Software Engineering, Senior Data Engineer

MFS Investment Management; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% retirement match to 401(k)

Education assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Medical and dental plans

Wellness programs

Job summary

MFS Investment Management is seeking a Senior Investment Data Engineer to unify and harmonize investment data across the organization, enabling better analytics, risk management and client reporting for a multi‑asset platform.

You will work with data architects, platform engineers, and investment teams to develop and maintain modern data engineering solutions, pipelines and data platforms, while growing technical expertise in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 3–5+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting data‑oriented applications and platforms.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience with SQL and advanced SQL concepts.
• Experience developing and maintaining data models using dbt (Data Build Tool).
• Experience with data integration (ETL/ELT), data warehousing, and analytics architectures.
• Familiarity with cloud‑native databases such as Snowflake; Azure, GCP, or AWS experience.
• Knowledge of Agile SDLC, DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud technologies.
• Understanding of modern data architecture concepts (data mesh, real‑time data, data virtualization).
• Experience in financial services or investment data domains is preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for cross‑team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data models in dbt within Snowflake.
• Build modular, scalable, well‑documented transformation pipelines.
• Design, develop, and support scalable data pipelines and data warehouses for reporting and analytics.
• Participate in development activities and support implementation aligned with objectives.
• Improve data quality, resiliency, controls, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot data and system issues and identify root causes.
• Partner with senior engineers and business teams to deliver data solutions.
• Support data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and validation tools within the platform.
• Contribute to enhancement of data engineering capabilities across the platform.
• Provide production support during outages or incidents.

Skills

SQL

dbt

Snowflake

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

Data warehousing

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

dbt

Snowflake

Azure

GCP

AWS

Job description

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters - to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

In conjunction with the Investment Data Management Office, the Senior Investment Data Engineer contributes to a strategic initiative to unify and harmonize investment data across the organization. This initiative supports enhanced investment decision making, risk management, analytics, and client reporting for a multi-asset investment platform by delivering consistent, timely, accurate, and user‑friendly data to investment professionals, risk teams, and clients.

Are you a hands‑on and detail‑oriented individual interested in financial instruments, investment data, and analytics? Do you enjoy solving complex data challenges and building scalable data solutions? Are you interested in working across a broad range of traditional and alternative asset classes while collaborating with business and technology teams in a fast‑paced environment?

The Investment Data Management Office is seeking a Senior Investment Data Engineer to support the implementation and maintenance of modern data engineering and analytics solutions. This role will contribute to the development, enhancement, and support of investment data platforms and pipelines while partnering closely with data architects, platform engineers, investment teams, and vendor partners. This position offers the opportunity to grow technical expertise and contribute meaningfully to the future of investment data capabilities

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Develop and maintain data models in dbt (Data Build Tool) within Snowflake, implementing business logic and adhering to established data standards and architectural principles.
• Contribute to dbt projects by building modular, scalable, and well‑documented transformation pipelines.
• Design, develop, and support scalable data pipelines and data warehouse solutions for reporting, analytics, and operational use cases.
• Participate in development activities and support implementation of solutions aligned with business and program objectives.
• Assist in improving data quality, resiliency, controls, monitoring, and operational efficiency across the investment data platform.
• Troubleshoot data and system issues, identify root causes, and support resolution efforts.
• Partner with senior engineers, platform leads, architects, and business stakeholders to support delivery of investment data solutions.
• Support integration of data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and validation tools within the unified data platform.
• Contribute to enhancement of data engineering and analytical engineering capabilities across the platform.
• Provide operational and production support, including assistance during unexpected outages or incidents.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 3-5+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting data‑oriented applications and platforms.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience with SQL and advanced SQL concepts.
• Experience developing and maintaining data models using dbt (Data Build Tool).
• Experience working with data integration (ETL/ELT), data warehousing, and analytics architectures, with understanding of data engineering best practices and design principles.
• Experience with Snowflake and/or other cloud-native databases is preferred.
• Development experience with cloud‑based PaaS platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Google GCP, or Amazon AWS.
• Familiarity with Agile SDLC, DevOps practices, CI/CD processes, and cloud technologies.
• Understanding of modern data architecture concepts such as unified data management, data mesh, event‑driven architecture, real‑time data flows, and data virtualization is a plus.
• Exposure to financial services, investment management, or investment data domains is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working within the asset management industry and investment data domain.
• Understanding of financial instruments, investment data, transactions, positions, and multi‑asset investment platforms.
• Certifications in Snowflake, dbt, cloud data engineering technologies, or related data platforms are a plus.
• Interest in emerging AI technologies and understanding of how AI‑driven tools can improve engineering workflows, operational efficiency, and analytics processes.
• Experience using automation or AI‑assisted development tools to support continuous improvement initiatives is beneficial.

#LI-SS1

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Base Salary Range: $98,500.00 - $141,500.00This position is eligible for competitive incentive bonus.

At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we're including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good‑faith expectation forwhat we'll pay depending on the candidate's experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensationbased on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:

• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)

• Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually

• Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches

• Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves

• Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account

• Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)

• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well‑being apps

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency - if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we'll be happy to discuss them

#LI-HYBRID

At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email [e-mail] for assistance.

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