Data Engineer – Fintech

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Establish and continuously enhance a domain-specific data infrastructure for the installment lending sector.

• Create scalable data pipelines and design dependable data structures, such as with dbt.

• Integrate data from various sources while recognizing technical and business dependencies.

• Prepare data for reporting, analytics, and AI applications.

• Develop reusable and trustworthy data products.

• Organize and supply data for AI and automation applications, considering data protection, GDPR, sensitive financial information, and secure data access.

• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Data Analysts, and Data Scientists.

• Convert requirements into scalable data solutions.

• Assume complete ownership of data products, from modeling and implementation to stable operations.

• Proactively prioritize and advance initiatives, coordinating across teams as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• Several years of experience in constructing and operating data pipelines, data models, or analytics engineering solutions in production settings.

• Practical experience with SQL and Python.

• Familiarity with dbt and Airflow.

• Understanding of transformation, orchestration, and testing processes.

• Experience with existing system landscapes and managing business, technical, and organizational dependencies.

• Capability to understand complex processes within the installment lending industry.

• Background in testing, monitoring, plausibility checks, or other methods for ensuring consistent and reliable data.

• Awareness of the data quality, structure, and availability needs for AI and automation applications.

• Ideally, experience with data protection (e.g., GDPR), access control principles, and the responsible management of sensitive data in a regulated context.

• Data product mindset: ensuring data is consistent, understandable, reusable, and reliable.

• Proficient in German at a minimum C1 level, both written and spoken.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours.

• Fully remote / 100% remote work possible across Germany.

• Self-organization and a holacratic working style devoid of traditional hierarchies.

• Modern hardware.

• Ergonomic office equipment.

• Fitness area.

• Complimentary drinks, fruit, and snacks.

• Agile working methodology.

• Collaboration with friendly colleagues.

• A culture of mutual respect and appreciation.

• Cross-functional collaboration on equal terms.

• No dress code / Come as you are.