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Recruiting from Scratch

Data Engineering Lead - Hands On

Recruiting from Scratch, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Who is Recruiting from Scratch: Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. About the client:

Title:

Data Engineering Lead (Founding Role)

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered. Location:

Remote – US, Canada, LATAM (Time Zone Alignment Preferred) Company Stage of Funding:

Series A Office Type:

Remote Salary:

$180,000 – $220,000 USD + Equity Company Description Our client is a fast-growing fintech company transforming how small businesses access and manage their money. With over $10M in venture funding and a remote-first team of builders, they are on a mission to deliver simple, delightful financial tools that empower entrepreneurs across North America. Their culture values ownership, speed, and progress over perfection. You’ll be joining a highly collaborative environment that prioritizes innovation and trust. What You Will Do As the Founding Data Engineering Lead, you'll own the data function end-to-end and play a critical role in the future of the company's data strategy. This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll: Design, build, and maintain the modern data stack from scratch

Establish and enforce best practices around data security, quality, and governance

Architect and manage scalable data pipelines and infrastructure

Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations to power decision-making across the business

Define and optimize underwriting and risk metrics through experimentation and iteration

Lay the groundwork to scale the data team as the business grows

Ideal Candidate Background

6–10 years of experience as a senior or lead data engineer, ideally in early-stage startups

Proven track record of building and scaling data infrastructure from the ground up

Recent experience in a managerial or tech lead role

Expertise in Python and SQL for complex data operations

Experience managing multiple data sources and orchestration in cloud-based environments (e.g., Snowflake)

Strong quantitative skills with experience in data modeling at high scale

Strategic thinker with a business-oriented mindset who can communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Comfortable in ambiguous environments with a strong sense of initiative and ownership

Preferred

Experience in early-stage fintech, especially in credit or lending

Previous founder experience or leadership at a high-growth startup

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field

Experience in high-trust, regulated environments

Compensation, Benefits, and Other Things

Salary range: $180,000 – $220,000 USD

Equity: 0.02% – 0.08%

Fully remote work with flexible hours (timezone overlap with the Americas preferred)

High-trust, collaborative culture

Opportunity to shape a product and data strategy from the ground up

Fast interview process: Initial screen → Technical interview → CTO + CEO interviews → Case study → Offer

This is a rare opportunity to make your mark at a high-growth startup with a strong mission and stellar leadership. If you're excited to lead and build in a hands-on role, we’d love to hear from you.

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