Build the data foundation for the future of e-commerce
AI is transforming how people discover and purchase online. At Demand.io, we're creating the data infrastructure that powers this transformation, making commerce more intelligent and accessible for millions globally.
As a founder-owned, profitable company with no external investors, we're building a unicorn-scale business through organic growth rather than venture funding. This independence shapes our data architecture and approach to innovation.
We need an exceptional Senior Data Engineer to design and implement sophisticated data systems that will power our platform.
The data engineering challenge
We're addressing unprecedented data engineering challenges:
- Building scalable pipelines processing information from 400,000+ merchants
- Implementing modern ETL/ELT frameworks for efficient data transformation
- Designing robust integration systems for diverse data sources
- Creating streaming solutions for real-time analytics
- Developing quality frameworks ensuring accuracy at scale
Our current focus:
- Scaling infrastructure to handle 10x more volume while maintaining performance
- Building advanced pipelines that feed our AI systems with comprehensive e-commerce data
The 10x opportunity
Unlike traditional roles implementing predefined architectures, this position emphasizes creating leverage through system design. We're building a team of "10x operators" who achieve outsized impact by designing systems with exponential results.
As our Senior Data Engineer, you'll:
- Design self-improving pipelines that scale automatically
- Create integration frameworks handling diverse sources with minimal custom code
- Build quality systems that continuously enhance accuracy
- Develop efficient workflows for complex transformations
- Architect solutions blending stream and batch processing
- Work directly with our founder and technical leadership
About Demand.io
We're building the world's leading source of e-commerce knowledge through:
- ShopGraph: Our knowledge graph containing comprehensive commerce data
- SimplyCodes: AI and community-powered platform covering 400,000+ stores
- Product.ai: Revolutionary AI shopping assistant
Profitable since 2009, we drive over $1B in annual commerce volume with a lean team of deep generalists.
What makes data engineering at Demand.io different
Technical innovation without constraints
Our independence means we pursue the right technical decisions for long-term growth. You'll:
- Design architectures blending batch and real-time processing
- Pioneer new approaches to data integration
- Build multiplication engines that improve data quality
- Create frameworks that become competitive advantages
- Lead innovation with direct leadership collaboration
Strategic impact with true ownership
Your work will have direct impact on our growth trajectory:
- Shape architectural decisions transforming our capabilities
- Drive innovations affecting our path to unicorn scale
- Design frameworks becoming core strategic assets
- Build systems with complete creative freedom
- Lead our data evolution with minimal bureaucracy
The 10x difference
We're seeking 10x operators who combine deep expertise with systematic thinking to achieve exponential results through:
- Building self-improving systems rather than implementing pipelines
- Creating leverage through frameworks and AI amplification
- Developing tools that multiply engineering effectiveness
- Driving compound improvements rather than linear progress
- Working alongside other high-impact operators
One of our engineers recently transformed our integration system, creating a framework that improved data quality by 40% and reduced development time by 60%, resulting in 3x increased data coverage.
Creating wealth through innovation
We've reimagined tech compensation for elite talent with substantial immediate wealth creation through monthly cash payments.
Foundation
- Base: $180,000 - $250,000
- Equity: 0.20% - 0.35%
- Partners Program: Monthly profit-sharing bonuses
Partners Program with profit-sharing
Top performers achieve total compensation of $300,000 - $600,000+ annually with advantages:
- Monthly cash payments (not annual bonuses)
- Immediate wealth creation (vs locked RSUs)
- Uncapped earning potential
- No lockup periods required
- Increasing percentages as you advance
Additional benefits
- 🚀 Advancement opportunities based on impact
- 📚 Learning stipend for conferences, courses, and certifications
- 🖥️ Access to advanced AI tools including our own GPU cluster
- 🏥 Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and all dependents
- 🏖️ Unlimited PTO
- 👶 Parental leave policy
- 📈 401(k) program
- 🍽️ Catered lunches in our Santa Monica office
- 🏠 Comprehensive relocation assistance
What we're looking for
System architect mindset
- Track record designing scalable data architectures
- Drive to build systems creating multiplication effects
- Experience creating self-improving data pipelines
- History of designing lasting infrastructure
- Focus on systematic approaches to data challenges
Technical expertise
Data Pipeline Development
- Experience with ETL/ELT frameworks (Spark, Beam, dbt)
- Advanced SQL knowledge for complex transformations
- Strong Python skills for data processing
Data Integration & Extraction
- Implementation of robust connectors, APIs, and web scraping
- Experience with data integration patterns
Data Classification & Enrichment
- Experience with classification systems and enrichment services
- Understanding of data enrichment workflows
Cloud Data Infrastructure
- Knowledge of cloud data warehouses and optimization
- Experience with cloud-native data services
Workflow Orchestration
- Proficiency with orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster)
- Experience designing DAGs for complex processes
Stream Processing
- Experience with real-time processing (Kafka, Kinesis, Flink)
- Understanding of event-driven architectures
Modern Data Lakehouse
- Understanding of table formats (Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi)
- Experience implementing lakehouse architectures
Data Governance & Quality
- Implementation of quality checks and lineage tracking
- Experience with data quality frameworks
Performance Optimization
- Ability to tune pipelines for cost and efficiency
- Experience with performance monitoring
Data Observability
- Experience implementing monitoring and alerting
- Knowledge of observability best practices
Deep generalist capabilities
- Expertise across multiple relevant domains
- Ability to synthesize insights from different fields
- Rapid learning and adaptation to new technologies
- Excellent communication skills
- Comfort with ambiguity and first-principles thinking
Required experience
- 6+ years in data engineering
- Advanced SQL expertise and cloud data warehouse experience
- Strong experience designing data pipelines (ETL/ELT)
- Expertise in data modeling for analytical and operational workloads
- Strong Python programming background
- Experience with data orchestration tools
- Understanding of container orchestration
- Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
Nice to have
- Experience with graph databases
- Knowledge of vector databases for ML applications
- Background in e-commerce data systems
- Experience implementing sentiment analysis
- Knowledge of data architectures for NLP
- Advanced degree in relevant field
Your career growth path
As a Senior Data Engineer at Demand.io, your growth includes:
- Advancing through our Partners Program based on impact
- Expanding influence from specific systems to entire domains
- Growing into architecture leadership as our team scales
- Developing deeper expertise across multiple technologies
- Building a portfolio of high-impact work
Ready to shape the future of commerce?
If you're energized by building revolutionary data systems while driving technical innovation, we want to talk to you. Our founder is happy to have an initial confidential conversation about how this opportunity could align with your career aspirations.
Learn more about our products, our team, and our culture.