{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"2f3d04d7a8e0068884d5e83d","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2f3d04d7a8e0068884d5e83d","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2f3d04d7a8e0068884d5e83d","title":"Senior Data Engineer - Forward Deployed","description":"Position\nSenior Data Engineer - Forward Deployed\nReports to\nEngineering Lead (US)\nLocation: US remote, with preference for Pacific or Mountain Time. Candidates in SF / Bay Area, Austin, Denver, or other emerging team hubs are especially encouraged to apply.\nEmployment\nFull-time, permanent\nAbout Dataro\nDataro is an ethically minded SaaS startup using machine learning to help not-for-profits raise more money and do more good. Our platform powers fundraising for organizations across the world, helping them run smarter campaigns and improve donor engagement using data-driven insights.\nEvery day we ingest and process hundreds of millions of records from a wide range of fundraising and CRM systems. This data underpins our predictive modeling and analytics products. As we expand in the United States, we're looking for an exceptional engineer who is also an excellent communicator - someone who can work directly with customers, solve technical problems end-to-end, and act as the bridge between clients and our Sydney-based engineering team.\nThe Role\nAs a Senior Software Engineer - Forward Deployed, you will work closely with customers throughout their entire Dataro journey - from integration design and onboarding through to ongoing optimization over multi-year engagements. You will serve as both a technical advisor and a hands-on engineer, building data integrations, diagnosing issues, and shaping client solutions.\nYou will be one of the first technical hires in the US, so this role requires independence, strong ownership, and the ability to operate confidently in ambiguous situations. If you enjoy client interaction as much as writing great code, this role offers a unique opportunity to have direct impact in both engineering and customer outcomes.\nWhat You'll Do\nWork directly with customers to understand their systems, data structures, and fundraising workflows\nAct as a bridge between clients, engineering, sales, and customer success - helping translate requirements into solutions\nDevelop and maintain integrations across dozens of fundraising, CRM, and adjacent platforms\nBuild, extend, and optimize data pipelines that process and normalize large volumes of records\nTroubleshoot and resolve data issues across ingestion, transformation, and delivery pipelines\nCollaborate with data scientists and data engineers to ensure Dataro models run effectively for every customer\nGuide customers through onboarding, technical implementation, and long-term success with Dataro\nRepresent the engineering function in-market and advocate for customer needs internally\nWhat You'll Bring\n5+ years experience building and supporting real-world data pipelines, including deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting\nExtremely strong SQL skills - comfortable working with large, complex datasets\nExtremely strong Python skills, with experience writing production-grade code\nUnderstanding of databases, query optimization, and general software engineering practices\nExperience with AWS services (EC2, Batch, Lambda, S3, Athena)\nProven experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing\nExcellent communication skills - comfortable leading customer calls, translating\ntechnical topics, and managing expectations\nAbility to work independently and make good decisions with limited oversight\nNice to Have (But Not Required)\nNo single person will have all of these - they're opportunities to grow.\nExperience in the fundraising or non-profit sector\nWest Coast / Pacific Time Zone\nExperience working in startups or forward-deployed/consulting-style engineering roles\nExperience with DuckDB or AWS Athena\nWhy You'll Love Working With Us\nHigh-impact role: you are the key technical representative for Dataro in the US market\nBlend of engineering, problem-solving, and meaningful client interaction\nWork on socially impactful technology that helps charities raise more money\nModern data stack (Python, Serverless AWS, Postgres, DuckDB, S3, Athena, etc.)\nStrong support from a highly capable engineering team in Sydney - with autonomy and ownership locally\nWe value smart engineers who use modern AI tools to accelerate development, troubleshooting, and communication\nFlexible work arrangements\nBenefits\nFully covered \"silver\" tier healthcare plan (with medical/dental/optical)\n401k plan, matched up to 5%\n4 weeks paid leave (with additional leave if moving house, having a baby, etc, subject to our internal policies)\n10 days paid sick leave\nProfessional development budget for courses, mentoring or conferences and additional home office budget\nAdditional Paid Volunteering Leave to give back to the causes that matter to you\nWorking Hours\nOur customers are US-based, but our engineering headquarters is in Sydney, Australia. You may need to occasionally work flexible hours (generally, later start and finish) to collaborate effectively across both time zones.\nIf this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. 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