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Senior Data Engineer (Durham , NC)

Location:
Durham,. NC
July 30, 2025
Hive Science is a tech start-up whose technologies are in use by many of the world’s largest brands including Land Rover, Edward Jones & numerous other fortune 500 brands. The Hive platform is delivering novel intelligence at the intersection of quantitative social psychology, behavioral science & AI/ML to accelerate & transform how work is done. We’re looking for someone to join our team and get on board this rocket ship with us..

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a psychological science-based tech startup. This role will join our tech team and will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing our existing AWS data infrastructure, building new integrations, and developing APIs for external platforms. This role will also be responsible for scoping new platform iterations, including contributing to buy/build decisions and interfacing with offshore teams.

Requirements:

Database, AWS, & Infrastructure

  • Experience with dataadministration tool/ SQL client (preferably experience DBeaver)
  • Expert with AWS data services (S3,Glue, Secrets Manager, IAM Identity Center, CloudWatch, Lambda)
  • Python for data pipelinemaintenance and enhancement and version control tools (Github)
  • PostgreSQL/MySQL optimization andnew feature development

API Development & Integrations

  • Build RESTful APIs for externalplatform connections
  • Handle high-volume data exchangewith proper security (AWS Transfer, SFTP)
  • Experience with authentication,rate limiting, and API optimization

Security & Data Protection

  • Data masking and anonymizationtechniques
  • Access control and audit logging
  • Protecting IP while enabling dataexchange

Overall Work Experience

  • 5+ years at consumer data/market research/adtech companies
  • Hands-on experience maintaining data pipelines processing millions of records
  • Built customer-facing APIs or data products
  • Comfortable working independently, collaborating across functions, and shifting between well-scoped projects and more open-ended discovery work
  • Experienced in leveraging AI coding tools
  • Strong evidence of an ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Strong documentation and communication skills

Additional Information:

Asa fast-paced startup, each day is different from the one before. We’re nimble and creative, and value intellectual humility. We work really hard because we’re all 100% dedicated to the future we’re building. Our work is stimulating, challenging, and exciting. And our team is awesome. At Hive we only hire exceptional people, so you’ll be in good company -- surrounded by passionate, insanely smart people who want to build the future of customer intelligence. Specifically we’re looking for someone who will thrive in this type of environment:

  • Fast-paced startup with competing demands and multiple priorities ongoing
  • A ‘solve the problem’ mentality
  • Scrappy and creative
  • Strong passion for the Hive Science mission and a love of the scientific method

This is an in-person role in Durham, NC - we cannot consider candidates who do not currently live within commuting distance.

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