At Braviant, we believe in hiring great talent and offering them the flexibility to achieve great results unbounded by geography. Braviant is offering a fully remote option for anyone out of state who wants to join our team and help us grow or a hybrid option for those who want to join our Chicago office.

Who we are:

Braviant is a leading provider of tech-enabled credit products that combines breakthrough technology and cutting-edge machine learning to transform how people access credit online. Our next-generation approach to lending reduces credit barriers and creates a Path to Prime to help millions of underbanked consumers build credit history, reduce their cost of borrowing, and take control of their personal finances.

The Role:

The Director of Data Engineering is a critical role reporting to the CTO and responsible for the Data platform that powers Braviant. Data-driven decisions are essential for us as we are looking for a team leader to help improve our data architecture to promote great decisions. This person will build upon an existing foundation while establishing and implementing a cohesive data strategy to ensure all stakeholders at Braviant, from Data Scientists to Business Analysts, can leverage data as a strategic asset.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver on the data needs of stakeholders through the design and implementation of analytical data stores, data warehouses and data lakes, as well as provide and oversee a suite of reporting, dashboard, analytics and data science tools.
• Participate in the design and implementation of infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL, Python, and the full range of AWS big data tools.
• Transform Braviant’s data architecture to support the company’s growth plans, building scalable data solutions that enable reporting, analytics and data science.
• Create, manage, and integrate timelines for the development and deployment of all significant projects based on resources, dependencies, and requirements.
• Instill and manage a team culture of collaboration, creativity, and timeliness while not sacrificing code quality.

What you'll bring:

• At least 7 years of people management experience in data management, data warehousing and/or unstructured data environments.
• Previous experience with Postgres.
• At least 7 years of experience in data warehouse technologies.
• At least 3 years of experience with AWS cloud native data processing technologies.
• Bachelor s Degree in computer science or related field.

What makes you stand out:

• Previous experience collaborating with data science teams on data preparation, feature engineering, modeling and implementation as well as data integration and business intelligence.
• Expertise with setting up and building ETL and data pipelines.
• Proficiency designing data models.
• Familiarity with AWS and cloud native data processing tools like Redshift, Presto, EMR, Glue, Athena, SageMaker.
• Certification on AWS Big Data technologies.

What it's like to work here:

We're more than just great snacks, unique outings, a cool office, or swag. We're about achieving results while having fun along the way. We believe in solving problems together and building on each other’s ideas. Our teams are comprised of smart, curious individuals and we encourage everyone to think like an owner, take initiative and drive their careers. Our broad roles provide tremendous opportunities for individuals to acquire new skills, gain exposure to all areas of the business, and quickly see their impact at Braviant.