Runway · 8 hours ago
Member of Technical Staff, Data Infrastructure
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$240K/yr - $290K/yr
4+ years expRunwayML is focused on building AI to simulate the world through the integration of art and science. They are seeking a Data Engineer to construct and scale the data infrastructure that supports their AI research and business intelligence, managing critical data pipelines and optimizing data workflows.
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Responsibilities
Build and own pipelines for the creation, curation, and processing of large-scale multimodal datasets, including vector database (LanceDB) management and query optimization for ML metadata
Build and own ETL and CDC streams from Postgres and ClickHouse to analytics warehouses
Build standardized data transformation layers using dbt to replace ad-hoc SQL queries and create maintainable data models for business analytics
Manage production databases (Postgres, ClickHouse) and optimize for performance and reliability
Qualification
Required
4+ years of industry experience in data engineering
Strong knowledge of Python
Experience with data quality, deduplication, and cleaning at scale
Comfortable working with cloud storage (S3) and managing large datasets
Experience building and maintaining ETL/CDC pipelines at scale
Strong SQL skills and experience with multiple database systems (Postgres, columnar databases like ClickHouse/Redshift)
Humility and open mindedness; at Runway we love to learn from one another
Preferred
Experience with one or more frameworks for large-scale data processing (e.g. Spark, Ray, etc) and one or more ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, JAX)
Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their data service offerings
Knowledge of data privacy and data security best practices
Experience with business intelligence and visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, PowerBI, Metabase, or similar)
Experience in a high-growth startup environment or similar fast-paced setting
Company
Runway
Runway is a global AI research and technology company building foundational research models and tools to create multimodal world simulators.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$544.5MKey Investors
General AtlanticSalesforce VenturesFelicis
2025-04-03Series D· $308M
2023-06-29Series C· $141M
2022-12-05Series C· $50M
Leadership Team
Cristobal Valenzuela Barrera
Co-founder & CEO
Anastasis Germanidis
Co-Founder & CTO
Recent News
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