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# Founding Engineer, Open Source at Datalab

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$225,000 – $300,000/yr

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: New York, New York

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: staff+

**Posted**
: Jul 23, 2026

## Description

Datalab is hiring a Founding Engineer, Open Source to own and advance its open-source repositories and Python SDK, including chandra, surya, marker, pdftext, and lift. The role involves shipping features, building demos and benchmarks, creating technical content, gathering developer feedback, and growing the developer community across GitHub, Discord, X, and Reddit. The position is in-person in New York City and offers a $225,000–$300,000 salary range plus 0.15–0.25% equity.

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