Staff Data Engineer ($400k - 500k salary)

About this role

WHO ARE WE Baton Corporation is the development company that builds and operates the entire technology stack behind pump.fun http://pump.fun, the largest memecoin launchpad in production today. The systems are low latency, high throughput, live under constant load, and break if you get them wrong. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Data Engineer, you will play a critical role in building and scaling our real-time data infrastructure at the forefront of crypto and social finance. You'll work on high-throughput data pipelines, analytics systems, and storage solutions in an environment where speed, ownership, and innovation are paramount. - Architect, build, and ship high-performance data solutions at speed, contributing directly to the growth of the world's largest crypto social network - Work across the data stack, from streaming pipelines, data modelling, analytics databases, and real-time processing systems - Rapidly prototype and iterate on new data features, balancing speed with quality in a fast-moving environment - Solve complex technical challenges around data consistency, performance, and scale in a space where innovation and efficiency are the upmost priority - Collaborate closely with a world-class team of engineers and product leaders to push boundaries and redefine what's possible - Take full ownership of your work, from initial concept to production deployment and maintenance WHO YOU ARE - You’re experienced building and scaling data platforms, with deep expertise in data engineering, distributed systems, and modern cloud infrastructure. - You're fluent in SQL and Python, and have hands-on experience with technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Airflow, dbt, ClickHouse, BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar large-scale data ecosystems. - You have designed and operated reliable batch and real-time data pipelines that process high volumes of data with a strong focus on quality, observability, and performance. - You think like an engineer first—you care about building robust, maintainable systems rather than simply moving data from A to B. - You have experience modeling complex datasets and enabling analytics, machine learning, or product teams through well-designed data platforms. - You're comfortable making architectural decisions, balancing short-term delivery with long-term scalability and technical excellence. - You enjoy solving ambiguous, open-ended problems and can independently drive large technical initiatives from design through implementation. - You naturally mentor other engineers through technical leadership, thoughtful code reviews, and raising engineering standards across the team. - You communicate complex technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams. - You're motivated by ownership, enjoy working in fast-moving environments, and thrive where you can have a direct impact on both product and engineering direction. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience with cryptocurrency and blockchain data - Strong data visualisation skills (esp. Omni/Looker) - Experience working with event tracking data - Advanced knowledge of statistical methods and causal inference - Experience building and maintaining data pipelines (esp. Dagster, DBT) - Familiarity with Machine Learning methods and applications - Experience in consumer tech products or fintech WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK HERE - We work in person - Hours can be long and unconventional - The pace is intense - Expectations are high, and impact is immediate - Working at Baton is not for everyone WHY JOIN US? - Unmatched ownership and autonomy - Exposure to systems operating at the edge of crypto scale - The ability to ship fast and see real-world impact immediately If you’re motivated by responsibility, speed, and building products used by massive audiences, you’ll feel at home here.