Senior Data Engineer
Description For Senior Data Engineer
Zafin, established in 2002, is a leading SaaS product and pricing platform provider that helps modernize core banking systems for major financial institutions worldwide. We're seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our team in Toronto, Canada. In this role, you'll be instrumental in building and maintaining our cloud-based data stack powering Zafin Analytics.
The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience in data engineering, with expertise in Java or Python, and a strong background in building data-intensive applications. You'll be responsible for developing data pipelines, implementing quality monitoring processes, and contributing to our analytics strategy. The role requires deep understanding of data engineering concepts including security, DataOps, data modeling, and data integration.
Working at Zafin means joining a company that serves major banks like ING, CIBC, HSBC, and Wells Fargo. We're proud to be recognized as a top employer and certified Great Place to Work® in Canada, India, and the UK. We offer competitive compensation, including annual bonuses, generous PTO, wellness benefits, and strong career development opportunities.
The position offers the chance to work on meaningful projects that directly impact the banking industry while being part of a diverse, collaborative team that values high-quality work. If you're passionate about building high-tech products and comfortable working in an environment where you can translate roadmap concepts into architectural solutions and code, this role presents an excellent opportunity for professional growth.
Responsibilities For Senior Data Engineer
- Build the pipeline to ingest data from source systems to a cloud-based data warehouse and perform required data transformations
- Develop the analytics product from prototyping to production-quality code
- Implement processes to monitor data quality and the health of the data pipeline
- Implement test cases for the data pipelines and the data-intensive application
- Define and extend the data model required to power the analytics use-cases
- Contribute to the analytics strategy and help set up the data infrastructure stack
- Apply software engineering best practices to analytics code (e.g., version control, testing, CI/CD)
Requirements For Senior Data Engineer
- Bachelor of Computer Science or a related technical field
- 4+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
- Experience with Java or Python
- Demonstrated expertise in engineering data-intensive applications
- Ability to work with large datasets, including the skills to establish scalable data pipelines
- Schema design for data warehouses, preferably with cloud-native data warehouses
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code
Benefits For Senior Data Engineer
- Competitive salaries
- Annual bonus potential
- Generous paid time off
- Paid volunteering days
- Wellness benefits
- Professional growth and career advancement opportunities
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