Data Engineer

Wealthfront is a financial technology company that started with the ambition to transform the investment advisory business, aiming to provide high-quality investment advice to millions underserved by traditional institutions.
$170,000 - $185,000
Data
Mid-Level Software Engineer
Remote
5+ years of experience
Finance
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Description For Data Engineer

Data is critical to Wealthfront's success. As a Wealthfront Data Engineer, you will help build and maintain the company's core datasets. You will collaborate with stakeholders across the company, including Engineering, Product, Data Science, Marketing, and Finance. Your role involves understanding the details of the data they produce and consume, shaping metrics and analyses, and building systems for automated confidence in data.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Curating datasets for data scientists, analysts, product managers, and business functions
  • Modeling the business data layer and designing scalable data pipelines
  • Maintaining a data catalog and ensuring data quality
  • Managing reporting and dashboarding tools
  • Defining and maintaining company-wide metrics
  • Building a new data access layer on top of the data platform
  • Becoming a subject matter expert in various areas of Wealthfront data

We're looking for candidates with:

  • 4-6 years of experience in metrics-focused deliverables within a data-driven, consumer-facing software company
  • Expert-level SQL knowledge and deep experience with high-level programming languages
  • Experience with big data processing and analytic reporting tools
  • Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

Wealthfront offers a competitive salary range of $170,000 - $185,000 USD plus equity and a discretionary bonus. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, and employee investing discount.

Join us in our mission to build a financial system that favors people, not institutions, and help empower young investors to build long-term wealth on their own terms.

Last updated 5 months ago

Responsibilities For Data Engineer

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to curate datasets
  • Model business data layer and design scalable data pipelines
  • Maintain data catalog and ensure data quality
  • Manage reporting and dashboarding tools
  • Define and maintain company-wide metrics
  • Build new data access layer on top of data platform
  • Become subject matter expert in Wealthfront data

Requirements For Data Engineer

Python
Java
Scala
  • 4-6 years of experience in metrics-focused deliverables
  • Expert level SQL knowledge
  • Deep knowledge of high level programming languages (Python, Java, or Scala)
  • Experience with big data processing (Spark or Hadoop Map Reduce)
  • Experience with analytic reporting tools (AWS Quicksight or Tableau)
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

Benefits For Data Engineer

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401k
Parental Leave
  • Medical Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • 401k
  • Parental Leave
  • Wellness reimbursements
  • Professional development
  • Employee investing discount

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