Data Platform Engineer II

Socket.dev; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health, dental and vision

100% of monthly premiums covered

GRSP matching program

Downtown Vancouver workspace

Job summary

Spring Financial in Vancouver seeks a Data Platform Engineer II to build reliable data pipelines across AWS and Snowflake. You will own data platform components end to end, apply AI for testing and automation, and collaborate with Finance, Analytics, and Engineering to meet SLAs and governance needs.

You will work in a hybrid setting (3 days in-office, 2 days WFH) and help shape scalable data infrastructure for fintech platforms used by Canadians nationwide.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Python and SQL; IaC exposure like Terraform or CDK.
• Solid experience building data pipelines with Snowflake and AWS-native tools.
• Experience with real-time data systems (Kafka/Kinesis, Flink, Spark Streaming).
• Track record delivering data projects end-to-end with business impact.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and platform components across AWS and Snowflake.
• Integrate AI capabilities into data pipelines and development practices.
• Collaborate with analytics, ML, Finance, and other teams to meet latency and governance needs.
• Contribute to data architecture design, code reviews, and production-ready delivery.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

Terraform/CDK

AI tooling

Code reviews

Communication

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

dbt

Airflow

Kafka/Kinesis

Job description

About us:
Spring Financialis a Canadianfinancial technology companyfocused on making every day financial servicessimpler, faster, and more accessible.
We build technology that helps Canadiansbuild credit, save money, and access lending productswithout unnecessary friction. Our platforms allow customers to apply and manage their financesonline, by text, or over the phone, making the experience convenient and flexible.
Since launching in 2014, Spring has grown into one of Canada's largest fintechs, with over250,000+ product originations across credit-building products, personal lending, and mortgage solutions.We're a fast-growing, product-driven team that valuespractical solutions, strong execution, and thoughtful collaboration. We give people ownership, trust them to make decisions, and focus on building systems that scale reliably.
If you're interested in working onreal-world fintech platforms used by hundreds of thousands of Canadians, Spring offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact through well-built technology.
NOTE: This is a full-time, permanent, hybrid position in downtown Vancouver. 3 set days in the office and 2 WFH.

About the role:

As a Data Platform Engineer II at Spring, you are a hands-on builder who delivers reliable, scalable data infrastructure. You'll work across our core stack of AWS, Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow to build pipelines and platform components that are secure, observable, and aligned with business needs. You'll own meaningful pieces of our data platform end to end: scoping the work, making the call on implementation, and shipping it. You'll make practical use of AI in your day-to-day engineering (e.g., for testing, schema discovery, and code generation) and contribute to AI-enabled features in the platform itself (e.g., automated QA, anomaly detection). Working with partners across Finance, Risk, Product, Analytics, and Engineering, you'll help clarify requirements, set and meet SLAs, and make sure the data you deliver is trustworthy.

What you'll do:

Platform & Pipeline Engineering

• Build and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable data pipelines and platform components across AWS and Snowflake
• Help scope and deliver initiatives that modernize legacy data flows, bring together batch and streaming sources, and enable self-serve analytics across the organization.
• Apply and help improve our engineering standards around testing, observability, security, and CI/CD within data systems.

AI Integration

• Help build AI capabilities into data pipelines (e.g., anomaly detection, automated tagging) and use AI in your own development practices (e.g., assisted testing, documentation).
• Stay curious about how agentic and AI-driven workflows are changing data platform requirements, and bring what you learn back to the team.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Work with engineers and business partners to clarify requirements, surface risks early, and propose practical solutions.
• Partner with Analytics, ML, Finance, and other business teams to deliver data with the latency, accuracy, and governance their use cases need.
• Communicate clearly about your work and its constraints, and be comfortable explaining technical trade-offs to non-technical partners.

Craft & Growth

• Contribute to technical design discussions and code reviews, and to the ongoing evolution of our data architecture.
• Take ownership of the problems you pick up, holding a high bar for quality, documentation, and engineering craft, and seeing work through to production.
• Sharpen your technical judgment through code review and design discussion with peers across data, software, and analytics engineering, and share what you know in return.

What we're looking for:

Requirements

• Solid experience building data pipelines using Snowflake and AWS-native tools (e.g., Glue, Lambda, Redshift, Step Functions)
• Working experience with real-time data systems such as Kafka, Kinesis, Flink, or Spark Streaming
• Good working knowledge of data modeling, schema evolution, and secure, privacy-conscious data design
• Fluency in Python and SQL; some exposure to infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform or CDK)
• Practical use of AI tools in your development workflow, and interest in building AI into the platform itself
• Track record of delivering projects end to end, with an eye on the business value behind them
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; a reliable partner to both engineering and business teams
• Self-directed in ambiguity: comfortable asking good questions, acting on feedback, and taking on broader scope over time

Nice to have

• Experience with dbt or analytics engineering patterns.
• Familiarity with ML platform tooling or feature store design.
• Background in fintech, credit risk, or other regulated data environments.

What We Will Give You:

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $90,000 to $120,000, reflective of experience and impact.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including extended health, dental, and vision coverage - with 100% of monthly premiums covered by the Spring.
• GRSP matching program to support your long-term financial goals.
• A modern, collaborative workspace in the heart of downtown Vancouver.
• Ongoing career growth opportunities