Company name: Arbitrum Foundation
Website: https://arbitrum.foundation/
Through cutting-edge Layer 2 solutions, the Arbitrum Foundation is committed to scaling Ethereum. Our flagship product, Arbitrum One, an Optimistic Rollup, enables faster, more affordable transactions while maintaining Ethereum’s security and decentralization. They empower developers to build decentralized applications (dApps) that are both scalable and secure, using Arbitrum chains, which offer flexibility in performance and cost. Our mission is to enhance the Ethereum ecosystem and drive the adoption of Web3 technology by delivering high-performance, open-source blockchain solutions. With hundreds of dApps running on the platform and more than $13 billion in TVL, Arbitrum is already the most popular Ethereum scaling solution.
At the Arbitrum Foundation, they value decentralization, innovation, and community. They are committed to shaping the future of decentralized finance and blockchain technology, and they are looking for passionate individuals to help us build the next generation of the Web.
Your Role
As a Data Engineer, you’ll play a foundational role in reshaping our data infrastructure while also delivering key insights to drive decision-making. You’ll be responsible for setting up data pipelines, integrating multiple sources (on-chain & off-chain), and maintaining existing dashboards while creating new ones for our leadership and internal teams.
This is a hybrid role, ideal for someone who enjoys both the technical challenge of data engineering and the business impact of analytics. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our data is accurate, accessible, and actionable.
Your Responsibilities
- In order to ingest, transform, and store data from a variety of sources (such as blockchain data, Google Analytics, CRM, and internal databases), construct and implement scalable data pipelines. Build & maintain a centralised data warehouse (BigQuery or similar) to unify structured and unstructured data.
- Create and improve SQL queries for the purpose of data extraction and reporting. Create and maintain dashboards to visualize key metrics, helping teams make data-driven decisions.
- Ensure data accuracy & reliability by implementing validation and quality assurance processes.
- Automate data processes and improve efficiency through scripting (Python, SQL).
- Integrate Web3 analytics tools (e.g. Dune Analytics, Allium, Flipside, etc.) for blockchain data insights.
- Assess leads (e.g. grant proposals, product requirement documents, etc) from a technical and data standpoint, focusing on the technical team capabilities, architecture and source code and the timeline credibility.
What You’ll Need
- Strong SQL skills (BigQuery, PostgreSQL, or similar).
- Experience with ETL tools (e.g. Airbyte, Fivetran, or other or custom-built solutions).
- Proficiency with Python for automation and scripting. Ability to work with a variety of APIs to extract and integrate data (e.g. Google Analytics, CRM, blockchain indexers).
- Understanding of blockchain data structures, and how to work with transaction data.
- A pragmatic mindset—you know when to build from scratch and when to use existing solutions.
- Experience with data visualisation tools (e.g. Looker, Google Data Studio, Metabase).
Ability to communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders.
- Good to Have Knowledge of blockchain indexing (e.g. TheGraph, SubSquid, etc.) and smart contract transactions decoding.
- Practical knowledge of Dune Analytics, Allium, or Nansen. familiarity with best practices for data governance.
Arbitrum Foundation Perks
The Arbitrum Foundation’s benefits program is designed to prioritize the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation package offers a range of benefits for all full-time employees:
- Remote first global workforce
- Insurance that leads the industry in healthcare Home office set-up allowance
- Wellbeing allowance
- Allowance for growth and continuing education Flexible time off
- Company-issued laptop
The Arbitrum Foundation is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. They do not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. The Arbitrum Foundation is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. Integration and equal opportunity are important to us.
Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. They will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you believe you’re a strong candidate but don’t meet every requirement listed in the job description, they still encourage you to reach out. They would love the opportunity to connect and explore how you could be a great fit for the role.
Salary and compensation
There is no company-published salary data, so they based our estimate on similar Web3, Python, Finance, and Engineer positions: $55,000 to $90,000 per year.