Sr. Data Engineer

Company: Beyond Finance
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

At Beyond Finance, we've made it our mission to help everyday Americans escape the endless cycle of crippling debt and step into a brighter financial future. Through compassionate, individualized care, a culture focused on compliance and ethics, supportive user-centric technology, and customized financial solutions, we've helped over 1 million clients on their path to a brighter future. While we're proud of what we've already accomplished, we're searching for new collaborators to help us get to the next level! If you're looking to join a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organization with helping people as its number one goal, we want to hear from you. About The Role As a Senior Data Engineer you will work on developing a modern data pipeline integrating data from a variety of data sources in order to bring the data into the analytics platform using highly scalable and extensible pipeline technologies. You’ll be owning small to medium sized projects which ultimately will help the business grow and make more informed decisions. What You'll Do Research various data tools and gain consensus on a tool which will be used not only for a particular use case, but generically for other upcoming use cases. You’ll not only build the data pipeline, but think hard about how data pipelines can be standardized and tools created with minimal amount of customization per pipeline. Leverage AI-assisted tooling to optimize ETL processes, accelerate code development, QA and automate routine data pipeline maintenance. Partner with data scientists and quantitative analysts to transition predictive models and Generative AI applications from the research phase into secure, scalable production environments. Self manage projects, plan ahead and think through second and third order consequences while creating project milestones. Understand the overall need, design a solution, and develop a data pipeline to integrate data from a source to a target. Willingness to be on-call and troubleshoot issues to understand the root cause. Think about how to handle security issues surrounding access, PII, and business-sensitive data. Design for scalability and robustness of availability ensuring the data pipelines work or provide a clear error when they can’t proceed. Be a team player in contributing your thoughts and ideas to the overall goals of the team. What We Look For Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience At least 7 years of working in development, data pipelines or devops; with at least two years of working in a cloud environment. 5 years of relevant experience working with data tools which might include Airflow, Lambda’s, Kafka, Spark, AWS Glue, or similar platforms Experience using cloud analytics platforms which could include Google Big Query, AWS Redshift, Databricks or Snowflake and standard relational databases such as Postgres, MySQL or other transactional databases Experience in leveraging AI tools to speed up data engineering workflows. Exposure in developing batch systems and real time streaming platforms and a sense of the benefits of each approach. Excellent SQL experience with working through complex queries. Solid Python or Java skills; with UNIX shell scripting being helpful Experience in setting up configuration-as-code tools such as Ansible, Terraform. Experience with continuous integration, testing, and deployment using tools such as Git and Jenkins; nice to have some Docker experience as well. Expertise in the design, creation, management, and business use of large datasets. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills Strong multitasking skills with the ability to balance competing priorities Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired, and ambiguity is the norm Experience with agile or other rapid application development methods Demonstrated experience in coaching and mentoring other team members as appropriate A willingness to being in an on-call rotation LI-LB2 The base annual salary range is listed below. This role is eligible for additional incentives, including an annual bonus. Base Salary Range $140,000 - $165,000 USD Why Join Us? While you make a difference for others, we’ll work to make a difference for you, providing an uplifting, collaborative work environment and benefits that reflect your value to us. For eligible full-time employees, we offer: Considerable employer contributions for health, dental, and vision programs Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave 401(k) matching program Merit advancement opportunities Career development & training And finally, our team spirit and culture! We cultivate an environment of community, connection, and belonging across our entire organization. Beyond Finance does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions. No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Beyond Finance employees or the Beyond Finance HR team. No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Beyond HR team.

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