Senior Data Engineer - Remote

Overview

OpenRouter operates the largest marketplace and routing layer for large-language models: 400+ models from 60+ providers are reachable through a single API, contract, and bill, eliminating infrastructure sprawl for developers and enterprises alike. We make AI “just work” so companies can focus on what they do best.

We believe LLMs will be the largest software market ever, and today we’re the largest aggregator and discovery point. We serve more than a million developers and route over $100m in annualized inference spend, backed by a16z and Menlo Ventures. We are a fully-remote team of roughly 15 people.

Our culture is engineering-first and velocity-obsessed; we prize clarity, autonomy, and rapid iteration.

In Short

• Hiring a Senior Data Engineer to architect and build an end-to-end data platform.
• Focus on turning data into reliable and scalable datasets and products.
• Stand up data warehousing and pipelines from scratch.
• Connect product and platform data for better insights.
• Design and implement robust ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Build customer-facing data products with strong handling of events.
• Take data features from concept to production.
• 4+ years of experience as a Data Engineer required.
• Expertise in SQL and Python needed.
• Work in a fully remote environment.

Requirements

• 4+ years as a Data Engineer or similar role.
• Expert SQL and Python skills.
• Experience with ETL/ELT design and data modeling.
• End-to-end data infrastructure experience.
• Excellent communication and self-management skills.
• Customer-obsessed and product-minded approach.
• Ability to prioritize for impact and deliver fast.
• Bonus points for experience with Clickhouse, Postgres, GCP, or Terraform.
• Experience with event streaming platforms is a plus.
• Knowledge of privacy/compliance standards is advantageous.

Benefits

• Work at the forefront of AI and LLM infrastructure.
• Collaborate with a small, talented team of engineers.
• Opportunities for growth and leadership roles.
• Competitive compensation including salary, equity, and benefits.