Founding Ai Infrastructure Engineer

## About Metry AI Metry AI is a technology startup based in Japan, Taiwan and Canada, building intelligent systems that help businesses work smarter. Our current focus is on developing AI-driven tools that connect empathy, design, and automation, serving markets in Taiwan and Japan. We are a small, ambitious, and fast-moving team building the future of AI-powered customer experiences. As a Founding Data Infrastructure Engineer, you will work directly with the founders to design and build the data foundation that powers our AI products. ## Responsibilities - Design and build scalable data pipelines for collecting, processing, and storing structured and unstructured data. - Develop ETL/ELT workflows to support analytics, machine learning, and AI applications. - Build and maintain databases, data warehouses, and vector databases. - Design data architectures that ensure reliability, scalability, and security. - Work closely with AI engineers to prepare, clean, and manage training and inference data. - Implement monitoring, logging, and data quality systems. - Optimize data infrastructure for performance and cost efficiency. - Support cloud deployments and infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure. - Establish best practices for data governance, documentation, and engineering processes. ## Qualifications Required - Experience with Python and data processing frameworks (Pandas, PySpark, Airflow, etc.). - Strong understanding of SQL and database design. - Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar platforms. - Experience building data pipelines and APIs. - Understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure). - Comfortable using Git/GitHub and collaborating in a startup environment. - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently. ## Nice to Have - Experience with Vector Databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant). - Experience with LLM systems and RAG architectures. - Experience with Kubernetes and Docker. - Experience building analytics or AI platforms. - Startup experience or side projects. ## What You'll Get - Opportunity to build the core data infrastructure of an AI startup from the ground up. - Direct collaboration with the founding team on product and technical strategy. - Significant ownership and technical decision-making responsibility. - Flexible work hours and remote-friendly environment. - Equity compensation and potential leadership opportunities as the company grows