Continental Finance Company · 8 hours ago
Senior Database Engineer
Wilmington, DE
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expContinental Finance Company is a leading financial technology firm specializing in credit card options for consumers with less than perfect credit. They are seeking a Senior Database Engineer to support their IT team by designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines and integrating systems for a new enterprise data platform.
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Hiring Manager
Payton Kelley, SHRM-CP
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Snowflake, T-SQL, and SSIS
Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and views for data transformation and analytics
Implement and manage Snowflake features including SnowSQL, SnowPipe, Streams, Tasks, and Time Travel
Build and manage data models and data warehouses in both Snowflake and Microsoft SQL Server environments
Ensure data integrity, performance, and security across data environments
Work within AWS services (EC2, S3, etc.) to support our cloud native data infrastructure
Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline performance and reliability issues
Develop best practices for data management, governance, and automation
Stay current with emerging data technologies, particularly within Snowflake and AWS ecosystems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or related experience
Minimum 5 years of professional experience in data engineering or database development roles
Strong expertise in Snowflake including SnowSQL, SnowPipe, Streams, and performance optimization
Proficiency in T-SQL, stored procedures, indexing, and performance tuning in MS SQL Server
Experience developing and maintaining ETL workflows using SSIS or similar tools
Hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, DynamoDB, etc.) for data solutions
Understanding of data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, and data lake architectures
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Strong communication and collaboration abilities across technical and non-technical teams
Preferred
Experience with version control Azure DevOps and CI/CD for data pipelines is a plus
Experience with Python or other scripting languages for data processing or automation
Knowledge of data governance, cataloging, and lineage tools
Familiarity with DevOps and infrastructure-as-code practices (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Exposure to BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker
Proficiency in MySQL and PostgreSQL is preferred
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits
Hybrid work schedule which includes three (3) core days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two (2) remote workdays (Monday and Friday)
Company
Continental Finance Company
Continental Finance is one of America's leading marketers and servicers of credit cards.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$550M2024-12-05Debt Financing· $550M
Leadership Team
Bill Knotts
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)/Partner
Christine Beynon-Bourgeon
Chief People Officer
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