Apple · 9 hours ago
Lead Big Data Engineer - Wallet, Payments & Commerce
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expApple is a company that values individual imaginations and innovation. They are seeking a Senior Big Data Engineer to design and deliver data products and platforms that enable trusted data usage across the organization, focusing on Wallet and Apple Pay.
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Responsibilities
Instrument APIs, user journey, and interaction flows to systematically collect behavioral, transactional, and operational data, enabling robust analytics and insightful reporting
Design, develop, and maintain scalable data & ML pipelines and architectures for Wallet, Payments & Commerce products
Optimize data workflows and pipelines to enhance data processing efficiency and reliability
Design and implement automated data quality frameworks (data validation, continuous data quality, data profiling, anomaly detection, reconciliation, etc.)
Develop and scale QA automation frameworks for data engineers, including reusable test suites for schema validation, pipeline regression, and performance benchmarking
Uphold the highest standards for user privacy, ensuring all data engineering practices and designs embed privacy by default and by design
Work closely with legal and compliance teams to anticipate and ensure continuous adherence to regulations and industry-specific mandates
Collaborate closely with a diverse set of partners to gather requirements, prioritize use cases, and ensure high-quality data products delivery
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent experience
5-10 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying data engineering for analytics or ML & AI pipelines
Expertise with data governance, security protocols, and compliance in financial data systems
Strong proficiency in SQL, Scala, Python, or Java, with hands-on experience in data pipeline tools (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka, Airflow), CI/CD practices, and version control
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data management and analytics tools like Snowflake, Databricks and Tableau
Strong understanding of data warehousing, data modeling (dimensional/star schemas), and metric standardization
Proven experience building data quality frameworks (validation, profiling, anomaly detection, synthetic data generation)
In-depth knowledge of privacy-preserving techniques and compliance in financial systems
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive adoption of best practices
Preferred
Experience authoring technical and instrumentation specs, and working with APIs and message schemas (MSDs)
Proven ability to design reusable frameworks, tools, and automation to accelerate platform adoption
Hands-on experience with distributed querying (Trino), real-time analytics (OLAP), near-real-time processing (NRT), and data mesh architectures
Familiarity with Generative AI/LLM applications for test generation, anomaly detection, documentation automation, and privacy-safe synthetic data creation
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers in data quality, privacy, and compliance best practices
Experience in Fintech, Wallet, Payments, or Digital Commerce domains, including regulatory considerations
Track record of independent problem-solving, sound technical judgment, and delivering impactful results at scale
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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