Sr. Staff Data Engineer

Achieve; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Medical, dental, and vision with HSA and FSA options

Competitive vacation and sick time off

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness discounts

Educational expense reimbursement

Pet care discounts

Financial support in hardship times

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

A leading digital personal finance company is seeking a Sr. Staff Data Engineer to lead product and analytics requirements while developing innovative solutions. This role involves working with distributed systems and high-quality coding to support a growing business. The position offers competitive salary ranging from $175,000 to $225,000 annually, along with comprehensive benefits, including hybrid work options. Join us to make a meaningful impact on our members' financial journeys.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in building large scale, real-time distributed systems.
• Proven API and microservices development experience.
• Experience with data stores such as SQL and NoSQL.
• Ability to work in mature engineering practices like CI/CD and secure coding.

Responsibilities

• Lead product and advanced analytics requirements gathering.
• Work with teams to automate data analysis and visualization.
• Deliver high-quality code to production.
• Build a scalable technology platform for growth.

Skills

Building large scale distributed systems

API development

Collaborative team skills

Hands-on experience with Python

Hands-on experience with SQL

Experience with NoSQL

Data pipeline construction

Event-driven architecture

Tools

Python

SQL

Java

Scala

Google Cloud Platform

AWS

Azure

Job description

Achieve is a leading digital personal finance company. We help everyday people move from struggling to thriving by providing innovative, personalized financial solutions. By leveraging proprietary data and analytics, our solutions are tailored for each step of our member's financial journey to include personal loans, home equity loans, debt consolidation, financial tools and education. Every day, we get to help our members move their finances forward with care, compassion, and an empathetic touch. We put people first and treat them like humans, not account numbers.

Job Description

As a Sr. Staff Data Engineer, you’ll impact the lives of everyday people and help them move from surviving to thriving with digital personal finance solutions. Behind our forward-thinking technology is a group of curious, innovative problem solvers creating next-level products backed by data and consumer-centric strategy. At Achieve, you’re encouraged to explore new technologies while working on exciting projects that directly impact our member’s success.

What you’ll do

• Lead product requirements and advanced analytics requirements gathering efforts, interfacing with Data Engineering, Data Scientists, Analytics, and stakeholder teams
• Work with analytics, data science, and wider engineering teams to help with automating data analysis and visualization needs, advise on transformation processes to populate data models, and explore ways to design and develop data infrastructure
• Use technology to solve business problems and drive positive outcomes
• Build a scalable technology platform to support a growing business
• Deliver high-quality code to production, consistently
• Integrate with various third-party systems
• Engage in building out a large scale distributed and event based Data Platform that serves as an underpinning for all of Achieve’s businesses and products

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience building large scale, real-time distributed systems with solid coding, problem-solving, and design skills
• Experience building API’s and micro services
• Experience working in highly collaborative teams
• Ability to demonstrate a team-first attitude towards software development
• Hands‑on experience with Python and SQL. Nice to have: Java/Scala
• Experience working with various data stores: SQL, NoSQL, and/or key‑value store
• Experience building large scale data pipelines, building data models, normalizing and standardizing data for use by various consumers and analysts
• Ability to work in mature engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, secure coding, etc.)
• Preferred experience or desire to learn: Event-driven architecture and messaging frameworks (Pub/Sub, Kafka, and/or RabbitMQ) and Cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, and/or Azure)

Additional Information

• Hybrid and remote work opportunities
• 401(k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision with HSA and FSA options
• Competitive vacation and sick time off, as well as dedicated volunteer days
• Access to wellness support through Employee Assistance Program, Talkspace, and fitness discounts
• Up to $5,250 paid back to you on eligible education expenses
• Pet care discounts for your furry family members
• Financial support in times of hardship with our Achieve Care Fund
• A safe place to connect and a commitment to diversity and inclusion through our six employee resource groups

Note: We will be unable to facilitate H1-B Visa transfer or sponsorship, along with STEM-OPT Visa.

Work from home/hybrid

We are proudly offering hybrid options in the Phoenix, AZ and San Francisco, CA metro markets. We are offering 100% remote work in other approved locations.

Salary Range

$175,000 to $225,000 annually + bonus + benefits.

Join Achieve, change the future.

From the single parent trying to catch up on bills to the entrepreneur needing a loan for the next phase of growth, you’ll get to be part of their journey to a better financial future. We’re proud to have over 3,000 employees in mostly hybrid and 100% remote roles across the United States with hubs in Arizona, California, and Texas. We are strategically growing our teams with more remote, work-from-home opportunities every day to better serve our members. A career at Achieve is more than a job—it’s a place where you can make a true impact, have a sense of belonging, establish a fulfilling career, and put your well-being first.

Attention Agencies & Search Firms

We do not accept unsolicited candidate resumes or profiles. Please do not reach out to anyone within Achieve to market your services or candidates. All inquiries should be directed to Talent Acquisition only. We reserve the right to hire any candidates sent unsolicited and will not pay any fees without a contract signed by Achieve’s Talent Acquisition leader.