Über diese Senior Data Engineer- People Analytics Stelle bei SoFi
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Role Summary:
We are looking for a talented and detail-oriented Sr Data Engineer to tackle data challenges. You will design, build, and maintain critical data pipelines and datasets, supporting areas like recruiting, compensation, talent management, and learning and development. Your work will enhance data accessibility and empower the People Team and business leaders to make informed decisions with high-quality, reliable data.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain robust data pipelines and datasets.
- Build foundational data products for key business areas.
- Enhance self-service data capabilities for the People Team.
- Ensure high standards in ETL/ELT operations, data quality, and pipeline reliability.
Join us to drive impactful change and support SoFi's mission of fostering a thriving workplace through data excellence.
What you’ll do:
- Design and build production dbt models in Snowflake that integrate Workday and other People systems into well-modeled, documented datasets, including slowly changing dimensions for People history.
- Build and operate Airflow DAGs that ingest People systems data and orchestrate dbt runs, keeping loads reliable and re-runnable.
- Own data quality and observability: dbt tests, freshness checks, row-count validation, and monitoring so issues are caught before stakeholders see them.
- Implement and maintain row-level security and access controls for People data, partnering with governance and security teams.
- Build and maintain semantic models and AI agents, held to the same modeling, access, and quality standards as our pipelines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as other data engineers, people analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders, to translate requirements into production-ready deliverables, and communicate technical trade-offs to non-technical partners.
- Enforce data governance policies and practices to maintain data integrity, security, and compliance with relevant regulations.
- Mentor other engineers through code review, modeling standards, and technical guidance.
What you’ll need:
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering and analytics technical strategy.
- Proficiency in data engineering tech stack: Python / SQL / dbt / Airflow / Gitlab .
- Proficiency in relational and cloud database platforms such as Snowflake, Redshift, or GCP
- Thorough knowledge of data modeling, database design, data architecture principles, data operations, and CI/CD.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to simplify complex issues into actionable plans.
- Experience with sensitive or regulated data and access controls.
- Experience with AI agents or LLM-assisted analytics, and with the HR / People function, is advantageous.
