Lead Data Engineer, Demyst
Client Deployment
External data management platform
Open for applications
External data management platform
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To unlock the power of data for good.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related fields. Equivalent work experience is also highly valued
- 5-10 years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or client deployment roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to mentor and motivate a team, lead through change, and drive outcomes
- Expertise in designing, building, and optimizing ETL/ELT data pipelines using Python, JavaScript, Golang, Scala, or similar languages
- Experience in managing large-scale data processing environments, including Databricks and Spark
- Proven experience with Apache Airflow to orchestrate data pipelines and manage workflow automation
- Deep knowledge of cloud services, particularly AWS (EC2/ECS, Lambda, S3), and their role in data engineering
- Hands-on experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases, with a deep understanding of data modeling and architecture
- Strong ability to collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams, delivering technical solutions that meet business needs
- Proven experience in unit testing, integration testing, and engineering best practices to ensure high-quality code
- Familiarity with agile project management tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.) and methodologies
- Experience with data visualization and analytics tools such as Jupyter Lab, Metabase, Tableau
- Strong communicator and problem solver, comfortable working in distributed teams
What the job involves
- Demyst is seeking a Lead Engineer with a strong data engineering focus to play a pivotal role in delivering our next-generation data platform to leading enterprises across North America
- In this role, you will lead a team of data engineers with a primary focus on data integration and solution deployment
- You will oversee the development and management of data pipelines, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and reliable
- This is an ideal opportunity for a hands-on data engineering leader to apply technical, leadership, and problem-solving skills to deliver high-quality solutions for our clients
- Your role will involve not only technical leadership and mentoring but also actively contributing to coding, architectural decisions, and data engineering strategy
- You will guide your team through complex client deployments, from planning to execution, ensuring that data solutions are effectively integrated and aligned with client goals
- Demyst is a remote-first company
- The candidate must be based in the United States
- Lead the configuration, deployment, and maintenance of data solutions on the Demyst platform to support client use cases
- Supervise and mentor the local and distributed data engineering team, ensuring best practices in data architecture, pipeline development, and deployment
- Recruit, train, and evaluate technical talent, fostering a high-performing, collaborative team culture
- Contribute hands-on to coding, code reviews, and technical decision-making, ensuring scalability and performance
- Design, build, and optimize data pipelines, leveraging tools like Apache Airflow, to automate workflows and manage large datasets effectively
- Work closely with clients to advise on data engineering best practices, including data cleansing, transformation, and storage strategies
- Implement solutions for data ingestion from various sources, ensuring the consistency, accuracy, and availability of data
- Lead critical client projects, managing engineering resources, project timelines, and client engagement
- Provide technical guidance and support for complex enterprise data integrations with third-party systems (e.g., AI platforms, data providers, decision engines)
- Ensure compliance with data governance and security protocols when handling sensitive client data
- Develop and maintain documentation for solutions and business processes related to data engineering workflows
- Other duties as required
Our take
The power of external data is a hot topic, particularly for financial institutions and insurers who must stay compliant as they roll out new products. However, with the data landscape becoming increasingly fragmented, deploying external data at scale has become a significant challenge.
Founded in 2010, Demyst was an early mover in the external data space, creating a platform that helps customers quickly discover, onboard, and turn data into actionable insights. This approach enables businesses to not only make better decisions but also to generate more profit from the data they use.
Since then, Demyst has expanded globally, with offices in Australia, Singapore, and the US. The company counts major players in the financial services and insurance industries among its clients, including ANZ, Standard Chartered, and Koalifi. As demand for data continues to rise, Demyst shows no signs of slowing down, as it gears up for an IPO and is set to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in the near future.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2019
$12.5m
SERIES C
Oct 2016
$7m
SERIES B
Total funding: $24.5m
Company benefits
- Work with the largest consumer and business external data market in an emerging industry that is fueling AI globally
- Have an impact in a scaling but small team offering real autonomy and responsibility for client outcomes
- Stretch yourself to help define and support something entirely new that will impact billions
- Work within a strong, tight-knit team of subject matter experts
- Small enough where you matter, big enough to have the support to deliver what you promise
- Distributed working team and culture, recognition of outcomes and merit, not presenteeism
- Generous benefits
Company values
- Bias for Client Outcomes: Many companies talk about customer success, or service, or advancement...insert aspirational term here. But the ability to help clients is fueled by an inherent bias for measurable client outcomes. We have that bias, and it constantly pushes us to bring ROI to our customers while driving positive economic change and social impact in the world. Do we fail sometimes along the way? Sure, but those setbacks inform future successes
- Grit: We walk through walls to get it done for our clients and for our team. We’ve been solving old problems with novel data longer than anyone else, and we embarked on this adventure before there was a real market for what we do. Being tenacious and downright scrappy is in our DNA because it has to be
- Humility: We check our egos at the door. Our vision is not clouded by arrogance and our judgment is unaffected by vanity. All we see is the problem to be solved - we listen to the data with objectivity and impartiality
- Ownership: We own what we do and we take responsibility for it. We are accountable, not only as a team and business, but also to each other. We constantly challenge each other to bring our best work to the table...by improving ourselves we deliver on our mission to unlock the power of data for good
Company HQ
Kips Bay, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Mark Hookey
(CEO)Founded Demyst in 2010 and has served as the CEO ever since. Prior to this, they were a Managing Director at LexisNexis, a Partner at Optimal Decisions Group, and a Consultant at Corporate Value Associates.
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