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Using AI to (truly) disrupt an entire industry

Started atStanfordbyStanfordandWharton/Googlealums, FounderNest is anAI-nativecompany that helps corporations around the world improve and streamline their market intelligence processes, including but not limited to:

1. Helping them understand the taxonomy and dynamics of the spaces they are interested in.
2. Mapping out all the players operating in those spaces.
3. Getting unique insights in these areas (e.g. growth rate).
4. Tracking what their competitors are doing in them.

Our core technology is built on real-time analytics andGenerative AIrunning on private and public company data. We fuel our Natural Language Processing technology with +60M companies and +1.2B aggregated data points, allowing us to be 3x-5x better than alternatives.

We are proud to count amongst our clients some of the largest corporations across a wide range of industries worldwide across industries.

This is the perfect time to join us!

What you will do

If you are passionate about understanding the data landscape of a hyper-fast company and getting the most value out of it, and you would love to be part of a dynamic and outstanding team committed to making history, this is your dream position!

As ourDataTech Lead, you will:

• LeadandelevateourData functionandteamto the next level, which encompassesthree disciplines:
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Science
  • Data Analytics
• Understandthe whole context of thebusinessand how data is generated, processed, and leveraged around it. Find and analyze primary data sources/providers and analyze the grade of overlap between them.
• Build,test, andmeasuredata-based tools (e.g., Search Engine, recommender systems) and models (e.g., AI / Machine Learning) to exploit our data asset. This is actually a role that entailsrolling upyoursleevesat atechnicallevel while thinkingstrategicallyabout the growth of Data at FounderNest.
• Work hand in hand with ourProductEngineeringteam in designing and building data pipelines, and withData Intelligencein data exploitation for business and product analytics.

What you will bring

• You have4+ yearsof experience inData Engineeringand/orDataScience, ideally at aproduct-drivenfast-pacedtechstartup, wheredatais not an enabler but itscore.
• You arepragmaticand always prioritize the mostleanandagileapproach to each problem, whether it involves you deploying a cutting-edge AI model or simply building a prototype in a spreadsheet.
• You have anexperiment-first attitudewith the goal of exploring opportunities that seem risky but which have the potential forexponential impact.
• You have a natural ability to takeownershipandleadwith an informedsenseofurgencywithout being asked to.
• You always prioritize thecreationofvaluefor ourcustomersand ourbusiness, even if that entails having to learn new skills, work in unfamiliar territories, or support other areas.
• You are wired by anunstoppableexcitement andhungerforlearningand stayingup-to-dateabout new trends in the Data and AI space and are continuously musing on how we can leverage them to achieve our company goals.
• You canput yourself in others’ shoesand see situations from perspectives other than your own.
• You havestrong oralandwrittencommunication skills inEnglish. Spanish is a plus.
• StrongSQLknowledge.
• Strong knowledge ofPythonor a similar language.
• Experience building and scaling large data sets (i.e. working with Big Data).
• Deep understanding of Data Engineering practices (e.g. lifecycle, undercurrents, etc).
• Experience dealing with entity merging processes.
• Experience building data pipelines (e.g. ETL, ELT).
• Experience building, training, evaluating, deploying, and fine-tuningAI models.
• Experience working withLLMs.

Bonus Points

• Experience withsemantic search,NLP,vectorial databases, andembeddings.
• Experience withsearch enginesand how AI can be applied to power them.
• Experienceleadingandmanagingdata teams.

About you

• You want to join an ambitious,high-performing teamthat dreams aboutbuilding something meaningfulandimpactful.
• Youthrivein a culture ofopen,candid, andconstructivefeedback taking place in all directions.
• You leave youregobehind to make sure youaccomplishwhat isbestfor the company at all times.
• You are looking for anexciting challenge, and compensation is only one of many factors to assess this opportunity (don’t worry, our compensation is competitive!).
• Yourwordsandcommitmentsare very important to you - you arereliable,punctual, anddon't drop the ball.
• You embrace balance at work: you know when to go theextra mile, and when toslow down.

