Data Engineer, Finance
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Spark
SQL
Job Description
Shield AI is hiring a Data Engineer, Finance to create a dependable, governed data foundation that supports Finance planning, analytics, and AI-enabled decision workflows. This onsite role in San Diego focuses on reusable Databricks integrations, semantic-layer infrastructure, and production-grade data services for enterprise stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Build and operate scalable pipelines and integrations that connect enterprise data to Finance products.
- Develop semantic-layer infrastructure and governed data access for analytics, planning, and AI applications.
- Implement end-to-end pipeline observability, data-quality controls, and resilient operational practices.
- Engineer the services and integrations that power Databricks Genie and other AI-enabled Finance workflows.
- Use AI coding assistants to accelerate development while validating correctness, security, and performance.
- Apply FinOps practices to manage platform spend and optimize cost without reducing service quality.
- Partner with analytics engineers and enterprise teams on architecture decisions, data contracts, and sustainable ownership.
Requirements
- Hands-on production data engineering experience using SQL and Python or PySpark.
- Experience with cloud data platforms, orchestration, data modeling, and governed serving patterns.
- Ability to design systems with observability, recoverability, security, and maintainability in mind.
- Proficiency with AI coding assistants, including independent validation of generated work.
- Practical experience enabling AI capabilities on enterprise data, ideally in Databricks; experience with Snowflake Cortex or comparable platforms is welcome.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and demonstrated production ownership.
Technologies
- Databricks
- SQL
- Python
- PySpark
- Snowflake Cortex
- Databricks Genie
- Delta Lake
Location and Salary
Location: San Diego, CA (onsite)
Compensation: USD 97,000 - 140,000 per year
Benefits
- Bonus + Benefits + Equity
- Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
- Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, cloud infrastructure, and deployment automation.
- Experience developing AI application backends, model integrations, or LLM-based workflows.
- Experience with FinOps, financial data, or enterprise-system integrations.
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