Data Engineer

The role

You will design, build, and scale the data infrastructure for Pika's creative AI platform. You will architect, implement, and maintain data pipelines and analytics systems.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL workflows
• Build, automate, and optimize data infrastructure for analytics, reporting, and machine learning applications
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and security across all sources and sinks
• Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and product teams to define data requirements and deliver reliable datasets
• Implement monitoring solutions and proactively resolve data pipeline issues
• Optimize storage and data processing performance for growth and efficiency
• Contribute to data modeling efforts and schema design for analytics and product needs
• Help establish best practices and empower a data-driven culture across the organization

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a data engineer or in a similar role designing, building, and maintaining data infrastructure
• Strong software engineering background with proficiency in Python, SQL, and/or similar languages
• Hands-on experience with data pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, etc.)
• Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS/GCP, Redshift, BigQuery, Snowflake, etc.)
• Knowledge of database systems, data modeling, and data warehousing best practices
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and data quality practices for data workflows
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Great communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a collaborative environment
• Self-motivated, curious, and comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth startup

Nice to have

• Experience supporting data for machine learning or AI-powered applications
• Familiarity with real-time or streaming data architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, etc.)
• Prior work at high-growth startups or experience with rapid scaling
• Open source, hackathon, or data engineering community experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary in the AI industry
• Substantial equity in a fast-growing startup
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Monthly stipends
• Company retreats

About the company

Pika is building the next generation of AI creative tools to empower human creativity. The team includes engineers, artists, and product thinkers based in Palo Alto, CA.