Staff Data Engineer

8+ years of experience in data engineering (or similar) roles

Strong experience in ETL/ELT pipeline design, implementation, and optimization

Deep expertise in Python and SQL writing production-quality, maintainable, testable code

Experience with large-scale data warehouses (e.g. Databricks, BigQuery, Snowflake)

Solid grounding in software engineering fundamentals, data structures, and systems thinking

Hands-on experience in data modeling (dimensional modeling, normalization, schema design)

Competitive starting pay

A discretionary annual bonus

Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant

Comprehensive health plans

401K with company matching

Paid Parental Leave

The Data team is responsible for designing and operating the data infrastructure that powers insight, reporting, analytics, and machine learning across the business. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will lead architectural initiatives, mentor others, and build high-scale systems that impact the entire organization. You will partner closely with product, analytics, ML, finance, operations, and engineering teams to move, transform, and model data reliably, with observability, resilience, and agility.

This role is required to be in person twice a week at either our San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY office.

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of data infrastructure and pipelines, spanning both batch and real-time / streaming workloads

Build and maintain scalable, efficient, and reliable ETL/ELT pipelines using languages and frameworks such as Python, SQL, Spark, Flink, Beam, or equivalents

Work on real-time or near-real-time data solutions (e.g. CDC, streaming, micro-batch) for use cases that require timely data

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2014, offering a wide range of simple, reliable, and secure crypto products and services to individuals and institutions in over 70 countries. Our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom by providing trusted access to the decentralized future. We envision a world where crypto reshapes the global financial system, internet, and money to create greater choice, independence, and opportunity for all — bridging traditional finance with the emerging cryptoeconomy in a way that is more open, fair, and secure. As a publicly traded company, Gemini is poised to accelerate this vision with greater scale, reach, and impact.

The Department: Data

At Gemini, our Data Team is the engine that powers insight, innovation, and trust across the company. We bring together world-class data engineers, platform engineers, machine learning engineers, analytics engineers, and data scientists — all working in harmony to transform raw information into secure, reliable, and actionable intelligence. From building scalable pipelines and platforms, to enabling cutting-edge machine learning, to ensuring governance and cost efficiency, we deliver the foundation for smarter decisions and breakthrough products. We thrive at the intersection of crypto, technology, and finance, and we’re united by a shared mission: to unlock the full potential of Gemini’s data to drive growth, efficiency, and customer impact.

The Role: Staff Data Engineer

The Data team is responsible for designing and operating the data infrastructure that powers insight, reporting, analytics, and machine learning across the business. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will lead architectural initiatives, mentor others, and build high-scale systems that impact the entire organization. You will partner closely with product, analytics, ML, finance, operations, and engineering teams to move, transform, and model data reliably, with observability, resilience, and agility.

This role is required to be in person twice a week at either our San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY office.