Data Engineer
TLDR
Design and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure for machine learning initiatives and analytics-driven product features, directly impacting K1x's data strategy.
We are K1x. Our platform powers the first fully digital K-1, transforming how alternative investment tax data is extracted, validated, distributed, and analyzed. Trusted by leading institutional investors, fund administrators, and accounting firms, K1x replaces manual, error-prone workflows with scalable, intelligent software. k1x.io
As our platform evolves toward deeper analytics, insights, and AI-driven capabilities, data engineering is becoming a foundational pillar of our product and technology strategy.
About The Role
We are seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain the data pipelines and infrastructure that power K1x’s machine learning initiatives and future analytics-driven product features.
This role sits at the intersection of Product Engineering, Data, and Machine Learning. You will be responsible for creating reliable, scalable, and high-quality data systems that enable downstream ML models, reporting, and embedded analytics.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data architectures supporting operational, analytical, and ML workloads.
- Contribute to the evolution of K1x’s data lakehouse strategy, including adoption of Snowflake.
- Develop and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale data processing.
- Implement data quality checks, validation, and monitoring.
- Enable machine learning workflows with clean, well-structured datasets.
- Support analytics and reporting use cases including Power BI.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and AI teams on data solutions.
Requirements
Who You Are
- 4–8+ years of experience in data engineering or backend engineering with a data focus.
- Strong experience building data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
- Proficiency with SQL and relational data modeling.
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms (Azure preferred).
- Understanding of data quality, reliability, and monitoring.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
It’s Truly a Match If You Have
- An engineering mindset applied to data platforms.
- Passion for building scalable, reliable data foundations.
- Interest in enabling ML and analytics-driven products.
- Experience or familiarity with Snowflake, SQL Server, Azure, and Power BI.
- Comfort balancing near-term delivery with long-term architecture.
Benefits
- Unlimited Vacation Policy + Sick Time + Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Fully Remote Opportunity
- Healthcare Benefits and 401K
- Growing Startup Culture
Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Unlimited Vacation Policy + Sick Time + Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
K1x is the leading data distribution platform for alternative investments. Our AI-powered SaaS solution digitizes and distributes data seamlessly–connecting investors, advisors, tax software, portals, accounting firms, IRS and state taxing authorities–simplifying complex processes, accelerating filings, reducing costs, and delivering greater control, transparency, and accessibility.