[Remote] Senior Data Engineer, Data Cloud
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Chainalysis is a blockchain data platform focused on building trust in cryptocurrencies. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their Data Cloud team, responsible for creating and optimizing petabyte-scale data storage and processing platforms to enable high-performance analytics and data applications.ResponsibilitiesHelp define the technical vision of the team/org, articulate how our data platform and architecture could evolveDesign, implement, and optimize our high-performance, scalable data serving platform that enables data querying and consumption across the organization and external facing data productsDesign, implement, and optimize our high-performance, scalable data storage and transformation platform that enables both batch and stream processing with 100+ million updates per day on datasets > 100 billion rowsBuild seamless integrations between Data Cloud and various relational and noSQL OLTP databasesBuild batch and streaming data pipelines for core blockchain datasets widely used across the companyDeploy cloud infrastructure at scale with enterprise-grade reliability, implement and maintain infrastructure automation and self-service, and create robust CI/CD pipelinesEstablish and maintain observability, security, and data governance solutions to ensure high quality, efficiency, and reliability of data pipelinesSkills6+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or Software Engineer or Infrastructure Engineer, with hands-on expertise in streaming data at scaleExperience in building and maintaining both batch and streaming data pipelines using Apache Spark/Apache Flink, as well as deep understanding of data modeling best practicesExpertise with AWS services, cloud architecture, fault-tolerant distributed data systems, and proficiency with Terraform for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructureDeep understanding of modern data lakehouse architectures and ecosystem such as Databricks, Snowflake, DBT, Airflow, Debezium, Delta/Iceberg, StarRocks, Clickhouse, and proficient with Python (or similar) and SQLPassion for leading/contributing towards the technical vision of the team/org, strong ownership of mission critical systems, dedication to honing their craft while mentoring othersExperience building tools and frameworks to accelerate the development of data pipelines, and familiarity with data governance, data quality, and observability best practicesExposure to or interest in the cryptocurrency technology ecosystemExperience working with different blockchain technologiesCompany OverviewChainalysis provides blockchain data and analysis to governments, banks, and businesses worldwide. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://chainalysis.com.Company H1B SponsorshipChainalysis has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2025, 8 in 2024, 20 in 2023, 23 in 2022, 7 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.