Senior Data Engineer

Credit Sesame is a leading financial wellness platform dedicated to helping consumers achieve better financial health through cutting-edge technology and data-driven solutions. With a decade of credit expertise and a proven track record of serving over 18 million users, Credit Sesame leverages AI and advanced analytics to empower individuals to improve their credit scores, enhance approval odds, and reduce credit costs. Our recently launched Sesame Platform extends our mission by providing financial institutions with a turnkey AI-powered credit intelligence solution.

We’re looking for an innovative and adaptable Senior Data Engineer to partner with our Analytics team to help us drive both growth and user acquisition. This team member will help move data into centralized locations and dashboards to help decision-making across the business. If you enjoy fast-paced startup environments, learn quickly, and are interested in growing your data engineering skill set, this role is for you!

You'll Be...

1. building new ETLs to move across data systems;
2. managing and scaling existing ETLs;
3. designing databases and database tables;
4. building and managing container-based APIs;
5. consuming available APIs to orchestrate data capture flow.

You’ll make an impact because…

1. you are a well-rounded data engineer (infrastructure and ETL experience);
2. you have experience with implementing data quality controls and metrics;
3. you have experience with SQL, Python, PySpark, experience with AirFlow is a plus;
4. you have experience working with AWS cloud;
5. you have the ability and desire to wear multiple hats (build/maintain infrastructure, author ETLs, troubleshoot/address production environment issues);
6. you have worked with moving large data sets;
7. you understand the privacy and sensitivity of the data we work with;
8. you’re a self-starter who can operate with little guidance and close out issues without waiting to be asked;
9. you’re skilled at diving into data to both identify correlations and derive inferences;
10. you’ve learned new technical skills on your own and are savvy in finding the right search terms;
11. you’ve had experience with data mapping/cleansing/processing;
12. you have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

You'll love it here because...

1. you’ll have equity in a pre-IPO company backed by top VCs;
2. we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance;
3. we offer a monthly home office stipend;
4. we offer a professional development stipend to support your continued growth;
5. we offer flexible paid time off;
6. we have 10 paid holidays and an additional 6 Sesame Wellness days;
7. we prize EQ and empathy, and have a culture that emphasizes total wellness, including work-life harmony.

At Credit Sesame, base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Actual salary will vary based on a candidate’s location, qualifications, skills, and experience. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Credit Sesame’s equity plan. The estimated pay range for this role in Toronto is CAD $140,000-160,000.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.