Sr. Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid) Pay: $125K - $145k base + bonus Overview A rapidly growing financial services organisation is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join a lean, highly collaborative data team. The company focuses on delivering transparent, customer‑centric financial products and is expanding its data capabilities to support continued growth. This is a hands‑on role with high visibility, where engineers work closely with business and product stakeholders and directly influence decision‑making. Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure using modern cloud‑based tools Develop and optimise advanced SQL transformations and Python workflows for analytics and operational use cases Build and enhance data warehouse layers, including data marts and legacy system consolidation Partner with analytics and business teams to translate requirements into well‑structured datasets Lead initiatives such as pipeline migrations and new data product development Ensure data quality through testing frameworks, monitoring, and observability tooling Apply best practices for reliability and performance across data systems Operate in a fast‑paced agile environment with high ownership across multiple workstreams Qualifications 5+ years of hands‑on data engineering experience Advanced SQL expertise (complex joins, CTEs, window functions) and strong Python skills Proven production experience with AWS cloud services Strong experience with Snowflake and modern ELT/data modelling practices Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders Demonstrated ownership, stability, and ability to work in a fast‑paced, business‑facing environment #J-18808-Ljbffr Harnham