Senior Data Engineer I - Global KYC & Onboarding
Core
Designing and building data pipelines, storage infrastructure, and analytical data models to power customer onboarding and financial crime controls globally.
Role type
Senior IC data engineer (financial crime/KYC)
Builds
Production data pipelines, analytical data stores, and verification data architecture for Wise's onboarding platform
Domain
Fintech / Financial Crime / KYC
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, SQL, Apache Airflow, data modeling, high-throughput event data handling, data architecture
Preferred skills
dbt, Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, Presto/Trino
Responsibilities
Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for high-volume event-driven data; Map complex transactional events into coherent business-accurate data models; Modernize legacy verification infrastructure with scalable data flows; Optimize data-intensive workflows and resolve latency bottlenecks; Define shared data contracts and pipeline monitoring best practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
