Galileo Financial Technologies · 8 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$128K/yr - $240K/yr
5+ years expGalileo Financial Technologies is a financial technology company that provides innovative software products and services for Fintechs. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to own complex data products, shape engineering standards, and enhance data modeling and delivery across their cloud-native platform.
BankingDecentralized Finance (DeFi)FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechIT ManagementLendingPayments
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end data pipelines - design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT workflows supporting high-volume, high-quality data products
Develop performant, trusted data models including semantic layers, dimensional models, and curated datasets used across the business and by external clients
Break down ambiguous requirements and translate them into well-scoped technical deliverables with clear acceptance criteria
Implement data quality, governance, lineage, and observability best practices, including proactive monitoring and alerting
Drive root-cause analysis and preventative actions when incidents occur, raising the engineering bar with every fix
Influence cross-functional planning with Product, Analytics, and Platform to align priorities and deliver predictable outcomes
Mentor junior engineers through design reviews, code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing
We’re looking for someone who not only raises the technical bar, but also strengthens our small, high-trust team through thoughtful communication, ownership, and a genuine commitment to being a culture add
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
5+ years of professional, hands-on data engineering experience building and operating production systems
Expert-level SQL and proficiency in at least one programming language (Python preferred)
Hands-on Snowflake experience: modeling, performance tuning, modeling, transformation design, and warehouse optimization
Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred) and its core compute/storage/data services
Workflow orchestration experience (Airflow preferred) and familiarity with frameworks like dbt, PySpark, or Snowpark
Experience deploying infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred) to manage cloud resources
Strong grounding in CI/CD, Git workflows, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices
A bias toward iteration, ownership, and delivering measurable value
Benefits
This role may also be eligible for a bonus and/or long term incentives.
All roles are eligible for competitive benefits.
Company
Galileo Financial Technologies
Galileo (SoFi's Tech Platform) is a leading fintech platform that provides modern core banking and payments infrastructure.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$85.3MKey Investors
AccelMercato Partners
2020-04-07Acquired
2019-10-17Series A· $77M
2014-08-06Series A
Leadership Team
Kurt Fenstermacher
Director, Software Engineering
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