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Lead Data Specialist

CyberCube

CyberCube

IT
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 7, 2025

About CyberCube:

  • The market leader in digital analytics 📊 with the mission of delivering the world’s leading cyber risk analytics 🌐 on one of the most critical risks of today and the future.

  • Exceptionally well-funded startup 💰 that has raised over $100MM from top-tier investors.

  • Explosive team growth 🚀 (from 15 employees in SF to 100+ globally 🌍).

  • Used by 75% of the top 40 US and European cyber insurance carriers & surpassing 100 clients in 2023 with a >99% retention rate.

  • CyberCube and its products win industry awards 🏆 every year. (eg. Cyber Risk Solution of the Year & InsurTech Product of the Year). We were recognized with 17 awards in 2023.

  • Senior leadership is committed to attracting, developing, and exciting exceptional people from diverse backgrounds and enabling them to work collaboratively across disciplines to do the best work of their careers.

  • At CyberCube, we drive ownership for excellence ✅, empowering our team to take initiative, deliver results, and continually raise the bar.

  • Named on Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers list three years in a row (2021, 2022, 2023)! 🎖️

  • Learn what it’s like to be part of CyberCube’s mission: Watch this leadership team interview! 🎥

Role Summary:

We’re looking to hire a software engineer in the Data Collection (DC) team at CyberCube.

This is a core R&D team at the company that takes on challenging problems and implements scalable systems for large-scale internet data collection. The DC team works closely with engineering and product teams to construct high-quality datasets. These datasets drive market-differentiating features within the CyberCube product offerings.


Your Team:

Hiring Manager: Munif Mujib

Peer: Rachel Phan

Primary Responsibilities

  • Research, design, develop, and test robust, streamlined, automated data collection systems

  • Maintain, monitor, and apply design updates to existing data collection systems

  • Develop and continually update technical documentation

  • Perform code reviews and suggest opportunities for improvements

  • Deliver high-quality data analysis and present findings to cross-functional teams

  • Collaborate effectively with an organization that prides strong interdisciplinarity among members

  • Execute with speed and rigor within an efficient and multi-faceted startup environment

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline

  • 4+ years of experience programming in Python: Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and base Python paradigms including object-oriented programming as well as functional programming concepts; Familiarity with modules commonly used for data collection, analysis, and machine learning such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn etc.

  • Experience with AWS technologies for computation, orchestration, and storage

  • Experience with designing, deploying, and maintaining microservice applications

  • Strong SQL query and schema design skills

  • Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL

  • Functional knowledge of containerized workflows with Docker and Kubernetes, specifically in cloud computing environments

  • Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous development concepts, agile development methodologies, and version control technologies such as Git

  • Eager interest in learning, evaluating, and utilizing new technologies for problem solving, specifically in complex system design

  • Ability to write well-organized, readable, and efficient code

  • Excellent technical communication skills: written, verbal, and visual

  • Aptitude for time-sensitive analysis and troubleshooting tasks

Nice to Haves

  • Experience building automated ETL pipelines or backend applications in Python and SQL

  • Experience in state-of-the-art compiled languages, specifically Go, for developing well-parallelized applications

  • Experience with building applications that interact with RESTful APIs

  • Experience with data visualization concepts and tools such as Matplotlib, Plotly, Altair/Vega/D3.js etc.

  • Experience with front-end web development geared towards dashboards and static sites for documentation

  • Interest in fundamental internet technologies and concepts such as DNS, HTTP, IPv4 etc.

  • Interest in internet security standards and technologies such as SSL, TLS, DNSSEC, IPsec, PGP etc.

Why You'll Love it Here

  • Play an instrumental role in reshaping one of the oldest industries in the world

  • Competitive salary and unlimited PTO

  • Meaningful early-stage equity

  • Generous healthcare benefits with medical, dental and vision coverage

  • Monthly catered lunches and happy hours

  • Company-paid learning and development assistance

  • Flexible working hours and ability to work remotely

  • Opportunity to participate in a secondment program

  • Dependant care assistance plan

  • Company-supported mentorship program

  • Grow in a collaborative, respectful, and empathetic culture