Data Engineer (Crypto)

The Tie is a leading provider of information services for digital assets. Our core offering, The Tie Terminal, is the fastest and most comprehensive workstation for institutional digital asset investors. The Terminal brings together real-time news from thousands of primary sources with sentiment analytics, spot and derivatives, alternative, and on-chain data in a powerful and intuitive platform.

The Tie’s clients include the leading traditional and crypto-native hedge funds, OTC desks, market makers, trading venues, banks, sell-side firms, and other institutional market participants.

We are backed by top-tier investors and are well-positioned to scale.  We love crypto and we’re excited about our role in its global proliferation.

The Position

As a Data Engineer, you will help build data-intensive products and improve our data pipeline and infrastructure.  You have a strong interest in crypto and data.  In addition, you are excited to work in a startup environment where there are always new projects and challenges with freedom and ownership.

While day-to-day responsibilities will revolve around backend development, architecture improvements, and working with blockchain data, you will have the opportunity to learn different functional areas of the business and expand your skill set.

What You Will Work On

• Python development to support on-chain data efforts and data science teams
• Write technical documentation to describe your APIs and product functionality
• Collaborate with developers to support new blockchains, and optimize backend infrastructure, queries, and pipelines to better handle large datasets
• Work closely with the product team to find ways to empower customers with our datasets
• Take initiative and responsibility for technical solutions that could be integrated into current software architecture

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in computer science or relevant experience
• Significant experience with SQL and working with relational databases
• Familiarity with working with AWS services such as AWS Lambda, EC2, ECS, ECR, and S3, or similar products on other cloud providers
• Experience designing, building, and working with APIs
• Ability to work on and develop scalable Python codebases
• Experience collaborating with different teams, such as product, design, and frontend development teams
• You have a strong interest in crypto and data. Prior professional experience in crypto is a plus
• You thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment where there are always new projects and challenges

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Employee stock option plan
• Health, dental, vision, and disability insurance
• Flexible paid time off
• Flexible working hours
• A fast-paced and exciting work environment
• Strong teamwork-driven culture

Salary range: $110,000 - $140,000 (commensurate with experience)

Location: New York City / hybrid considered

The TIE Inc is an equal opportunity employer.