Basis · 3 days ago
Member of Technical Staff (All Levels) - Agent Data
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid, Senior Level, Lead/StaffBasis is a company that equips accountants with a team of AI agents to enhance their workflows. They are seeking an Agent Data engineer who will own projects from scoping to delivery, ensuring that systems are fast, reliable, and easy to understand.
AccountingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Information Technology
Responsibilities
Build and standardize our data platform
Design data pipelines that ingest, validate, and transform accounting data into clean, reliable datasets
Define schemas and data contracts that balance flexibility with correctness
Build validation, lineage tracking, and drift detection into every pipeline
Create interfaces that make data discoverable, computable, and observable throughout the system
Translate accounting concepts into well-structured ontologies: entities, relationships, and rules
Create abstractions that help AI systems reason safely about real-world constraints
Design for clarity: make complex workflows understandable through schema, code, and documentation
Own the architectural vision for your area and keep it consistent over time
Run effective design reviews that challenge assumptions and drive alignment
Mentor engineers on how to think about systems: from load testing to schema design to observability patterns
Simplify aggressively—removing accidental complexity and enforcing clean, stable abstractions
Qualification
Required
Experience in building and standardizing data platforms
Ability to design data pipelines that ingest, validate, and transform accounting data into clean, reliable datasets
Experience defining schemas and data contracts that balance flexibility with correctness
Knowledge of building validation, lineage tracking, and drift detection into data pipelines
Ability to create interfaces that make data discoverable, computable, and observable throughout the system
Experience in translating accounting concepts into well-structured ontologies: entities, relationships, and rules
Ability to create abstractions that help AI systems reason safely about real-world constraints
Experience in designing for clarity: making complex workflows understandable through schema, code, and documentation
Ability to own the architectural vision for your area and keep it consistent over time
Experience running effective design reviews that challenge assumptions and drive alignment
Ability to mentor engineers on system thinking: from load testing to schema design to observability patterns
Experience in simplifying aggressively—removing accidental complexity and enforcing clean, stable abstractions
Benefits
Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
Life Insurance
6 coaching & 6 therapy sessions through Spring Health
Unlimited PTO
12 paid company holidays
Daily meal stipends
A fully stocked kitchen
$300 toward your custom desk setup
Pre-tax commuter benefits
401(k) retirement plan
Monthly office activities
Frequent optional team happy hours
Company
Basis
Basis provides AI agents that automate accounting workflows for professionals.
Founded in 2023
11-50 employees
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2024 (2)
2022 (5)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$37.6MKey Investors
Khosla VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures
2024-12-17Series A· $34M
2023-10-18Seed· $3.6M
2023-03-20Pre Seed
Leadership Team
Matt Harpe
Co-Founder
Mitchell Troyanovsky
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-08-15
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