[Remote] Data Engineer II

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NerdWallet is a financial technology company on a mission to bring clarity to life’s financial decisions. The Data Engineer II will design, develop, and maintain reliable data systems and pipelines that support analytics, experimentation, product innovation, and strategic decision-making. The role partners with cross-functional teams to build scalable, observable, and well-documented data assets aligned with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead well-scoped data assets - accurate, reliable, documented, aligned to stakeholder needs
• Build and improve pipelines using established patterns, focused on maintainability, scalability and quality
• Solve moderately complex problems independently; escalate when tradeoffs or dependencies call for broader input
• Strengthen pipeline reliability and observability - monitor jobs, investigate failures, improve tests, prevent recurrence
• Communicate clearly with cross-functional partners on requirements, assumptions and progress
• Break down ambiguous work, ask thoughtful questions and partner with senior engineers on the path forward
• Prioritize by impact, urgency, risk - communicate tradeoffs as scope or timing shifts
• Apply sound judgment on implementation; seek feedback to sharpen design and execution
• Write clean, tested, documented code; adopt modern practices, including AI-enabled tooling
• Grow technical depth over time - take on harder workstreams, learn from feedback, reviews and mentorship

Skills

• 3+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, software engineering, or related
• Hands-on with modern data stack tools: AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Databricks, or similar
• Strong SQL; working proficiency in Python for pipeline development, transformation, automation, debugging
• Comfortable with AI-assisted tools like Cursor or GitHub Copilot
• Working knowledge of relational databases, data modeling, query performance
• Experience building and troubleshooting pipelines in production
• Familiarity with data quality, monitoring, logging, testing, observability
• Logical problem-solving - define issues, investigate anomalies, draw sound conclusions
• Comfortable within established patterns, alert to opportunities to improve them
• Strong written and verbal communication, clear across engineering, analyst, and business audiences
• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Remote work based in the U.S.
• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents
• Rejuvenation Policy – Flexible Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + holiday company shutdown
• New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care
• Mental health support
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge, and pursue their interests
• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution
• Monthly Wellness Stipend
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Wifi Stipend for remote Nerds
• Work from home equipment stipend for remote Nerds
• Co-working space subsidy for remote Nerds
• Nerd-led group initiatives – Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities
• Hackathons and team events across all teams and departments
• Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction
• 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter
• Company match for donations to favorite causes
• 401K with 4% company match
• Early access to test and benefit from new financial products and tools
• Financial wellness and guidance through Northstar
• Unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar
• Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums

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