Senior Data Engineer

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Who we are:

Welcoming, collaborative and having the opportunity to make an impact - is how our employees describe working here.  Galileo is a financial technology company that provides innovative and revolutionary software products and services that power some of the world's largest Fintechs. We are the only payments innovator that applies tech and engineering capabilities to empower Fintechs and financial institutions to unleash their full creativity to achieve their most inspired goals. Galileo leads its industry with superior fraud detection, security, decision-making analytics and regulatory compliance functionality combined with customized, responsive and flexible programs to accelerate the success of all payments companies and solve tomorrow's payments challenges today. We hire energetic and creative employees while providing them the opportunity to excel in their careers and make a difference for our clients. Learn more about us and why we work here at https://www.galileo-ft.com/working-at-galileo.

The role

We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer who can own complex data products end-to-end, shape engineering standards, and elevate how data is modeled, orchestrated, and delivered across Galileo. This role sits at the core of our cloud-native platform which powers real financial experiences for both internal teams and external clients.

You’ll collaborate with Product, Platform, and peer engineering teams to build a secure, reliable, scalable data ecosystem, and you’ll be a key voice in defining the standards, patterns, and best practices we run on as we grow. If you thrive in iterative delivery, enjoy solving complex data problems, and want your work to actually matter, you’ll fit right in.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end data pipelines - design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT workflows supporting high-volume, high-quality data products.
• Develop performant, trusted data models including semantic layers, dimensional models, and curated datasets used across the business and by external clients.
• Break down ambiguous requirements and translate them into well-scoped technical deliverables with clear acceptance criteria.
• Implement data quality, governance, lineage, and observability best practices, including proactive monitoring and alerting.
• Drive root-cause analysis and preventative actions when incidents occur, raising the engineering bar with every fix.
• Influence cross-functional planning with Product, Analytics, and Platform to align priorities and deliver predictable outcomes.
• Mentor junior engineers through design reviews, code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing.
• We’re looking for someone who not only raises the technical bar, but also strengthens our small, high-trust team through thoughtful communication, ownership, and a genuine commitment to being a culture add.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years of professional, hands-on data engineering experience building and operating production systems.
• Expert-level SQL and proficiency in at least one programming language (Python preferred).
• Hands-on Snowflake experience: modeling, performance tuning, modeling, transformation design, and warehouse optimization.
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred) and its core compute/storage/data services.
• Workflow orchestration experience (Airflow preferred) and familiarity with frameworks like dbt, PySpark, or Snowpark.
• Experience deploying infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred) to manage cloud resources.
• Strong grounding in CI/CD, Git workflows, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices.
• A bias toward iteration, ownership, and delivering measurable value.

Galileo Financial Technologies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.

The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights

Galileo is committed to an inclusive culture. As part of this commitment, Galileo offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email accommodations@sofi.com.

Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.