# Staff Data Engineer \($400k - 500k salary\) - Company: [Batoncorporation]() - Location: New York - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Salary: $400K – $500K - Posted: August 10, 2026 ## Job description # 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. ## Apply [Apply on Batoncorporation]() Canonical job page: