‍Fieldguide is an automation and collaboration platform for modern assurance and advisory firms that digitizes the end-to-end engagement workflow on a single platform. Built by former Big Four practitioners and experienced technology leaders, Fieldguide is trusted by top CPA firms to improve margins, win new business, and build stronger client relationships. We’re based in San Francisco, CA, but built as a remote-first company that enables you to do your best work from anywhere. We're backed by top investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Y Combinator, Floodgate, Elad Gil, Justin Kan, Qasar Younis, Eric Ries, and more.

About Us:

Fieldguide is establishing a new state of trust for global commerce and capital markets through automating and streamlining the work of assurance and audit practitioners specifically within cybersecurity, privacy, and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance). Put simply, we build software for the people who enable trust between businesses.

We’re based in San Francisco, CA and backed by top investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Floodgate, Y Combinator, DNX Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Justin Kan, Elad Gil, and more.

We value diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences. We need people from all backgrounds and walks of life to help build the future of audit and advisory. Fieldguide’s team is inclusive, driven, humble and supportive. We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture that we are building, seeking teammates that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but care deeply about supporting each other's growth.

As an early stage start-up employee, you’ll have the opportunity to build out the future of business trust. We make audit practitioners’ lives easier by eliminating up to 50% of their work and giving them better work-life balance. If you share our values and enthusiasm for building a great culture and product, you will find a home at Fieldguide.

About the Role

The Data Science team at Fieldguide leverages novel, proprietary datasets to build Fieldguide Insights – a product that delivers new-to-the-industry visibility into Audit and Advisory execution and performance. You'll work closely with product, design, engineering, and customer teams to build analytics and data science models that uncover key performance drivers, identify operational inefficiencies, and enable customers to make informed, data-driven decisions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in solving complex, ambiguous problems and is excited about shaping the future of intelligent workflows for Audit and Advisory firms.

What You’ll Do

• Analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured data to uncover trends, patterns, and actionable insights

• Define and track key metrics to evaluate firm, team, and engagement performance using Fieldguide’s industry-leading dataset

• Design and build customer-facing analytics features and dashboards that deliver measurable value by uncovering opportunities and supporting strategic decision-making

• Build and maintain scalable data infrastructure—including preprocessing, ETL pipelines, data modeling, orchestration, and monitoring—to support analytics and product insights

• Lead efforts to improve data quality, completeness, and accessibility across internal systems and product experiences

Who You Are

• Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, Data Analyst, or similar role working with large and complex datasets

• Strong SQL skills; proficiency in Python (e.g., pandas, NumPy).

• Have experience shipping production code for customer-facing products.

• Experience with modern data tooling such as dbt, Airflow, or equivalent orchestration and transformation tools

• Hands-on experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker) to communicate insights effectively

• Technical expertise in building scalable data models, ETL pipelines, and designing data architecture

• Business acumen with the ability to translate data into strategic insights

• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills

• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, Math/Statistics, Business, or relevant field; graduate degree in quantitative field is preferred

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with prototyping and deploying machine learning models

• Familiarity with deep learning, natural language processing, and generative AI techniques

More about Fieldguide:

Fieldguide is a values-based company. Our values are:

• Fearless - Inspire & break down seemingly impossible walls.

• Fast - Launch fast with excellence, iterate to perfection.

• Lovable - Deliver happiness & 11 star experiences.

• Owners - Execute & run the business with ownership.

• Win-win - Create mutual value & earn trust for life.

• Inclusive - Scale the best ideas with inclusive teams.

Some of our benefits include:

• Competitive compensation packages with meaningful ownership

• Flexible PTO

• 401k

• Wellness benefits, including a bundle of free therapy sessions

• Technology & Work from Home reimbursement

• Flexible work schedules

We're looking for early-stage engineers with experience in the following:

• Complex web tech stacks consisting of several of the following: JavaScript/TypeScript, React, GraphQL, NodeJS, Hasura, Postgres, and/or AWS
• Architecting large features and determining the best technologies for the job
• Test and automation tools like Jest and Cypress
• DevOps and continuous integration/delivery best practices
• Information security best practices
• Collaborating on all aspects of product strategy and UX
• Working directly with customers and fixing bugs
• Shaping a young tech stack, product, and engineering processes

We’re based in San Francisco, CA, but built as a remote-first company that enables you to do your best work from anywhere. This is an opportunity to be an early engineer at a young, fast growing startup, working directly with the company’s co-founders and early employees. We offer competitive compensation and perks.

We greatly value learning and invest in our team members. As we build the company together, we’ll map your professional interests and goals to ensure you’re learning not only how to be a better engineer, but also growing towards your ideal role in the future.

Fieldguide is committed to building a diverse and inclusive company that celebrates individuals of all backgrounds. We’re an equal opportunity employer and encourage all applicants.