TextQL is an NYC-based startup working to drive the unit cost of a data-driven decision down to zero. Customers like Amazon, Ring, Scale AI, Lumeris, and the NBA rely on us to make better decisions, faster. We're rapidly expanding our engineering team to build the agentic data lakehouse – finding trustworthy answers to hard questions from messy enterprise data without configuring schemas, moving data, or lengthy implementation roadmaps.
About The Roles
We're hiring software engineers across three areas. If one of these descriptions resonates, we strongly encourage you to apply.
Infrastructure
Did the MapReduce paper make you tear up the first time you read it? Are you one of the rare souls not intimidated by a Trino production cluster?
Sandboxes aren't enough for agents to work with enterprise data. You will work on reliable infrastructure for the first data platform designed to be operated agent-first – ETL pipelines, Trino clusters, and systems that let agents spin up infrastructure on their own.
About You
- 4+ years of experience as a data systems, backend, infrastructure, or platform engineer
- Experience at early-stage startups or building products from zero to one
- Comfortable diving into any part of the system—infrastructure, services, or frontend
- You care about building systems that are robust, scalable, and easy to use
Compensation & Logistics
- Compensation: $200K base salary, $100K equity, $50K-150K bonus based on performance and scope
- Interview: We prefer on-site interviews when feasible and can make a decision within 72 hours of your on-site. If you're outside NYC, we'll cover all travel expenses.
- Onsite: We are 5 days a week in-office in FiDI, NYC
- Benefits: 401(k) matching up to 5%, top-tier health insurance, 21 days PTO, free lunch
- Visa Sponsorship: Yes—we retain immigration counsel to support the process.
If this description resonates, we strongly encourage you to apply.