Senior Data Engineer at Phantom

Job description

Phantom phantom.com is on a mission to connect the world to the freedom of open markets. Tens of millions of people all over the world use Phantom to access global markets that never close, including perpetuals, prediction markets, tokenized assets, stablecoins and memes. Phantom users are able to discover the markets that matter and the cultural moments that shape them, building conviction through real-time data and the verified performance of top traders. With self-custody and access to open networks at its core, Phantom lets them control their financial moves in the same app they use to safely store or spend money worldwide. Phantom has reached #1 in Google Play's finance category and consistently ranks in the top 50 apps across all categories. Check out our Forbes Fintech 50 forbes.com and CNBC and Statista's World's Top Fintech Companies 2026 cnbc.com! We are around 180 people, fully remote, backed by a $150M Series C investment from a16z, Sequoia Capital and Paradigm. As a Senior Data Engineer at Phantom, you’ll help build and scale the foundation that powers analytics, experimentation, and decision-making across the company. You’ll work on complex onchain data problems that few companies in crypto can tackle: joining a lean, high-impact team that directly drives product growth and user trust. You’ll collaborate with Data Science, Product, and Engineering to design scalable data systems that bring together blockchain data, product analytics, and marketing integrations: enabling the entire company to move faster and with confidence. RESPONSIBILITIES - Architecture & Scale: Design and implement robust data architecture capable of handling 100s of TBs with 10x growth trajectory while maintaining performance and reliability - Data Quality Leadership: Drive data quality initiatives across the organization, implementing observability and monitoring solutions to ensure data accuracy, freshness, and reliability - Data Modeling Excellence: Lead sophisticated data modeling efforts to support exponential business growth, ensuring scalability and performance - Experimentation Infrastructure: Build and scale A/B testing frameworks to enable data-driven decision making across the organization - Cross-functional Partnership: Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable data solutions - Technical Leadership: Mentor teams on data best practices and drive adoption of data-driven methodologies QUALIFICATIONS - 5+ years of extensive experience building and scaling data infrastructure in high-growth environments - Proven experience in startup environments with track record of wearing multiple hats and driving initiatives independently - Deep expertise in modern data stack tools, particularly Snowflake and dbt - Strong background in data modeling, schema design, and data architecture at scale - Demonstrated experience implementing data quality frameworks and observability solutions - Experience building and scaling experimentation (A/B testing) infrastructure - Expert-level SQL skills and proficiency in Python - Track record of successfully managing data infrastructure during periods of explosive growth PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience with our tech stack: Snowflake, dbt, Rudderstack, Sigma Computing, Metaplane, Eppo - Experience with blockchain or cryptocurrencies - History of improving dashboard performance and query optimization at scale - Experience implementing data cataloging and metadata management solutions This ideal candidate will be a seasoned data professional who can architect solutions for our next phase of growth while maintaining the highest standards of data quality and performance, thriving in a lean two-person data team where resourcefulness and ability to prioritize high-impact work is essential. Why Work With Us Phantom's journey to becoming a global trading app began with making crypto easier to use. Today, we’re building on that foundation to help people discover the markets that matter, make informed financial moves, and safely store or spend their money worldwide. Joining Phantom means helping shape that next chapter: building products that bring the freedom of open markets to more people. - Build for global impact: Create products used by tens of millions of people, making innovative financial markets more accessible to users around the world. - Make complexity feel simple: Solve meaningful challenges across design, engineering, and user experience to make discovering markets and managing money seamless. - Put users in control: Help build a future where people have greater freedom over their assets and financial decisions, with security and self-custody at the foundation. Benefits (only available to full-time employees) - Competitive salary and equity - Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision): base plan 100% covered - Flexible hours and a long-standing, supportive remote environment - Unlimited vacation: Take time when you need it (and we really mean it!) - 401(k) retirement plan - Wellness stipend - Weekly meal stipend - Learning & Development stipend - Remote / WFH set-up stipend We strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Phantom, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career. By submitting your resume and application materials, you acknowledge and agree that Phantom Technologies, Inc. ("Phantom") collects and processes your personal information (including application materials, interview records, and related data) to evaluate your candidacy. Phantom may use AI-powered tools and third-party service providers for transcription, note-taking, scheduling, and other administrative tasks. Phantom does not sell your information and your materials will be handled securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

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We are around 180 people, fully remote, backed by a $150M Series C investment from a16z, Sequoia Capital and Paradigm.
Architecture & Scale: Design and implement robust data architecture capable of handling 100s of TBs with 10x growth trajectory while maintaining performance and reliability
Data Quality Leadership: Drive data quality initiatives across the organization, implementing observability and monitoring solutions to ensure data accuracy, freshness, and reliability
Data Modeling Excellence: Lead sophisticated data modeling efforts to support exponential business growth, ensuring scalability and performance
Experimentation Infrastructure: Build and scale A/B testing frameworks to enable data-driven decision making across the organization
Cross-functional Partnership: Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable data solutions
Technical Leadership: Mentor teams on data best practices and drive adoption of data-driven methodologies
5+ years of extensive experience building and scaling data infrastructure in high-growth environments
Proven experience in startup environments with track record of wearing multiple hats and driving initiatives independently
Deep expertise in modern data stack tools, particularly Snowflake and dbt
Strong background in data modeling, schema design, and data architecture at scale
Demonstrated experience implementing data quality frameworks and observability solutions
Experience building and scaling experimentation (A/B testing) infrastructure
Expert-level SQL skills and proficiency in Python
Track record of successfully managing data infrastructure during periods of explosive growth

Nice-to-haves

Experience with our tech stack: Snowflake, dbt, Rudderstack, Sigma Computing, Metaplane, Eppo
Experience with blockchain or cryptocurrencies
History of improving dashboard performance and query optimization at scale
Experience implementing data cataloging and metadata management solutions

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