About Dataro Dataro is an ethically minded SaaS startup using machine learning to help not-for-profits raise more money and do more good. Our platform powers fundraising for organisations around the world, helping them run smarter campaigns and improve donor engagement using data-driven insights. If you want to build meaningful technology with real social impact - while working in a modern, supportive engineering culture - we'd love to meet you. The Role We're looking for a Junior Data Engineer to help build and maintain the data pipelines that power Dataro's platform. Every day we ingest and process hundreds of millions of records from a wide range of fundraising and CRM systems. You'll work alongside senior engineers across our Python backend and AWS infrastructure, learning fast and contributing from day one. This is a hands-on role where you'll build your skills in a supportive team while shipping meaningful improvements week-to-week. What You'll Do Support the building and maintenance of data pipelines that process and normalise large volumes of records Assist with integrations across fundraising, CRM, and adjacent platforms Investigate and help resolve data issues across ingestion, transformation, and delivery pipelines Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to ensure Dataro models run effectively Learn and apply engineering best practices with guidance from senior engineers What You'll Bring 1 years professional experience or equivalent (internships, personal projects, or bootcamps) in data engineering or backend software engineering Competent Python and SQL skills (PostgreSQL preferred) Familiarity with data pipelines and data processing concepts Familiarity with Git and version control Eager to learn and comfortable asking questions A clear communicator who works well in a team Nice to Have (But Not Required) No single person will have all of these - they're opportunities to grow. Experience with AWS or equivalent cloud platform Exposure to DuckDB, Athena, or similar analytical query engines CI/CD pipelines or automated testing Experience in the not-for-profit sector Why You'll Love Working With Us Work on socially meaningful technology that directly helps charities raise more money. Small but high-calibre engineering team - real autonomy, real ownership. Modern data stack (Python, Serverless AWS, Postgres, DuckDB, S3, Athena, etc.). We want smart engineers who understand how software works at a deep level - and who aren't afraid to use modern AI tools to ship better features faster. Flexible working arrangements (WFH office in Sydney). Supportive, transparent, mission-driven culture. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. Apply here. LI-Hybrid
