Data Engineer

Proxy Foods is an AI-powered product development and recipe formulation platform for food and beverage R&D teams. The Data Engineer will build and maintain the data foundation behind the platform, including pipelines, integrations, transformation logic, and data models, while collaborating with engineering, product, and food science teams to make complex R&D data reliable and scalable.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reliable ETL/ELT pipelines across APIs, databases, files, and external data sources
• Clean, normalize, and structure complex datasets related to ingredients, specifications, nutrition, costs, and compliance
• Design and improve data models and storage layers for application features, analytics, and reporting
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and domain experts to translate messy real-world workflows into scalable data systems
• Implement data quality checks, validation rules, monitoring, and alerting across critical pipelines
• Leverage AI/LLM-assisted workflows where appropriate to improve data cleansing, normalization, enrichment, and structuring of complex datasets, with strong validation and quality controls
• Improve performance, maintainability, and observability of our data stack

Skills

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or backend/data-focused software roles
• Strong SQL skills and solid Python experience in production environments
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines
• Experience working with relational databases, data warehouses, and API-based integrations
• Strong understanding of data modeling, transformation, and data quality practices
• Comfort working with semi-structured data such as JSON, CSV, and external supplier/customer datasets
• Ability to move quickly, prioritize well, and work independently in a startup environment
• Clear communicator who enjoys collaborating across technical and non-technical teams
• Exposure to AI/LLM applications for data extraction, normalization, enrichment, or retrieval-style workflows is a plus

Benefits

• Full-Time · Hybrid · based in US or Europe
• Work on meaningful product and data problems at the intersection of AI and the food industry
• Help build the data backbone of a platform used to accelerate real-world R&D decisions
• Join a small, ambitious team where you can have direct ownership and visible impact
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product builders, and food scientists
• Grow with a company shaping a new category in AI-powered product development

Company Overview

• Proxy Foods | AI-Powered Formulation & Product Development Proxy Foods is the world’s first and most advanced AI product development and recipe formulation platform-trusted by leading R&D teams to create, reformulate, and optimize food & beverage products consumers love, at scale and in record time. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://proxyfoods.ai.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Proxy Foods AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2024. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.