Data Engineer at Haystack News (Lima, Peru)
Haystack News· Lima, Peru·
Role details
Job description
Haystack News is the leading local & world news service on Connected TVs reaching millions of users! This is a unique opportunity to work at Haystack News, one of the fastest-growing TV startups in the world. We are already preloaded on 37% of all TVs shipped in the US!
Be part of a Silicon Valley startup and work directly with the founding team. Jumpstart your career by working with Stanford & Carnegie Mellon alumni and faculty who have already been part of other successful startups in Silicon Valley.
You should join us if you're hungry to learn how Silicon Valley startups thrive, you like to ship quickly and often, love to solve challenging problems, and like working in small teams.
Job functions
- Analyze large data sets to get insights using statistical analysis tools and techniques
- Collaborate with the Marketing, Editorial and Engineering teams on dataset building, querying and dashboard implementations
- Support the data tooling improvement efforts and help increase the company data literacy
- Work with the ML team on feature engineering and A/B testing for model building and improvement
- Design, test and build highly scalable data management and monitoring systems
- Build high-performance algorithms, prototypes and predictive models
Qualifications and requirements
- Strong written and spoken English is a must!
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Math, Economics or related field
- 3+ years experience doing analytics in a professional setting
- Advanced SQL skills, including performance troubleshooting
- Experience with data warehouses (e.g. Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
- Proficient in Python including familiarity with Jupyter notebooks
- Strong Math/Stats background with statistical analysis experience on big data sets
- Strong communication skills, be able to communicate complex concepts effectively.
Conditions
- Travel to team's offsite events
- 100% paid Uber rides to go to the office
- Learn about multiple technologies
Why work at Haystack News
- High employee satisfaction: Rated 5.0/5.0 on employer review sites (4 reviews) with top marks for work-life balance (5.0), culture (5.0), compensation (4.6), and career growth (5.0). linkedin.com
- Remote/hybrid flexibility: Some roles are remote (e.g., Weekend News Editor – Eastern Time), and the team is distributed across the US, Peru, Latin America, and Canada.
- Small, impactful team: With ~27-32 employees, new hires can directly shape product decisions and company direction.
- Open roles (as of mid-2025): Data Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, UX Designer, Product/UX Designer, Growth Analytics & Operations Lead, Head of Marketing, Programmatic Ad Partnerships Manager, Weekend News Curator & Engagement Editor, Weekend News Editor, and more. jobs.ashbyhq.com
- Culture: Fast-moving, mission-driven – focused on making trusted news accessible and personalized. Known as “Haystack TV, Inc.” with a global, cross-functional team.