ZORA · 1 day ago
Lead Data Engineer
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $225K/yr
7+ years expZora is a new kind of on-chain social network focused on enabling creators through crypto. They are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to build scalable data infrastructure for their Trade Platform, ensuring robust systems for processing trading events and providing real-time analytics to users.
BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechInformation TechnologyMarketplaceNon-Fungible Token (NFT)
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable data pipelines to ingest, process, and transform blockchain data, trading events, user activity, and market signals at high volume and low latency
Architect and maintain data infrastructure that powers real-time trading analytics, P&L calculations, leaderboards, market cap tracking, and liquidity monitoring across the platform
Own ETL/ELT processes that transform raw onchain data from multiple blockchains into clean, reliable, and performant datasets used by product, engineering, analytics, and ML teams
Build and optimize data models and schemas that support both operational systems (serving live trading data) and analytical use cases (understanding market dynamics and user behavior)
Establish data quality frameworks including monitoring, alerting, testing, and validation to ensure pipeline reliability and data accuracy at scale
Collaborate with backend engineers to design event schemas, data contracts, and APIs that enable real-time data flow between systems
Partner with product and analytics teams to understand data needs and translate them into robust engineering solutions
Provide technical leadership by mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, establishing best practices, and driving architectural decisions for the data platform
Optimize performance and costs of data infrastructure as we scale to handle exponentially growing trading volumes
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for building production data pipelines, complex data transformations and evolving data platforms, shared infrastructure, and internal tooling with engineering best practices
Strong experience in designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based data pipelines using orchestration tools such as Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, Temporal, or similar
Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern data stack tools
Deep understanding of data warehousing concepts and experience with platforms like Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or similar
Strong software engineering fundamentals including testing, CI/CD, version control, and writing maintainable, documented code
Track record of optimizing data systems for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency at scale
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and design
Preferred
Familiarity with DeFi, trading platforms, or financial systems and understanding of concepts like liquidity, orderbooks, and market dynamics
Experience working with blockchain data (e.g. event logs, on-chain indexing) and EVM-compatible chains (Ethereum, Base, etc.)
Experience with dbt (macros, incremental models, canonical modeling, and schema management) for large-scale data systems
Experience with Dune Analytics for querying and visualizing blockchain data
Experience with streaming data and event-driven architectures using tools like Kafka, Kinesis, Flink, or similar
Experience using tools to manage tasks and across teams such as Linear, Jira, Trello
Understanding of product analytics frameworks such as funnel analysis, feature flags, A/B experiments, and how they drive product development and data architecture
Knowledge of GraphQL APIs and how to build data systems that power them
Background in marketplace or two-sided platform data engineering
Passion for crypto, Web3, and the creator economy
Benefits
Remote-First Culture: Work from anywhere in the world!
Comprehensive Benefits: Robust healthcare options, including fully covered medical, dental, and vision for employees
Retirement Contributions: Up to 4% employer match on your 401(k) contributions
Health & Wellness: Free memberships to One Medical, Teladoc, and Health Advocate
Unlimited Time Off: Flexible vacation policies, company holidays, and recharge weeks to prioritize wellness
Home Office Reimbursement: To cover home office items, monthly home internet, and monthly cell phone (if applicable)
Ease of Life Reimbursement: To cover everything from an Uber home in the rain, childcare, or meal delivery
Career Development: Access to mentorship, training, and opportunities to grow your career
Inclusive Environment: A culture dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
Company
ZORA
Zora Labs is a marketplace for non-fungible tokens.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$62.62MKey Investors
Haun VenturesParadigmKindred Ventures
2024-05-09Series Unknown· $2.62M
2022-05-05Series Unknown· $50M
2021-03-19Series Unknown· $8M
Leadership Team
D
Dee Goens
Co-Creator
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