Staff Data Engineer, Galileo Financial Technologies
$153.6-264k
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Global payments processing platform
Open for applications
Global payments processing platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$153.6-264k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Galileo's mission is to expanding the financial frontier by powering the world's most innovative Fintechs.
Role
Who you are
- If you thrive in iterative delivery, enjoy solving complex data problems, and want your work to actually matter, you’ll fit right in
- 8+ years of professional data platform engineering experience, with proven depth leading complex, cross-team initiatives and evolving long-lived systems
- Expert-level SQL and strong proficiency in Python or Java, with a track record of building reliable, maintainable, well-tested data systems
- Deep Snowflake expertise, including architectural design, warehouse optimization, cost/performance trade-offs, data sharing, and advanced platform features
- Strong experience in a major cloud environment (AWS preferred), designing systems that are secure, scalable, observable, and aligned to best practices
- Expertise with workflow orchestration (Airflow preferred) and transformation frameworks (dbt, PySpark, Snowpark)
- Experience shaping BI or semantic layers ensuring durable, consistent definitions across domains
- Strong grounding in Git-based workflows and CI/CD, with the ability to improve engineering practices, reduce operational friction, and raise release reliability across squads
- Demonstrated Staff-level leadership - creating clarity from ambiguity, making sound architectural trade-offs, mentoring across teams, and driving alignment through clear, direct communication
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Staff Data Engineer who can see the big picture, make smart architectural calls, and still deliver in small, well-scoped steps
- You’ll help define how Galileo’s cloud-native data platform evolves, from how we model and move data to how teams across the company (and our clients) access and rely on it
- Your work will shape the standards and technical direction that multiple squads build on
- In this role, you’ll take ownership of complex cross-team initiatives, establish clear technical direction, and raise operational standards
- You pair strong technical instincts with clear, steady communication, and you can turn ambiguity into well-sequenced, actionable work
- You’ll help shape both the platform and the way our team works
- Shape the architecture of Galileo’s cloud-native, multi-tenant data platform, defining patterns and workflows used by internal teams and external clients
- Design domain data models, contracts, and semantic layers that improve clarity, trust, and consistent analytical and operational use across the business
- Build and evolve reusable platform components that raise engineering standards and eliminate one-off, pipeline-by-pipeline work
- Lead strategy for automated data quality, lineage, and observability, moving us toward metadata-driven systems with clear SLOs
- Drive complex cross-team initiatives, creating clarity, aligning stakeholders, and guiding architectural decisions that move the platform forward
- Resolve systemic platform issues through durable improvements that enhance performance, reliability, and developer productivity
- Partner with Product, Platform, Security, and Analytics to align priorities and connect technical decisions to broader organizational goals
- Raise engineering standards through strong design reviews, improved CI/CD practices, and automation that reduces operational load
- We’re looking for someone who not only raises the technical bar, but also strengthens our small, high-trust team through thoughtful communication, ownership, and a genuine commitment to being a culture add
Our take
The global neobanking market is still growing at a staggering rate, valued at more than $50 billion and forecast to grow 50% annually for the foreseeable future. While companies like Revolut, Monzo, and Wise have been at the forefront of this digital revolution, Galileo has been a major background player.
In essence, the 2001-founded company provides some of the world’s leading fintechs (including the aforementioned Monzo and Wise), with the software and infrastructure they need to issue cards, process payments, and build innovative digital banking products.
The Fintech industry as a whole sat up and took notice when SoFi acquired Galileo for $1.2 billion in 2020, a year before going public. However, it's worth noting that since then, Galileo has continued operating as an independent subsidiary.
New partnerships with the likes of Fundbox and Global Rewards indicate that business is still booming for Galileo, while the company also looks to be exploring new, potentially very lucrative avenues in the crypto industry.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2019
$77m
SERIES A
May 2014
$8.3m
SERIES A
Total funding: $85.3m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
- Generous vacation and holidays
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- 401(k) and education on retirement planning Retirement plans and planning
- Tuition reimbursement on approved programs
- Monthly contribution up to $200 to help you pay off your student loans
- Great health & well-being benefits including: telehealth parental support, subsidized gym program
- Fully stocked kitchen (snacks and drinks)
Company HQ
Sandy, UT
Leadership
Bill Kennedy
(CEO)Previously VP of Product at Salesforce, CFO/COO at Tomax Corporation and was the CFO at SirsiDynix.
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