Job title: Staff Data Engineer

Reports to: Director, Data Engineering

Department: Data

Location: Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid) or Remote

Grade: 19

Our Company: Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. is a leading financial technology company that specializes in providing integrated payments and banking solutions. Our innovative native platform empowers businesses to effortlessly collect, store, and send money in a scalable manner. We are committed to revolutionizing the way companies handle their financial transactions by offering cutting-edge technology and exceptional customer service.

Job Summary: As a Staff Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our data infrastructure team. Your primary responsibilities include designing, developing, and implementing ETL data pipelines from diverse sources, ensuring their optimization and security. You'll collaborate closely with internal teams to identify and resolve operational challenges through the creation of data products, and you'll establish data marts for reliable and speedy data access. Your role also involves designing flexible API-based data services, implementing unit tests and monitoring systems to ensure data quality and efficiency, and working with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to fulfill data infrastructure needs. In addition to mentoring junior data engineers and advocating best practices within the team, you'll remain up-to-date with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in data engineering, introducing new tools and techniques to enhance the data platform's capabilities and efficiency. Your contributions will be essential in maintaining and advancing our data infrastructure.. This position is full-time and offers a hybrid work arrangement, combining both remote and on-site work if located in the Alpharetta area.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, and implement optimized and secure ETL data pipelines from various sources.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and address operational challenges by designing and implementing data products.
• Create data marts for reliable and fast data access.
• Design flexible API-based data services.
• Establish unit tests and monitoring systems for data quality and efficient correction operations.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to meet data infrastructure needs.
• Mentor junior data engineers and promote best practices within the team.
• Stay updated on industry trends, technologies, and best practices in data engineering.
• Introduce new tools and techniques to enhance the data platform’s capabilities and efficiency.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 8 years of hands-on technical experience in software development, data structures, and algorithms.
• 1 year of technical leadership experience, leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on collecting, organizing, and analyzing information with precision.
• Expertise in cloud platforms and services such as AWS (e.g., Redshift, Kinesis, EMR) or GCP (e.g., BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub).
• Proficient in data warehousing solutions, including Snowflake.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Node, Scala, or Go.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Cassandra.
• Staying updated with emerging data technologies, methodologies, and best practices.
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects concurrently.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficient in big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.
• Skilled in workflow tools like Airflow, AWS Step Function, etc.
• Experienced in developing data solutions for payment processing.
• Experience in designing REST APIs.
• Proficient in ML libraries like Scrapy (preferred), scikit-learn, TensorFlow, etc.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation range: $92,000 - $160,000
• Unlimited PTO after year 1 (3 weeks to start)
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401k Match
• Education Expense Reimbursement
• Gym Membership Reimbursement
• HSA and FSA for US based employees
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Traditional Physical Requirements:

• Requires prolonged sitting, standing, bending, stooping and stretching.
• Requires the ability to lift 10 pounds.
• Requires eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity and a normal range of hearing and vision (with or without correction).

Join our team at Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. and be part of a dynamic and innovative company that is transforming the financial technology landscape. Together, we can shape the future of payments and banking solutions while providing unmatched value to our clients.