Senior Data Engineer I
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6 hours ago
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Job Summary
The Opportunity:
Flywire is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to serve as a bridge between our software engineering rigor and our data insights strategy. With 7 years of experience you will not only build complex data models but also architect the infrastructure that powers them. You will lead the evolution of our Modern Data Stack emphasizing Reliability Scalability and Automation. This is a high-impact role where you will define engineering standards mentor junior peers and treat Data as Product through an SRE lens.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and implementation of our data infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) to ensure reproducible and version-controlled environments.
- Architect and maintain robust GitLab CI pipelines for dbt modeling and infrastructure deployments.
- Define and monitor SLIs SLOs and SLAs for data pipelines. Implement advanced observability and alerting frameworks to minimise Downtime/MTTR.
- Automate data governance and access control policies (RBAC/ABAC) via code.
- Design develop and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
- Optimise data warehouse performance and costs through query tuning partitioning strategies and resource monitoring.
- Lead the development of complex data models using dbt ensuring high standards for testing and documentation.
- Work with streaming data frameworks and infrastructure to process real-time and near real-time data.
- Collaborate with data scientists BI developers analytics engineers and other data engineers to understand data requirements and deliver reliable data solutions.
- Participate in defining the standards for code reviews and contribute to the teams engineering standards and best practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data pipelines and data infrastructure.
- Evaluate and evangelise new technologies and techniques in the data engineering space.
Qualifications :
- 7 years in Data Engineering with at least 2 years in a Senior or Lead capacity.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language commonly used in data engineering (e.g. Python Java Scala).
- Proven expertise with Terraform or Pulumi to manage IaC (GCP/AWS).
- Deep experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and automated CI/CD workflows.
- Experience with dbt SQL and working with relational databases.
- Experience with data streaming frameworks (e.g. Apache Beam Flink).
- Experience with streaming infrastructure (e.g. Kinesis Pub/Sub).
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow (GCP Composer).
- Understanding of data governance principles.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Good communication skills and attention to detail
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related technical field.
Additional Information :
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program
- Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
- Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
- Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health Wellness) with Global FlyMates
- Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
- Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in
- Digital Disconnect Days!
- Great Talent & Development Programs
Submit today and get started!
We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager Peers on the team the VP of the department and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your go-to person for any questions.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 30 nationalities across 12 different offices and diversity and inclusion at the core of our people agenda we believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset and were excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Hadoop
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Apache Pig
- NoSQL
- Big Data
- Data Warehouse
- Kafka
- Scala
About Company
Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, delivering high-stakes, high-value payments across the global education, healthcare, travel and B2B industries. Today, weve digitized payments for more than 4,000+ global clients in more than 140 currencies across 240 cou ... View more
