Staff Data Engineer

Galileo Financial Technologies
Full-time
United States
$153,600 - $264,000
Posted on 5 months ago

Job Description

Galileo is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to define and evolve their cloud-native data platform. This role involves shaping the architecture, designing data models, building reusable components, and leading cross-team initiatives to improve data quality, lineage, and observability. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills, leadership abilities, and a commitment to fostering a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Shape data platform architecture
  • Design data models and contracts
  • Build reusable platform components
  • Lead data quality and observability strategy
  • Drive cross-team initiatives
  • Resolve platform issues
  • Partner with Product, Platform, Security, and Analytics
  • Raise engineering standards

Requirements

  • 8+ years of data platform engineering experience
  • Expert-level SQL and Python/Java proficiency
  • Deep Snowflake expertise
  • Strong cloud experience (AWS preferred)
  • Experience with workflow orchestration (Airflow) and transformation frameworks (dbt, PySpark, Snowpark)
  • Experience shaping BI or semantic layers
  • Strong Git-based workflows and CI/CD skills
  • Staff-level leadership experience

Benefits

  • No benefits