Hybrid Data Engineer: Powering Data Pipelines in Finance

Hightower Advisors; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coverage for medical, dental, and视on

Paid parental leave

Mother’s lounge onsite

Flexible PTO plan

In-office M-Th and remote on Fridays

Brand-new gym in Chicago office

401k matching

HSA employer contributions

Student loan assistance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Hightower Advisors in Chicago seeks an Associate, Data Engineer to build and maintain data pipelines powering analytics and decision-making across the firm. You will work with data scientists, analysts, and engineers to deliver reliable, well-modeled data into Snowflake and our data stores.

The role requires 2–4 years building data pipelines, proficiency in Python, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, and Mulesoft; a Bachelor’s degree in IT, data, AI or related field; a curious, self-directed mindset and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, data, artificial intelligence, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience building and operating data pipelines in a professional environment.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, and Mulesoft.
• Curiosity-driven, self-directed approach — comfortable digging into unfamiliar systems.
• Strong collaboration skills with non-engineers, including analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders.
• Sharp attention to detail and a data accuracy mindset — you treat correctness as a first-class concern.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Snowflake and RDS data pipelines using Python, dbt, Mulesoft, Git, and GitHub Actions.
• Partner with data scientists and analysts to model data in Snowflake, ensuring datasets are well-structured, documented, and ready for analytics and regulatory reporting.
• Provide on-call and production support for pipeline failures, diagnosing issues and driving them to resolution with appropriate urgency.
• Continuously improve data quality, reliability, and performance across the platform, identifying and addressing root causes rather than symptoms.
• Collaborate across departments to understand business requirements and translate them into durable, maintainable engineering solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation of data workflows

Skills

Python

SQL

Snowflake

dbt

Mulesoft

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology, data, artificial intelligence, or related field

Job description

Hightower Advisors in Chicago seeks an Associate, Data Engineer to build and maintain data pipelines powering analytics and decision-making across the firm. You will work with data scientists, analysts, and engineers to deliver reliable, well-modeled data into Snowflake and our data stores.

The role requires 2–4 years building data pipelines, proficiency in Python, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, and Mulesoft; a Bachelor’s degree in IT, data, AI or related field; a curious, self-directed mindset and strong