Senior Data Engineer, Figment
CA$140-175k
+ Stock Options & a competitive bonus (based on company performance) that is distributed bi-annually
Blockchain infrastructure & services provider
Open for applications
Blockchain infrastructure & services provider
101-200 employees
Open for applications
CA$140-175k
+ Stock Options & a competitive bonus (based on company performance) that is distributed bi-annually
101-200 employees
Company mission
To support the adoption, growth, and long-term success of the digital asset ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience with data engineering, including building and managing data pipelines and ETL processes
- Proficiency in the Python programming language and SQL
- Experience developing highly concurrent and performant applications ensuring scalability and efficient resource utilization in distributed or multi-threaded systems
- Experience implementing robust microservices following best practices in error handling, logging, and testing for production-grade systems
- Experience with using CI/CD pipelines for automated data infrastructure provisioning and application deployment
- Experience with the data orchestration tool Dagster or Airflow
- Experience designing and orchestrating complex DAGs to manage dependencies, triggers, and retries for data workflows, ensuring reliable and efficient pipeline execution
- Experience with the data transformation tool DBT
- Experience designing and implementing complex data transformations using advanced DBT models, materializations, and configurations to streamline data workflows and improve performance
- Experience optimizing and troubleshoot DBT pipelines for scale, ensuring that transformations run efficiently in production environments, handling large datasets without issues
- Experience with cloud data warehousing platforms (e.g. Snowflake)
- Experience architecting and optimizing Snowflake environments for performance, including designing partitioning strategies, clustering keys, and storage optimizations for cost-effective scaling
- Has an understanding of security and governance policies within Snowflake, including data encryption, access control, and audit logging to meet compliance and security best practices
What the job involves
- This role combines data engineering practices and software development, focusing on data pipelines and cloud infrastructure. The position requires building custom tools and automating data processes in a highly secure and scalable environment
- Implement and maintain reliable data pipelines and data storage solutions
- Implement data modeling and integrate technologies according to project needs
- Manage specific data pipelines and oversees the technical aspects of data operations
- Ensure data processes are optimized and align with business requirements
- Identify areas for process improvements and suggests tools and technologies to enhance efficiency
- Continuously improve data infrastructure automation, ensuring reliable and efficient data processing
- Develop and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes using technologies such as Dagster and DBT to ensure efficient data flow and processing
- Automate data ingestion, transformation, and loading processes to support blockchain data analytics and reporting
- Utilize Snowflake data warehousing solutions to manage and optimize data storage and retrieval
- Collaborate with Engineering Leadership and Product teams to articulate data strategies and progress
- Promote best practices in data engineering, cloud infrastructure, networking, and security
- In addition to collaborating with other Data Engineering team members, this role will collaborate most often with our Data Science team
Application process
- During your first Recruiter Call, you will be provided with more information about Figment, the position and what to expect for the rest of the interview process. Please be prepared to discuss why you are interested in joining Figment and what excites you about the position and company
- As we go through the process, we work to make sure that you hear back from us in a timely fashion. If we decide at any point that we’re unfortunately not moving forward, we will give you feedback on why it was not a fit
- We aim for the entire process to take around 2-3 weeks from initial screen to offer. There can be exceptions on either side of the bell curve here, but as a rule, that’s the time-frame you can expect
Our take
Every complex system requires appropriate infrastructure to function, and blockchain is no different. Proper blockchain infrastructure is vital to creating a better, more inclusive Web 3.0, and will be crucial to its long-term growth and success.
Founded in 2018, Figment plays a leading role in building the Web 3.0 ecosystem by providing essential blockchain infrastructure, protocol staking, and research. The company has seen explosive growth driven by increased network support, expanded services, and customer retention. In Q1 2024, Figment reported fivefold growth from the previous year, surpassing $15B in staked assets with over 500 institutional clients.
Following significant funding rounds, Figment is expanding its product offerings and team. With security and compliance central to its operations, the company is well-positioned to benefit from the growing popularity of Web 3.0 amid increasing regulations. The establishment of Figment Europe and plans for new products like Figment Vaults and Ethereum restaking capabilities further support its growth trajectory.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2021
$110m
SERIES C
Aug 2021
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $165m
Company benefits
- 100% remote-first environment, with co-working spaces in our employee “hubs” across the globe for those who enjoy a hybrid model
- 4 weeks of PTO that kick in day one, with an additional 1 week of flex days
- Extended company-paid health benefits that kick in day one
- Best in class parental leave and flexible arrangements
- A home office stipend to create a space that you enjoy working in
- Monthly Wifi reimbursement
- A yearly Learning & Development budget
- 401K (US) or RRSP match (Canada)
- Stock Options in the company
- Annual onsite company gatherings and retreats to inspire team bonding, collaboration, and fun!
Company HQ
Fashion District, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Matt Harrop
(Co-Founder)Co-founder of Bugrocket, and current Advisor at CourseCraft.
Lorien Gabel
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded a large number of tech businesses, and is the owner of Headwall Sports.
Andrew Cronk
(Co-Founder & CPO)Ex-CEO of TempolQ and Cameesa, and was also a Partner at re-factor.
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