Paul Black

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Data Engineer at Lyft · Data pipelines · Airflow, dbt

Lyft
Pittsburgh, PA · ET (UTC-5)
3+ years experience
Rhode Island School of Design
English
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Overview

Currently at Lyft, where I work on data pipelines. Shipped 23 launches on the data platform team without a rollback. Mentored 7 engineers through their first promotion. Kannada theatre fan.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Roles in product analytics
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
  • Working sessions on SQL
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  • Unpaid work or spec projects
  • SEO and link-building offers
  • Offshore staffing offers

Replies between meetings, usually same day

Skills
SQLAirflowPythonSnowflakedbtIcebergKafka
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Senior Data Engineer roles in insurance - Pittsburgh or remote

Target roles
Senior Data Engineer
Level
Senior
Industries
AI infrastructure, Climate tech
Work mode
Remote
Available
30 days notice
Work authorization
Authorized to work in the PA
What I'm looking for
Early-stage company (Series A) where product analytics is core to the product.
Not interested in
Pure people management

3 years in data pipelines. Strongest at Python and SQL. Available immediately.

Pittsburgh, PAairflowsnowflakekafka

Experience

  1. Data Engineer
    Jan 2025 - Present
    Lyft · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Pittsburgh, PA
    • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
    • Replaced 100 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
  2. Data Engineer
    Oct 2023 - Jan 2025
    Capital One · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Pittsburgh, PA
    • Taught SQL to 59 non-analysts.

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Education

  1. Rhode Island School of Design
    BFA, Electrical Engineering
    2019 - 2023

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