About Fluxx:
At Fluxx, our mission is to be the leading collaborative grantmaking platform that amplifies impact in our global communities. We’re a mission-driven business making an impact in philanthropy, and our cloud platform enables the end-to-end grantmaking process for funders and doers. We volunteer, serve our community, and we’re committed to building a team of outstanding individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We are looking for the best talent to continue to drive our mission forward.
In this position, you’ll play a critical role in the AI and data science roadmap at Fluxx. You will spearhead the data architecture and work closely with the rest of the engineering team to build the backbone of our AI features. You will be a thought leader in the assessment and implementation of the most secure and robust AI tools that align with our organizational goals, so we can build forward-looking and intuitive data-driven products for our customers and users.
This is a full-time, exempt, and remote position. We are not accepting consultants or H-2 contractors for this role.
What you’ll do:
- Drive technical strategy and architecture for data platforms, infrastructure, and tooling
- Design robust and enterprise level data models
- Manage technical debt, data architecture and system scalability
- Ensure successful delivery of technical initiatives on time and with high quality
- A team player working closely with other engineers to deliver on our AI roadmap
- Design and execute technical roadmaps that balance quick wins with long-term scalability
- Establish metrics and KPIs to measure effectiveness of data and AI initiatives
- Ensure data security, compliance, and privacy standards are maintained
- Implement processes for monitoring, alerting, and incident management
- Design and implement self-service tools to enable teams to conduct complex data analysis and develop actionable insights
- Work cross functionally with engineers, QA and product managers
- Provide thought leadership in the continuous improvement of our data architecture, AI features, system, tests, and data quality indicators
- Produce high-quality software that is fully tested, code reviewed, and secure
- Stay on top of technology trends in the industry that might be used to resolve complex business problems
What you bring to the team:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 4+ years of experience as a Data Architect or in a similar role
- 3+ years of database design and semantic layer development
- 4+ years in analytics engineering, data science, data infrastructure, data pipelines, and data warehousing
- Strong experience in assessing and implementing different models, including multimodal
- Strong background in AWS technologies
- Experience with modern data and BI tools
- Strong background in software engineering with proficiency in Python
- Experience building and maintaining data ingestion pipelines (i.e. ETL) and machine learning pipelines
- Proven track record implementing tech stack tooling and driving best practices, including self-service analytics tools
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
- Strong proficiency in SQL and T-SQL
- Familiarity with scrum/agile development methodologies and DevOps tools, including Git
- Experience with Ruby on Rails platforms is a big plus
- Strong project management skills with focus on roadmap execution
- Experience in high growth, SaaS environments
- Fast learner, analytical thinker, creative, hands-on, strong communication skills
- Proven ability to mentor engineers
- An innate curiosity and desire to learn and grow
- Dedication to writing and maintaining documentation
- A willingness to adapt quickly
Salary:
The expected annual base salary for this role is $175,000-$210,000. The base pay range is subject to change in the future.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on, but not limited to (a) location; (b) individual candidate skills and qualifications; and (c) individual candidate experience.
Fluxx is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We take a market-based approach to pay which may vary depending on your location. Locations are categorized into one of three zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic location and our compensation philosophy.
Benefits:
Fluxx offers the following benefits for the position subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; Flexible time off; Paid sick leave; 12 weeks of fully-paid parental leave; Annual learning and development stipend; Internet stipend; One-time home office set-up stipend; 401(k) retirement plan with company match. This position is also eligible for incentive stock options, subject to the terms of Fluxx’s applicable stock plans.
More About Fluxx:
We are a people-first and inclusive workplace committed to continuous learning. We pride ourselves on having a diverse workforce and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We respect the gender, gender identity and gender expression of our applicants and employees. It is our policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.
Why Join Fluxx?
Fluxx is more than a tech company—we’re a community committed to making a difference. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, value collaboration, and are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. If you’re passionate about building relationships, driving engagement, and empowering customers, we’d love to hear from you.
Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape the future of philanthropy.
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Fluxx San Francisco, California, USA Office
88 Kearny St, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94108
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