Data Engineer

About The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast delivers award-winning original reporting and sharp opinions in politics, pop culture, and world news. We reach more than 20 million readers per month and are based in New York as an operating business of IAC.

Job Summary

Media on the internet is at an inflection point. Success requires data-driven decision making in ways it never has before – and we recognize that. We’re looking for a Data Engineer to own how we collect, store, and use data across the organization. There’s foundational infrastructure work to tackle first, but this role extends well beyond that – you’ll explore creative ways to leverage data once the foundation is solid. Your work will directly enable leadership to incorporate more data into strategic decisions across editorial, product, and revenue.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Our Data Infrastructure – Take ownership of how we collect, store, and transform data.
• Enable Data-Driven Strategy – Your work will directly impact how leadership makes decisions about editorial content, revenue strategy, and product direction.
• Evaluate and Implement Vendor Solutions – Research, test, and recommend tools for our data stack.
• Define Our Data Future – Establish best practices, build reliable pipelines, and create the systems that will scale with us.
• Drive Toward Outcomes – Take ownership of projects from start to finish.
• Find Creative Uses for Data – Look for opportunities to surface more sources of data and automate workflows to save everyone time.

Requirements

• You’re pragmatic and outcome-driven.
• You know when to build custom solutions and when to leverage existing tools.
• You thrive in environments where you can take ownership, make decisions, and see direct impact.
• You’re familiar with the modern data stack and can evaluate vendors intelligently.
• You’re fluent with AI tools and use them to work faster and smarter.
• You’re comfortable with ambiguity and prefer iterative approaches.