Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Data. Join our mission-driven team focused on advancing scientific discovery through large-scale data engineering. You will design and build sophisticated data pipelines and machine learning–powered services that integrate vast patent and academic datasets.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain scalable data pipelines using Airflow for integrating complex corpora and resolving citations.
- Develop and deploy lightweight machine learning models to disambiguate inventors/authors and classify patents.
- Train or adapt topic models to label patents using various text sources like claims, titles, and abstracts.
- Extend and maintain REST APIs to provide structured access to linked metadata and classification results.
- Create dashboards and internal tools to evaluate data quality and model performance.
- Collaborate closely with other engineers to ensure strong testing practices, documentation, and operational stability.
- Contribute to architecture and design discussions with a focus on maintainability, performance, and scale.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant technical experience (or equivalent combination).
- Expertise in Python for data engineering, including pipeline development and automation.
- Proficiency in SQL and production-grade schema design (PostgreSQL preferred).
- Hands-on experience with ML pipelines: training, fine-tuning, and inference for structured data.
- Strong familiarity with structured data formats (JSON, XML, Parquet) and ETL practices.
- Experience with Airflow or similar workflow orchestration tools, as well as AWS and container technologies like Docker.
- Strong ownership mindset and communication skills.
Nice to Have
- Entity resolution, author disambiguation, or record linkage at scale.
- Vector similarity techniques or topic modeling in real-world data scenarios.
- Experience with scholarly and citation datasets (USPTO, arXiv, OpenAlex).
- Building internal APIs and dashboards for ML or data QA.
Technical Stack
- Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, Airflow, AWS, Docker, JSON, XML, Parquet
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $146,880 – $220,320.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family.
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA), HSA, and HRA plans available.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions.
- Monthly stipends: $125 for internet/commuting and $200 for fitness/wellbeing.
- Generous PTO policy: up to 20 vacation days, 7 personal days, 10 sick days, and 12 paid holidays annually.
Work Mode
This role offers remote work flexibility within the United States.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is a mission-driven team that emphasizes work-life balance, inclusion, and personal growth.
