Senior Data Engineer - R12149

ABOUT OPORTUN

Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a mission-driven fintech that puts its 2.0 million members' financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $16.6 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.4 billion in interest and fees, and helped its members save an average of more than $1,800 annually. Oportun has been certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) since 2009.

 

WORKING AT OPORTUN

Working at Oportun means enjoying a differentiated experience of being part of a team that fosters a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where we all feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to share our perspectives. This inclusive culture is directly connected to our organization's performance and ability to fulfill our mission of delivering affordable credit to those left out of the financial mainstream. We celebrate and nurture our inclusive culture through our employee resource groups.

Position Overview:

  As a Sr. Data Engineer at Oportun, you will be a key member of our team, responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining sophisticated software / data platforms in achieving the charter of the engineering group. Your mastery of a technical domain enables you to take up business problems and solve them with a technical solution. With your depth of expertise and leadership abilities, you will actively contribute to architectural decisions, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions that advance our impact in the market. This is a role where you will have the opportunity to take up responsibility in leading the technology effort – from technical requirements gathering to final successful delivery of the product - for large initiatives (cross-functional and multi-month-long projects).

Responsibilities

Data Architecture and Design:

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, efficient, and robust data architectures to meet business needs and analytical requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data requirements, build subject matter expertise, and define optimal data models and structures.

Data Pipeline Development and Optimization:

• Design and develop data pipelines, ETL processes, and data integration solutions for ingesting, processing, and transforming large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Optimize data pipelines for performance, reliability, and scalability.

Database Management and Optimization:

• Oversee the management and maintenance of databases, data warehouses, and data lakes to ensure high performance, data integrity, and security.
• Implement and manage ETL processes for efficient data loading and retrieval.

Data Quality and Governance:

• Establish and enforce data quality standards, validation rules, and data governance practices to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and compliance with regulations.
• Drive initiatives to improve data quality and documentation of data assets.

Mentorship and Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members, assisting in their skill development and growth.
• Lead and participate in code reviews, ensuring best practices and high-quality code.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders, to understand their data needs and deliver solutions that meet those needs.
• Communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders to translate technical concepts into actionable insights and business value.

Performance Monitoring and Optimization:

• Implement monitoring systems and practices to track data pipeline performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize for improved efficiency and scalability.

Common  Requirements

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• You have a strong understanding of a business or system domain with sufficient knowledge & expertise around the appropriate metrics and trends. You collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to understand business needs and translate them into effective  solutions.
• You provide technical leadership and expertise, guiding the team in making sound architectural decisions and solving challenging technical problems. Your solutions anticipate scale, reliability, monitoring, integration, and extensibility.
• You conduct code reviews and provide