Senior Data Engineer
Fintal Partners - Chicago, IL
Hiring: Senior Data Engineer Company: Fintal Partners Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 12:26:18 Target Skills & Keywords : CI/CD, Data Pipeline, ETL, Git, GitLab, Pandas, PySpark, Python About the job Experience: •3+ years in software or data engineering with an operational/production focus Required Skills: •Take ownership of the day-to-day operational health of the Performance Team's data platform •Monitor and maintain ETLs and data pipelines for accuracy, timeliness, and stability •Build and maintain data quality checks, reporting, and alerting tailored to performance data •Diagnose and resolve data issues and pipeline failures, driving each to root cause •Own and troubleshoot CI/CD pipeline issues tied to performance data workflows •Track workloads and resource consumption, resolving imbalances and bottlenecks •Develop operational tooling, automation, and runbooks •Continuously tune pipelines and workloads to improve throughput and resource efficiency Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline strongly preferred •Strong Python skills, including hands-on work with PySpark and Pandas •Track record supporting production ETL or data processing systems •Comfort with Git-based workflows and CI/CD tooling (GitLab preferred) •Sharp analytical skills and a high bar for detail •Willingness to take ownership in an environment where performance and reliability are critical •Background in performance-critical or high-throughput systems •Exposure to workload scheduling, resource management, or cluster-based compute •Performance data pipelines are reliable, observable, and trusted across the business •Problems are caught early and closed out quickly with clear root-cause ownership Compensation: •$250,000 - $500,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!