️ Our DNA: What drives success at FounderNest

• At FounderNest, we believe that the best teams are built onshared traits. Here’s what makes someonesucceedatFounderNest:
  • Humility without Egos: To listen, learn, adapt, and grow together, prioritizing collective success over personal recognition. There is always something new to learn from others!
  • Intellectual Ambition: To see challenges as opportunities and thrive in a team of brilliant minds. Always curious and resourceful, with a 10x mindset andfirst-principles thinkingapproach, we innovate, adapt, and ask: "What’s next?
  • Agency & Ownership:To be proactive, take initiative, embrace accountability, and lead and build with purpose in order to succeed in our high-performing environment.
  • Hard-working: To go the extra mile with focus and passion while ensuring balance is maintained, fostering sustainable long-term excellence.
  • 100% Team Player:To always make decisions with the team in mind, knowing that collaboration doesn’t just add impact—it multiplies it. Together we are stronger.
  • Outcome-Driven Mindset: To focus on making things happen—zero fluff, just real impact. It’s about owning results, moving fast, and focusing on what truly drives change.

️We are committed to you

Personal & professional growth

• You will be a key part of a bright and international team that will support yourgrowth, within asafeenvironment.
• You will have direct exposure toSilicon Valley, which includes some of the best investors and professionals in the world. We proudly count on many of them asourowninvestorsandadvisors.
• Our target audience includes some of thecoolest ICPsyou can think of (e.g. Heads of Innovation, Heads of Ventures, Heads of Corporate Development).
• Elevate your skills as we tackle our most impactful challenges: We've achieved more than teams 15x our size in less time — and there's so much more to do and learn.
• Exponential growth:We humbly say that6 months at FounderNest may be equivalent to 2 years at any other company in terms of your growth. This is thanks to the pace at which we operate, the state-of-the-art practices and processes that drive our company, and the unparalleled caliber of the people you will get to work with. You'll join at the perfect time to shape how we grow from here.

Our Values: CALIBER

• We pride ourselves on having built an open, humble, diverse, supportive, andtruly unique culturethat revolves around ourseven valuescodified in the wordCALIBER:
  • Customer Excellence:Our users have to experience excellence in all we do. Excellence fuels trust, builds credibility, and attracts excellence. We onboard people and technology smarter than us.
  • Agility:Towards building adaptability to change and without compromising excellence. No analysis paralysis. A strong sense of urgency. We disagree* and commit.
  • ️ Learning:To constantly learn and give constructive feedback in any direction towards personal and professional growth.
  • ???? Innovation:To lead through constant innovation that does not compromise simplicity. The impossible is possible.
  • ️ Balance:To not hesitate to go the extra mile when required and without waiting for someone to tell you. To also take time off any time you need it :)
  • Ethics:To be frugal and radically truthful and transparent and to never behave unethically. Cannot afford to die of success or arrogance.
  • ???? Respect:To suspend judgement and assume positive intent, to be compassionate, and have no ego. Yes public and private 1) self-criticism (admit mistakes) and 2) gratitude and recognition.
• We are also proud to be anequal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Compensation & Perks

• You will have afull-time contract(i.e. no freelance work).
• We will offer you avery competitive salarybased on your past experience and future potential. We also want you to havestock optionssince we want you to grow as the company grows and to celebrate FounderNest’s success at all levels.
• Equipment : All you need to kill it at work. Just request it and we’ll do our best to get it for you.
• You will have aflexible schedule since we want you to have the freedom to organize your time towards achieving our ambitious goals.
• We have a mix offully remote(within Spain)andhybridemployees , giving you the flexibility of remote work along with opportunities to collaborate in person at our offices inMadridandCalifornia. Plus, we regularly organize activities, events, and off-sites to strengthen our team connections.
• Unlimited vacation policy️, as long as you coordinate with your team and we meet our ambitious goals.
• 90/10 policy: Each team member can devote 10% of their time (usually a Friday every other week) to innovate and grow professionally .
• Birthday policy: We’ll celebrate your day, showing appreciation with a special gift.

Hiring process

• After you apply, we will review your submission and decide whether we invite you to a quick intro call withPeris, our Head of Data &Engineering and Hiring Manager for this role.
• If we decide to invite you and this initial call goes well, we will then invite you to start a 3-4 step fast interview process that we promise will be exciting — you will get to meet some of the leaders and future peers at FounderNest, and you will get a great flavor of what working at FounderNest looks like .