What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founding Engineer, Data Platform Team position at Alloy?
Alloy is where you belong!
Alloy helps solve the identity risk problem for companies that offer financial products by enabling them to outpace fraud and confidently serve more people around the world. Over 600 of the world's largest financial institutions and fintechs turn to Alloy to take control of fraud, credit, and compliance risk, and grow with the clearest picture of their customers.
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About the team
Data fuels everything we do at Alloy - not just for our product, but also how we operate. For our clients, it powers the decisions that they make about thousands of data points every millisecond of the day to onboard customers, automate processes, and stay vigilant against fraud. Internally, data drives how we serve those clients - from measuring client health and identifying opportunities for deeper engagement, to optimizing our support and implementation processes. Our ability to utilitze data at these massive scales is only as powerful as our ability to make it available and actionable across our business and product.
We're at an inflection point : our data volumes are surging, our product is evolving, and our clients' needs are growing more sophisticated. To power Alloy's next phase of growth, we need a world-class data platform that ensures access to data is fast, simple, and reliable across every team and product feature.
That's where you come in!
We're seeking out the founder of our Data Platform team to architect and build Alloy's next-generation data platform from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to establish and lead the technical vision for our entire data ecosystem. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you'll drive Alloy's data strategy and platform delivery, working closely with our CTO, Product & Engineering leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to transform our data capabilities into a competitive advantage.
You'll architect a scalable, high-performance data platform that empowers engineering teams, product groups, client success teams, and executives to make faster and more informed decisions. If you're energized by building foundational data infrastructure, solving complex challenges at scale, and shaping the future of financial technology - we want to talk to you!
What you'll be doing
As the founding engineer, you will lay the foundation for Alloy's data infrastructure and drive the technical vision for our next-generation data platform. Your responsibilities will be to :
- Own and define the data platform vision, and architect a scalable, future-proof data ecosystem that powers Alloy's growth.
- Unify and scale Alloy's data infrastructure - design and implement a simple, cohesive, and reliable platform that seamlessly integrates data across engineering, product, marketing, and all other business functions.
- Leverage emerging technologies in data engineering and continuously improve Alloy's data platform capabilities.
- Make data effortlessly accessible - build a low-friction, self-service data experience that powers clients of Alloy as well as our internal teams to make real-time decisions.
- Shape data governance practices ensuring access to data is secure, compliant, and high-quality.
- Establish the data platform team - define the technical direction, mentor engineers, and help build a high-performing team from the ground up.
Your day-to-day will include :
Who we're looking for
We are looking for someone with a builder's mindset adept in building data platforms that could power Alloy's next phase of growth. You don't just work with data; you think strategically about how data should be collected, moved, and structured to make it actionable across the entire organization and our clients.
Nice to have :
We're a lean team, so your impact will be felt immediately, and opportunities will grow as the company scales up. If this all sounds like a good fit for you, why not join us?
At Alloy, we strive to attract and retain talent with a total rewards program that is competitive with other organizations of our size and stage. We are committed to ensuring each new team member has what they need to be successful in their role with a balanced range of compensation, equity, perks, and benefits. We actively share our philosophy with employees, with the goal of fostering openness and clarity. Finally, we work to administer our philosophy and drive consistency in order to promote equity and monitor the fairness of outcomes.
This position has a minimum base salary of $180,000 and a midpoint base salary of $216,000. The base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for equity awards in the form of stock options (ISOs).
Benefits and Perks
How to apply
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Alloy is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and employer. We're committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to an inclusive interview experience and provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with visible and invisible disabilities. We encourage applicants to share needed accommodations with their recruiter.
Salary : $180,000 - $216,000
