3 months ago
Base Salary
$175k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end data pipelines covering ingestion, dbt-based transformation, BigQuery warehousing, and delivery to Omni reporting and BI.
- Audit and map existing data systems and consolidate the data stack into a single source of truth.
- Build and maintain dbt models and transformation logic with tests, documentation, and clear data contracts.
- Establish data quality, observability, and reliability practices for production pipelines.
- Own product analytics, including instrumentation, event tracking, usage and adoption data models, and metrics for GTM and product teams.
- Partner with GTM operations to consolidate reporting and establish data foundations for AI automation and tools.
- Support external research reports by partnering with marketing to source, validate, and extract data.
- Prepare the data platform for future high-volume and streaming ingestion, including telemetry and OpenTelemetry.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 4 years of hands-on data engineering experience building and owning production pipelines.
- Proficiency with dbt, a cloud data warehouse such as BigQuery, and ETL/ELT tooling.
- Strong SQL skills and proficiency in a general-purpose language such as Python for pipeline and transformation work.
- Strong data modeling judgment with an emphasis on data quality, testing, and reliability.
- Ability to map and rationalize complex or fragmented data environments before expanding them.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
- Critical, fluent use of AI in day-to-day engineering, including careful review of AI-generated output.
- Experience with high-volume or streaming systems such as ClickHouse or OpenTelemetry, or CDP/ETL tools such as Segment or Hevo, is a plus.
- Previous startup experience is a plus.
Benefits
- Fully remote role open to candidates anywhere in the US, with company offsites a few times per year.
- 100% employer-covered employee medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Unlimited PTO and flexible working hours.
- 401(k) plan and gender-neutral parental leave.
- $1,000 yearly Learning & Development stipend.
- $400 monthly perks stipend.
- Pet insurance.
- Equity package and other benefits are available.
About Cortex
Cortex builds an engineering operations platform and internal developer portal for software teams to catalog services, assign ownership, set standards, and measure reliability, security, and cost with automated scorecards and golden paths. Delivered as a SaaS, it is used by enterprises to improve SDLC visibility and reduce developer friction; notable customers include Canva, Blackstone, and Grammarly. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is privately held and raised a Series C in 2024.