Staff Data Engineer

Salary: $160K - $240K Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote

Position Overview

Mysten Labs is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to design and execute the next iteration of our data systems. This role offers a unique opportunity to build web3 analytics systems that operate at web2 scale, reliability, and robustness, contributing to the definition of new standards for blockchain analytics on the world’s premier object-centric blockchain. This position requires a blend of hands-on individual contribution and strategic data architecture planning. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will collaborate with the Heads of Data and Engineering to process high-volume data efficiently and reliably, gaining expertise across all business areas at Mysten Labs and becoming the authority on data structures for the Sui blockchain.

Responsibilities

Data Ingestion and Pipelines

• Design and implement scalable ingestion pipelines using a reusable and modular framework.
• Build robust, reusable frameworks for ingesting data from internal sources (e.g., Prod DBs, cloud buckets) and external APIs or files (e.g., CSVs, webhooks).
• Ensure idempotency, backfill support, and comprehensive error handling in pipeline design.

Data Warehousing and Architecture

• Optimize and own data warehousing, establishing clear table definitions, schemas, and cost-efficiency.
• Architect a centralized data lake/warehouse with clear schemas and partitioning strategies.
• Support both batch and streaming workloads, optimizing for cost and performance.

Data Discoverability, Usability, and Governance

• Implement or integrate data cataloging and lineage tools.
• Define naming conventions, documentation standards, and ownership metadata to ensure data is self-serve and intuitive for data scientists, analysts, and product/GTM teams.
• Establish mechanisms for scalable access controls (RBAC or ABAC), PII tagging, and data obfuscation.
• Develop approaches for data quality checks, validation pipelines, and alerting for broken or stale data.
• Cultivate a strong understanding of how to integrate on-chain and off-chain data.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Demonstrated experience and informed opinions on data orchestrators, catalogs, governance, and testing frameworks.
• Experience combining in-house and external data sources.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with, or a strong interest in learning, Rust.
• Prior blockchain and cryptocurrency experience.
• Experience designing and implementing streaming data solutions.
• Experience or interest in security analytics and data for security teams.

Company Information

Mysten Labs is building foundational infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of decentralized protocols based on blockchain technologies, believing that decentralized and open protocols are the bedrock of the internet of value. Our team is remote-first, hiring globally, and offers tremendous growth potential as we aim to bring the next billion users to web3. We have successfully raised a $300M Series B round from leading Silicon Valley venture funds, including Jump Crypto, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Binance Labs, Redpoint, Lightspeed, Coinbase Ventures, Electric Capital, Standard Crypto, NFX, Slow Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Samsung Next, and Lux Capital. Join us to help build the future of web3!

Application Instructions & Important Notes

• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which may include verification of employment history, education credentials, criminal history, and other relevant information.
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