an AI-powered business operating system that helps agencies, entrepreneurs and SMBs build, automate and scale their operations. With over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership.

$155,000–$180,000/yr
Global

  • Build and operate data pipelines into Google BigQuery using incremental loading and change data capture.
  • Develop bronze, silver, and gold datasets for enterprise reporting and analytics.
  • Partner with BI, data science, engineering, and business teams to deliver high-quality data.

Vultr provides high-performance cloud infrastructure including compute, GPU, bare metal, and storage solutions across 33 global data centers. It has grown into a leading privately-held cloud infrastructure company, serving hundreds of thousands of customers in 185 countries, with a $3.5 billion valuation.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Own and scale the end-to-end ingestion to catalog to derived pipeline powering InfraSpec datasets across all core domains.
  • Lead the migration from legacy scripts to a durable platform, including architecting the greenfield graph layer for RouteFinder.
  • Enforce data contracts, quality gates, and observability to keep pipeline rework under 20%.

Inflect is building a marketplace that transforms how companies buy and sell digital infrastructure—datacenter, cloud, and network services. As a fast-growing startup, we work quickly and collaboratively; full-time employees receive option grants and share ownership.

Europe 8w PTO

  • Design, build, and improve a scalable data platform to provide data solutions for product teams.
  • Develop and manage automated data pipelines using cloud-based and on-premise technologies.
  • Ensure data quality, lineage, and observability across the stack while collaborating with product and business teams.

lemlist is a bootstrapped sales engagement platform that grew from $0 to $57M ARR in 8 years. It is a profitable B2B SaaS company trusted by 40,000+ sales teams worldwide.

North America Unlimited PTO

  • Architect how GitLab and third-party data is ingested, modeled, and synced into a near-real-time knowledge graph.
  • Lead integration with external systems and architect the Data Marketplace for Snowflake, Databricks, and BigQuery.
  • Define operational readiness and mentor senior and intermediate engineers across the team.

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, helping organizations increase developer productivity and accelerate digital transformation. With more than 50 million registered users and over 50% of the Fortune 100, GitLab fosters a high-performance, AI-driven culture where every voice is valued.

Global

  • Turn internal apps prototyped in Lovable into secure, production-grade services on Google Cloud Run.
  • Build backends, middle layers, and data feeds connecting business systems to canonical data and planning tools.
  • Own security, automate reporting, and document work for maintainability while explaining trade-offs to stakeholders.

Software Mind develops impactful software solutions for companies around the globe. Their culture embraces openness, respect, grit, and combines delivering results with enjoyment.

US

  • Design, build, and support scalable data pipelines for trusted analytics and operational reporting.
  • Partner with product, analytics, and business teams to translate ambiguous needs into reliable technical solutions.
  • Implement data quality, CI/CD, and observability practices to keep production systems accurate and supportable.

NBCUniversal is a leading media and entertainment company creating content across film, TV, streaming, and theme parks. As a Comcast subsidiary, it values diversity and community service.

US

  • Lead the systems and engineering org through a shift from IT/admin-centric to platform and data engineering.
  • Own the technical architecture, design, and delivery roadmap across business systems, enterprise data, and integrations.
  • Manage and grow managers and ICs while partnering to deliver the BADaS roadmap.

Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform that links digital asset movement to real-world services for investigation, risk management, and market innovation. The company fosters an AI-driven, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to build trust in blockchains.

$165,000–$200,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Design and build the storage layer that preserves source disagreement and history rather than resolving them away at write time.
  • Implement provenance and lineage across every node and edge against the platform's evidence-record contract.
  • Carry match confidence and uncertainty forward through the platform to support point-in-time questions about entity beliefs.

DEFCON AI is an insights company that uses artificial intelligence, mathematical optimization, and data analytics to help customers anticipate and mitigate disruptions. The company offers a fully remote, results-based culture with comprehensive benefits and a focus on secure government cloud environments.

$120,000–$140,000/yr
US

  • Own and modularize the infrastructure behind Seer's data platform using Terraform or OpenTofu.
  • Build and maintain GCP services including BigQuery, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions, automating data flows.
  • Design CI/CD pipelines, alerting, and monitoring to ensure reliable, well-governed systems.

Seer Interactive is a digital marketing consultancy that uses data, technology, and AI to drive client outcomes. It is a remote-first Certified B-Corp with team members across the US.