Darkroom is hiring a Data Engineer, Matter (Part-time contract)

Darkroom is seeking a Data Engineer, Matter for a part-time contract role with potential to evolve into a long-term position. You will collaborate directly with the CTO and product teams to architect, build, and optimize robust data transformations and integrations for an always-on AI platform, directly impacting product velocity and client success.

What You'll Do

• Architect, build, and optimize scalable end-to-end data pipelines using dbt and the supporting stack.
• Design, implement, and maintain ETL/ELT processes to ingest, clean, and transform large datasets from various sources.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to define data requirements for new features and analytics initiatives.
• Ensure data reliability, integrity, and security at scale.
• Troubleshoot, performance-tune, and document all pipelines and workflows.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building production-grade data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and transformed datasets at scale.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python.
• Strong experience with dbt, Postgres, BigQuery, and core GCP data services (e.g., Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Storage, Composer).
• Demonstrated experience architecting, optimizing, and troubleshooting cloud-based data infrastructure.
• Excellent communication skills: you read requirements carefully, keep stakeholders informed, and document as you go.
• A low-ego, high-ownership mindset, passionate about building product-focused solutions.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with marketing or digital marketing analytics, BI tools, and data visualization platforms.
• Startup or contract/consulting experience strongly preferred; you move quickly and commit to clear deliverables and deadlines.

Technical Stack

• Languages: Python
• Tools: dbt
• Databases: Postgres, BigQuery
• Platform: GCP (Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Storage, Composer)

Team & Environment

You will collaborate closely with the CTO and product teams in a low-ego, high-ownership environment focused on building product-driven solutions.

Darkroom is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.