Principal Data Engineer

Americor; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Americor is looking for a Principal/Lead Analytics Engineer to join its team in Irvine, CA. This position integrates data engineering, science, and business intelligence, utilizing skills in Python and SQL to build robust data pipelines. The role involves leading initiatives for data security and best practices in data analytics, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development

Opportunity for career advancement

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience required.
• Advanced proficiency with Python and SQL.
• Experience with ETL/ELT using cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Own the bridge between data engineering, data science, and business intelligence.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT processes using Airflow and Python.
• Ensure data security, validation, and quality practices.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Pipelining

Data Security

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Airflow

AWS Lambda

Docker

dbt

Job description

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Americor is a leading provider of debt relief solutions for people of all backgrounds. We offer various services to help our clients achieve financial freedom, including debt consolidation loans, debt settlement, and credit repair. Our dedication to others sets us apart – not only as a company but as a community of employees who support each other’s personal and professional growth. Recognized as a ‘Top Place to Work’ and ‘Best Company’ for our outstanding service and commitment to excellence.

We are currently seeking a Principal/Lead Analytics Engineer to join our rapidly growing team. Specific job title and offer to align with the qualifications of the candidate.

Compensation: $120,000-$150,000 annually, dependent on experience.

Location: Irvine, CA. Hybrid (In-office every Tuesday).

Schedule: Monday–Friday, with weekend on-call availability required as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own bridge between data engineering, data science, and business intelligence for data analytics.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT processes using Airflow, dbt, and custom Python scripts.
• Design and implement scalable, robust, and efficient data pipelines.
• Demonstrate and ensure best practices for data security, data validation and data quality are in place and maintained.
• Stay current with the latest trends and developments in data engineering; champion internal adoption and change management of the latest practices.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Python.
• Advanced proficiency with SQL.
• Experience with dbt core cli preferred.
• Advanced skills with database architecture and data pipelining.
• Experience utilizing cloud services to develop ETL/ELT pipelines; AWS Lambda, S3, etc., preferred.
• Experience using orchestrator, scheduling, and monitoring tools; Airflow and cron preferred.
• Experience leveraging git for codebase source control; experience developing GitHub/Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines preferred.
• Experience with Docker and docker-compose preferred.
• Proven ability to position oneself to advise and teach across a data organization.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  
  

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
  
  

Company Benefits

• Ongoing training and development
• Opportunity for career advancement
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Company Paid Group Life / AD&D Insurance
• 7 Paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday Days to use at will
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Spending/HSA
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) match
• Referral Program
  
  

Americor is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Americor does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

• Note to Agencies: Americor Funding, Inc. (the “Company”) has an internal recruiting department. Americor Funding Inc. may supplement that internal capability from time to time with assistance from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and professional recruiters (“Agency”). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Americor Funding Inc. employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. The Company’s policy is for the internal recruiting team or other authorized personnel to present ALL candidates to hiring managers. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Americor Funding Inc. from a third party, such as an Agency, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Company mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to Company employees, or to the resume database, will be considered Company property. Americor Funding Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Americor Funding Inc. will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Internet Publishing

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