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About the Role
We are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to build data pipelines and serve as a thought leader. Data is central to our operations, and we need someone who can ensure its availability and accessibility across the company to support AI-driven decision-making. You will be responsible for building key components of our data platform, including a data catalog, semantic layer, security posture, and AI-ready data access, leveraging our existing Redshift, Dagster, and dbt infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Own our data warehouse, setting standards and building patterns for data ingestion.
- Enable data consumers to build models efficiently and quickly.
- Develop new capabilities such as data catalogs and semantic layers to improve data discoverability.
- Establish data security standards, including tokenization, RBAC, and row-level security.
- Provide high-quality patterns and act as the expert on data production and consumption best practices.
- Determine methods for making data usable, including reverse ETL and AI agent accessibility.
- Educate product engineering teams on evolving data practices and building DDD-based data products.
- Train non-technical users on data consumption using AI tools without SQL knowledge.
- Evangelize new practices and patterns to maintain company innovation and agility.
- Contribute to data pipelines using Python.
- Build CI/CD pipelines for data products.
- Develop new data tests for dbt.
Requirements
- 7+ years of hands-on experience across the data ecosystem, including modern ETL/ELT, orchestration, data warehouses, columnar stores, and BI tooling.
- AI-native mindset with experience using AI tools daily and a drive to explore further.
- Experience with data warehouses (Redshift or Snowflake), data pipeline tools (Dagster), dbt, and medallion architecture.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Experience leading a horizontal Data Engineering team, collaborating with analytics and product engineering teams.
- Mentorship experience with both data engineers and members of other teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Bias toward action and process-building.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building structure.
- New York City based with the ability to be in-office 3-4 days per week.
Skills
- Data Warehousing
- ETL/ELT
- Orchestration
- Columnar Stores
- BI Tooling
- SQL Optimization
- Python
- CI/CD
- dbt
- Medallion Architecture
- Tokenization
- RBAC
- Row-level Security
- Reverse ETL
- DDD (Domain-Driven Design)
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Lead
- 7+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $170,000 – $220,000 annually
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- Financial wellness tools (webinars, equity tax advisory service)
- Company-sponsored 401(k)
- Paid parental leave
- $400 accessories allowance
- Education stipend
- Free lunch every Friday
- Equity Grant
About the Company
- Coast is re-imagining the trillion-dollar U.S. B2B card payments infrastructure, focusing on commercial fleets, vehicles, and drivers.
- The company aims to deliver modern digital experiences and transparent financial services, starting with the Coast Fleet and Fuel Card on a cutting-edge spend management platform.
- Coast is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Equal Opportunity
- Coast is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- We are building a diverse and inclusive environment, so we encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
- We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.