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As data becomes the foundation for digital decision-making, New York City companies are investing heavily in scalable data infrastructure, requiring skilled data engineers to design, build, and optimize robust systems that transform raw data into actionable insights for driving innovation and growth.

From finance and healthcare to media and SaaS, NYC organizations need engineers who can build reliable, high-throughput pipelines and enable analytics, ML, and real-time insights.

Hiring in NYC requires an understanding of hybrid cloud environments, compliance-driven architecture, and the ability to scale data operations across large enterprises.

Understand your competitors

Financial services, healthcare tech, online media, and real estate platforms are among the most active data engineering employers in NYC.

These companies value experience with ETL/ELT frameworks, distributed data systems (Spark, Kafka), and cloud data platforms like Snowflake, Redshift, and BigQuery.

Startups also compete for this talent, especially those building data-first products or analytics platforms.


 

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Hiring process

Larger firms often follow a structured 5-6 stage interview process, including SQL challenges, architecture reviews, and scenario-based problem solving. Startups in NYC tend to move faster (3-4 stages) with a focus on practical skills and modern data stack fluency.

Compensation differences

Financial firms lead with high base salaries and cash bonuses, though equity is uncommon.

Tech companies and startups offer competitive base pay, equity packages, and remote work flexibility.

Engineers who can own end-to-end pipeline design, from ingestion to orchestration, are in especially high demand.

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At Harrison Clarke, we help you hire data engineers who turn raw data into scalable, usable infrastructure. Whether you're building from scratch or expanding a mature platform, we connect you with talent that understands both data architecture and business value.

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