Staff Data Engineer

OpenSea is the gateway to web3’s next chapter—where NFTs, fungible tokens, and emerging digital assets converge to create open, userowned economies. As a foundational player in the crypto space, we’re building infrastructure that supports millions of users and sets new standards for how people discover and exchange digital value.

Our team is small but mighty: handson, fastmoving, and deeply committed to shipping meaningful work. Were remotefirst by design, AIempowered by default, and guided by values that prioritize ownership, trust, and progress. At OpenSea, you’ll be challenged to grow fast while being supported by a talentdense team shaping the future of crypto.

Were looking for a Staff Data Engineer to Lead the design and implementation of scalable data infrastructure that powers analytics and insights for millions of NFT transactions and digital asset activities.

This role sits at the intersection of blockchain analytics and massivescale data engineering, where youll architect the data backbone that powers insights for one of the most prominent platforms in web3.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement endtoend data pipelines for processing blockchain and digital asset data at scale

• Create and maintain business critical dashboards across revenue & monitoring usecases

• Develop robust ETL processes using SQL to transform raw data into analyticsready tables Implement data modeling solutions for complex domains like NFTs, including metadata, ownership, and analytics

• Build and maintain CDC (Change Data Capture) solutions to synchronize data between MongoDB, Postgres, Kafka, Confluent, and Snowflake

• Configure and maintain data streaming solutions for realtime data processing

• Set up and manage automated scheduling systems for data transformation tasks

• Implement data governance and security controls, including rolebased access management

• Optimize and configure multicluster Snowflake data warehouses for concurrent query handling

• Desired Experience

  • Expertlevel proficiency in SQL and modern data stack technologies

  • Handson experience with Snowflake or similar data warehousing tools, including multicluster warehouse configuration and optimization

  • Strong background in CDC solutions and realtime data streaming (Kafka, Confluent)

  • Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases (Postgres, MongoDB)

  • Proven track record building ETLELT pipelines that process terabytes of data daily

  • Understanding of blockchainNFT data structures and metadata standards

  • Experience implementing data governance, security controls, and access management

  • Strong communication skills and ability to work with crossfunctional teams

  • High ownership mentality

  • AIforward mindset with handson experience adopting and integrating AI tools

  • The base salary for this fulltime position, which spans across multiple internal levels depending on qualifications, ranges between $180,000 to $270,000 plus benefits & equity.

    If you dont think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and were looking for someone who is excited to join the team.

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    Benefits & Perks

    🏥 Health Benefits: We cover 100% DentalVisionMedical for employees and 90% for dependents

    🌴 Flexible Time Off Policy: Our flexible time off policy is aimed at letting our employees take as much time off as theyd like to refresh so long as it doesnt interfere with their ability to meet their goals and contribute effectively to company velocity

    👶 Parental Leave: 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Bonding & up to 8 additional weeks for the birthing parent

    💛 Mental Health: We offer access to Spring Health, covering 8 therapy & 8 coaching sessions per year

    📅 11 Company Holidays

    🏦 Fidelity 401K Plan

    📱 InternetMobile Reimbursement Plan

    🧘 Reimbursement or Monthly Snack Delivery

    ✈ Company & Team retreats to get together for fun and collaboration

    ☕ Team Member CoWorking and Gathering Expense

    🖥 MacBook Pro & WFH Stipend to make sure you are set up for success

    🌯 Weekly $50 Uber Eats credit

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