Senior Data Engineer
OptiverAbout the Role
You'll architect and own delivery of shared data products across Finance, People, Procurement, and Compliance, building the governed data foundation that unifies fragmented business functions. This role involves designing and building the semantic layer that powers reporting, self-service analytics, conversational analytics, and AI tools like Databricks Genie.
- Design scalable data pipelines, data models, and governed data products using Databricks, dbt, SQL, and PySpark
- Implement governance capabilities end-to-end, including Unity Catalog access controls, column-level security, data classification, and lineage
- Translate complex requirements from senior stakeholders into production-grade data solutions with full architectural ownership
- Set engineering standards through code quality, architecture decisions, and technical leadership
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience designing and building production data solutions, with a track record of leading complex technical initiatives end-to-end
- Track record of architectural ownership and designing end-to-end data solutions
- Expert-level SQL and data transformation skills, with strong hands-on experience in dbt, PySpark, or both
- Designs data products for scale, writes tests without friction, and has clear opinions on where each tool's limits are
- Deep experience with Databricks, Lakehouse architectures, or comparable modern data technologies, including Delta table design, Unity Catalog governance, compute trade-offs, and downstream BI or AI workloads
- Experience implementing governance at scale, including access control, PII handling, column-level security, data lineage, and data quality management in production environments
- Experience building trusted business-facing data products within Finance, People/HR, Procurement, Operations, or similar domains
- Understands business logic well enough to challenge unclear or incorrect requirements
What You'll Get
- A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry, combining profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool
- The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment
- Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
- Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista
- Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages
- Regular social events, including a company trip every two years
- Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary