Staff Data Engineer

Self; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity in the form of stock options

Performance-based bonuses

Generous employer-paid health, vision and dental insurance

Flexible vacation policy

Educational assistance

Free gym membership

Casual dress code

Team building events

Remote work arrangements

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Self Financial in Austin, Texas is seeking an experienced Staff Data Engineer to lead the data pipeline and provide technical leadership. You will collaborate across teams to ensure high-quality data delivery that supports business intelligence and analytics.

This role requires 8+ years of experience in database development and analytics, proficiency in SQL and Python, and familiarity with Amazon Redshift. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including health insurance and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with database development and integration.
• 8+ years of experience designing complex data models.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data pipeline and model data schemas.
• Collaborate with Product Management for actionable projects.
• Create physical and logical data models with large datasets.

Skills

Database development

Data analytics tools

Data ETL/ELT processes

SQL

Python

Amazon Redshift

Git

JIRA

Confluence

Apache Airflow

Job description

Self Financial is a venture-backed, high-growth FinTech company with a mission to increase economic inclusion and financial resilience by empowering people to build credit and build savings.

We're looking for people who share our passion and are driven to tackle challenges, find solutions and make the financial space better for the communities we serve.

Our team is passionate about challenging the status quo of the credit industry by providing people accessible tools to take control of their credit. Executing on our mission requires deep collaboration across our teams to ensure our products reach the people who can benefit from them the most, particularly the 100 million+ Americans who have no or low credit.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To that end, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

About the Role:

As our Staff Data Engineer, you will be responsible for organizing plans that drive outcomes and making a direct impact on our mission. We want you to provide technical leadership to your teammates through coaching and mentorship, and collaborate cross-functionally to implement impactful improvements to our product.

As part of the Self Financial Data Engineering Team, your role will be to ensure that data remains a strategic asset for Self Financial by delivering timely, high-quality, and purpose-built data to our team members. Our team supports Self Financial's internal Analytics, Machine Learning, and Business Intelligence organizations.

What you will do:

• Operate as part of a cross‑functional product development team that includes Architecture, Infrastructure, and Product Management.
• Your primary focus will be on leading the data pipeline, modeling, and populating data schemas within Self Financial's Data Environment for use in business intelligence and data analysis activities.
• Your day‑to‑day activities will include:
  • Collaborating closely with Product Management to translate Self Financial's strategic vision into actionable projects.
  • Architecture design, project analysis, work breakdown and planning.
  • Creating physical and logical data models with large, complex data sets.
  • Managing data pipeline, ETL/ELT processes using SQL and Python.
  • Maintaining data lifecycle and quality standards.

Who you are:

• 8+ years of experience with database development, database integration, and data analytics tools.
• 8+ years of experience designing and implementing complex data warehouse and data lake data models (Kimball).
• Willingness to embrace the responsibilities of team leadership and accountability for team results.
• Proficient in managing data ETL/ELT with large data sets.
• Experience with columnar data structures such as Amazon Redshift.
• Familiarity with AWS data warehousing tools.
• Experience with common software engineering tools such as Git, JIRA, Confluence and similar platforms.
• Familiarity with Apache Airflow and Python.
• Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

Base salary range: $160,000-195,000 annually. Individual pay and level is based on factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, and other job‑related reasons.

Benefits and Perks:

• Company equity in the form of stock options.
• Performance‑based bonuses.
• Generous employer‑paid health, vision and dental insurance coverage.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Educational assistance.
• Free gym membership.
• Casual dress code.
• Team building events and activities.
• Remote work arrangements / flexible work schedule.
• Paid parental leave.

Self Financial requires all employees hired to successfully pass a background check.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At this time, we are only able to consider applicants who are U.S. Citizens or Green Card Holders for employment opportunities. We appreciate your understanding.