BlockFi’s mission is to provide liquidity, transparency and efficiency to digital financial markets by creating products that meet the needs of consumers and corporations across the globe. We build bridges between traditional finance and digital markets that enable growth for all participants.

As a Senior Data Engineer your responsibilities will be focused on the creation, maintenance, and scalability, of all data sources that BlockFi currently has, or will have in the future. You will be expected to not only meet your direct day to day responsibilities detailed below, but also assist with helping to shape the future of the tech stack within the BlockFi Analytics department. This role provides the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of BlockFi’s Analytics and Data Science department. 

Responsibilities

• Assist the Engineering and Data Science teams in the maintenance of current databases and warehouses, while seeking opportunities to improve efficiency and automation
• Be the owner of the BlockFi Analytics code base. Take the existing tech stack, and prepare it to be capable of being performant during exponential growth
• Own the end to end process of onboarding, integrating, scaling, and maintaining all external data flows into the BlockFi Analytics’ team databases. 
• Organize and reconcile large amounts of data to ensure timely, and accurate reporting while delivering a top notch client experience
• Review data for discrepancies among systems to ensure back-end data matches client-facing data
• Create and maintain documentation on key internal data processes that helps to enable the team to train new team members, detail existing obscure data pipelines, and lay the foundation for automation
• Provide guidance to the organization surrounding how current processes, and changes to those processes will effect BlockFi Analytics in the short and long term
• Be a self starter that finds opportunities for development and can deliver solutions with minimal oversight
• Recognize that no job is too small and egos must not delay deliverables
• Display intellectual curiosity and seek opportunities for personal and professional improvement

Qualifications

• SQL (Advanced), Python (Advanced),  Web Scraping (Python), Data modeling for Reporting Relational DB (Postgres) and Warehouses (Amazon Redshift), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Scaling, Optimization, Tableau Server Management/Automation (Bonus)
• Experience building backend systems to support “Real Time” Analytics
• Experience building scalable systems from the ground up, to account for exponential growth of underlying data
• A degree in a technical field such as Finance, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science or similar field
• Direct experience building and managing an Analytics Code Base
• 7+ years of professional experience
• Excellent problem solving skills, as well as the ability to work independently without need for constant oversight
• Strong critical thinking and analytical capabilities
• High attention to detail
• Adaptable to various environments and sudden changes
• Ability to embrace new technology, applications and solutions
• Desire to often work with people as well as be a self-motivated team player

Why BlockFi?

BlockFi has experienced incredible growth since our launch in August 2017. From raising over $100MM in debt and equity capital to helping thousands of clients (and growing!) do more with their crypto assets, we have established a dominant position as the debt and credit crypto market leader in the U.S. As we expand our product suite and geographic footprint, our addressable market will grow exponentially.

BlockFi's leadership team has decades of experience in the traditional financial services and banking world, and we take a conservative approach to regulation that will position us well for sustainable long-term growth and expansion. 

Our team is comprised of highly motivated professionals from diverse backgrounds. We are aiming to become the leading lender in crypto and are poised to redefine the global financial ecosystem for the better. In addition:

• BlockFi is one of the first companies to ever offer crypto-backed loans and the only company whose founding team has an institutional understanding of the debt capital markets and regulatory landscape in the U.S.
• $4.3MM of seed funding and $50MM in capital for funding loans
• $100 MM of Series A, B, and C funding led by Valar Ventures with participation from Susquehanna, Winklevoss Capital, Fidelity, Galaxy Digital, Akuna Capital, and Morgan Creek
• We are moving quickly and have already deployed substantial capital into the space, proving our ability to execute and capture customer demand

We offer

• Competitive salary
• Unlimited vacation / sick days
• Employer paid health coverage (vision, dental, 401K)
• Work alongside an enthusiastic, collegial, and driven team in a highly meritocratic environment