Senior Data Engineer

6 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States a16z Full time
Join a16z as a Senior Data Engineer

As a seasoned data engineer at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for developing internal software tools that drive the firm's investing and operations. Your expertise in designing and implementing performant backend systems, secure data storage, and scalable infrastructure will play a crucial role in shaping our products.

**Company Overview**
Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz in 2009. We are stage agnostic, investing in seed to growth-stage technology companies across various sectors, including AI, bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and American dynamism. Our team has $44B in assets under management and has invested in prominent companies like Affirm, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, and Stripe.

**Compensation Package**
The anticipated salary range for this senior data engineer role is between $350,000 - $408,000 per year. This figure may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. Additionally, eligible candidates can participate in the a16z Carry program and discretionary bonus programs, along with benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.

**Job Description**
As a senior data engineer at a16z, your primary responsibilities will include:
* Designing and implementing performant backend systems that operate securely and at scale
* Identifying, acquiring, and normalizing alternative data sources for use in our products
* Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop feature-rich, data-driven applications
* Shipping new and unique data products quickly and engaging users through continuous iteration on internal feedback
* Operating autonomously, advocating for yourself, and owning the team's success

**Required Skills and Qualifications**
To excel in this role, you should possess:
* 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
* Familiarity with cloud infrastructure deployments on GCP, AWS, and/or Azure
* Experience with production SQL and NoSQL database management (ideally Elasticsearch)
* Professional development of containerized services and use of container orchestration systems (ideally Kubernetes)
* Deep knowledge of Python3 or another backend language and willingness to learn
* Experience in rapid iteration and consistent excellence in process (ideally at a successful early-stage startup or as a senior IC at a larger company)
* Strong problem-solving skills and mathematical intuition
* Bonus: excitement about advances in LLM space and ideally already using them

**Benefits**
At a16z, we prioritize diversity and recognize that it enables us to work towards a stronger future. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences and celebrate the good times. Our organization participates in E-Verify, and we reserve the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received from outside recruiting agencies and individual recruiters without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted.

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