Data Engineer

Cascade Debt; Toronto; Remote; CAD 110,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative fintech startup is seeking a Data Engineer to join their remote-first team. This role involves designing and building scalable data pipelines that empower businesses to access institutional debt. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies and have a significant impact on creating a high-quality data infrastructure. The company offers a flexible work environment, a generous home office allowance, and equity opportunities. If you are passionate about data and eager to contribute to a transformative platform, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive and grow.

Benefits

Home office allowance

Equity plan

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Weekly free lunches

Off-site trips

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in data engineering role.
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Proficiency in writing SQL queries.

Responsibilities

• Build databases, data lakes, and data ingestion pipelines.
• Ingest and maintain financial datasets.
• Monitor data pipelines for reliability.

Skills

Data Engineering

SQL

NoSQL

ETL Technologies

API Development

CI/CD Automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Databricks

Fivetran

dbt

RedShift

BigQuery

Snowflake

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Do you want to work in a small team where you can make a real difference in a company? Would you embrace the challenge of building a high impact platform that is used globally? Then we want to speak with you!

About Cascade:

Cascade is a fintech startup backed by Canadian and US investors that empowers companies to grow by democratizing access to institutional debt. We are building tools that modernize how companies raise and manage debt, lowering the barriers to entry to the $7 trillion specialty finance and alternative credit market for companies around the world. Founded just last year, we are gearing up for our next phase of technical development and are seeking a talented Data Engineer to lead the way.

About the role:

As a Data Engineer you’ll be an early member of a growing team building a pioneering platform in the debt infrastructure space. You will design, build, and launch efficient, scalable, and reliable data pipelines to move and transform data.

What You’ll Do

· Building databases, data lakes and data ingestion pipelines to integrate customer databases and datasets to our systems

· Ingesting financial datasets from external customers, then updating and maintaining accurate and complete data mappings to ensure that our products are displaying high quality data

· Monitoring and alerting across our data pipelines in order to make sure that our data ingests are reliable and correct

· Translating business goals and stakeholder requirements into new data flows and deliver analytical insights ensuring that the data flows create real business value continuously

Skills And Experience

· 3+ years experience in a data engineering role

· Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Bigtable, etc.

· Experience working with ETL technologies, such as Databricks, Fivetran, or dbt

· Proficiency in writing SQL queries and knowledge of analytical data warehouses such as RedShift, BigQuery, and Snowflake

· Some experience with CI/CD automation such as GitHub Actions

· Developing APIs and integrating with 3rd party APIs

· Bonus: experience in fintech / SaaS / credit analysis / lending

People who thrive at Cascade are:

· Self-starters, who take the initiative to tackle challenges in a remote work environment

· Good communicators, who can operate without ego to discuss, learn, grow, and help others do the same

· Passionate about creating great digital experiences for users

· Problem solvers who are not satisfied with the status quo

· Remote: we are a remote-first company and are very flexible on hours as long as things get done

· Home-office: there’s a $1000 USD home office allowance to set yourself up

· Equity: we expect you to have an owner-mentality, and have the equity plan to match

· Benefits: health, dental, vision, and more

· Perks: we offer free lunches weekly and off-site trips

· Job satisfaction: we offer autonomy, ample opportunities for mastery, and an opportunity to make a difference for companies around the world

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Capital Markets

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