Lead Data Engineer
Core
Leading the design and implementation of a modern, cloud-native data ecosystem for a B2B card payments platform serving commercial fleets and drivers.
Role type
Lead Data Engineer (Team Lead)
Builds
Cloud-native data platform, data products, and self-serve ecosystem for business users
Domain
Fintech / B2B Card Payments / Data Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Data ecosystem architecture, ETL/ELT patterns, SQL optimization, Python, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Data warehousing, Columnar stores, BI tooling, Data stewardship, Cost allocation modeling
Preferred skills
Thought leadership in data industry trends, Vendor landscape knowledge, DDD-based data product design
Technologies
Python, SQL, Cloud-native platforms, BI tools, SaaS data landscapes
Responsibilities
Lead design of data ecosystem from third-party data ingestion to end-user BI; Establish guardrails for self-serve ecosystem; Enhance ETL/ELT patterns and semantic layers; Own budget for data infrastructure; Safeguard data via tokenization and access controls; Balance startup demands with platform management
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership