Member of Technical Staff - Data Engineering

Basis is seeking a Data Engineer to join their team in New York City. The ideal candidate will own projects from scoping to delivery, manage themselves, and take full responsibility for execution and quality. They will build systems that serve every part of Basis, making them fast, reliable, and easy to understand.

Requirements

• 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
• Model the domain as a 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
• Lead through clarity and technical excellence
• 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

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship