Data Engineer

Matterworks
United States
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 2+ yearsSkills: ["Clear written communication","Problem investigation","Data correctness skepticism","Collaboration","Curiosity"]

Build and operate the end-to-end pipelines that power Matterworks’ Large Spectral Models. Ingest and reconcile mass spectrometry and partner datasets into well-split, reproducible training corpora, while providing safe, explainable values for customers. Own pipeline design, testing, instrumentation, documentation, and automated quality checks that compare each build against prior versions and halt on failures.

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Matterworks
Matterworks
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Data Engineer

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Job Summary

Build and operate the end-to-end pipelines that power Matterworks’ Large Spectral Models. Ingest and reconcile mass spectrometry and partner datasets into well-split, reproducible training corpora, while providing safe, explainable values for customers. Own pipeline design, testing, instrumentation, documentation, and automated quality checks that compare each build against prior versions and halt on failures.
Location: United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and operate end-to-end pipelines: design, test, instrument, document, and run on a schedule.
  • •Turn raw data into usable datasets with consistent schemas, trustworthy metadata, and documented definitions.
  • •Design and extend quality checks that compare each build against the last and block failures from publishing.
  • •Ingest and acquire new public and partner datasets by fetching, converting, validating, and reconciling against existing holdings.
  • •Continuously improve systems to handle messy scientific and vendor formats at scale.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionDisabilityLife Insurance401kEquityPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •2+ years of professional experience building data pipelines in production.
  • •Proficient in Python and SQL.
  • •Working knowledge of cloud data infrastructure, including running pipelines with tools like Argo Workflows and Metaflow.
  • •Demonstrated experience owning a pipeline or dataset end to end, including tests, monitoring, and handling failures.
  • •Comfort working with messy data and investigating why sources disagree.
Experience:2+ yearsLife sciencesBiotechnologyBiochemistryMachine learning
Skills:Clear written communicationProblem investigationData correctness skepticismCollaborationCuriosity
Tech Stack:PythonSQLArgo WorkflowsMetaflowEKSGlueAthenaApache IcebergParquetDuckDBTerraform

Company Brief

Matterworks
Matterworks builds AI-driven metabolomics and mass‑spectrometry analysis (Pyxis/LSM) to extract predictive biological insights for discovery, development, and biomanufacturing across biotech and life‑sciences applications.
Industry: Scientific Research
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: Somerville, United States
Founded: 2019
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