Senior Data Engineer

Human Interest is on a mission to ensure that people in all lines of work have access to retirement benefits. More than half of all working Americans are not saving enough for their future. Too often, it’s because they are employed by a company that doesn’t offer a retirement plan. Human Interest is changing that by making it affordable and accessible for small and medium-sized businesses to offer employees a path to financial independence through retirement savings. We’re a high-growth fintech company changing the retirement industry. We are backed by a number of investors. This includes funding from Marshall Wace and Baillie Gifford, as well as top investors such as BlackRock, TPG (The Rise Fund), SoftBank, Glynn Capital, NewView Capital, USVP, Wing, Uncork, and more. About the role As a Senior Data Engineer on the Data Access team, you will be a technical anchor for Human Interest’s data platform at a pivotal moment in Human Interest's growth. This role exists to build and own the infrastructure that ensures the data powering our products, our customer reporting, and our business metrics are reliable and well governed. You will drive the evolution of our data platform toward an architecture that scales for AI consumption and for Human Interest's next growth stage. This is a high-ownership role where your architectural decisions will have a direct and visible impact on Human Interest's capabilities. The Data Access team is Human Interest's internal data platform team. We own the full data stack from ingestion and orchestration through transformation, governance, and delivery to BI tools. Our stack includes Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Meltano, and Terraform on AWS. We're a small, highly collaborative team embedded within the HI Tech organization, working closely with Analysts, Finance, Product, and engineering teams to ensure that the data people rely on is trustworthy and accessible. You'll have the opportunity to shape how we evolve our architecture towards AI-consumption and to set the standard for how production data assets are built, certified, and maintained at Human Interest. The team actively uses AI tools as part of our development workflow, and we expect this role to help drive and expand that practice across the team. What you get to do every day Define and maintain data governance standards including access controls, data lineage, and contracts between data producers and consumers Lead the technical direction and evolution of our data platform as we move toward an AI-first data infrastructure. You will design for AI consumption, unstructured data access, and integration with AI tooling from the ground up. Build and scale data pipelines and architectures that make data accessible and useful to both human analysts and AI systems. Own end-to-end design and development of scalable data pipelines, from ingestion and orchestration to transformation and delivery, using tools including AWS, Terraform, Airflow, Snowflake, dbt, Meltano, Python. Drive data platform reliability through performance optimization, data quality monitoring, and SLA-based prioritization of our most critical data assets. Leverage and champion AI-assisted development tools, including Claude Code, to accelerate development velocity across the team. Mentor data engineers and analysts, raising the technical bar across the team. What you bring to the role 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer with a strong focus on production data pipelines and data infrastructure development. Strong experience with AWS data services in a production context, including storage, compute, and pipeline tooling. Hands-on experience with managing cloud data warehouse technologies, including Snowflake or equivalent, covering access control, performance tuning, and cost management. Strong Python skills, with the ability to independently own and improve complex production data pipelines. Experience with workflow orchestration at scale, including Airflow or equivalent tools. Familiarity with data governance, observability, and data quality practices. Familiarity with event sourcing or change data capture-based data patterns. A strong desire to leverage AI tools and workflow automation to improve team productivity. Nice to haves: Experience with data lakehouse architectures and open table formats such as Apache Iceberg or Delta Lake. Experience with dbt-core in a production repository. Experience building data infrastructure to support AI-driven data access such as exposing data assets via MCP, implementing governance frameworks for AI data access, and curating, monitoring and evaluating the quality of AI-generated query responses. Background in fintech, financial services, or another highly regulated or compliance-driven industry. Please feel free to apply to this position even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements listed above. Why you will love working at Human Interest Human Interest is tackling one of our country's biggest challenges - closing the retirement gap. You'll be instrumental in architecting and scaling solutions that bring financial security to employees at small and medium-sized businesses nationwide. We’ve made significant progress, but there is still growth ahead, offering you a unique opportunity to solve complex problems, drive innovation, and advance your career alongside a dedicated, mission-driven team. We value hard work and recognize that our team's contributions are key to our continued success. Join Human Interest and make a lasting impact by shaping the future of retirement. Our operating principles define how we work together as a team. They reflect Human Interest’s unique view on what’s important and what’s right. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions on their own. It also helps candidates considering career opportunities critically evaluate whether they will thrive at Human Interest. Customer obsession: We're all about creating amazing experiences for our customers. We put their needs first and go the extra mile to make them smile. Long-Term Orientation: We're not just playing for today; we're building a legacy. We think big, plan strategically, and invest in our future. Autonomous and Accountable Teams: We trust our team members to take ownership and make smart decisions. We empower you to be your best self! An Escalating Bar for Talent and Performance: We're constantly raising the bar and challenging ourselves to be better. We believe in growth and continuous improvement. Fundamental Optimism: We see the glass as half full (and then we fill it up with more amazing ideas!). We believe in the power of positivity and the potential for greatness. Compensation - At Human Interest, there are a number of factors that are used to determine the appropriate pay range for each position. We take into account the cost of labor for each position in various markets across the U.S. The base salary for this position spans $171,000 - $207,000 and represents the minimum in our lowest geographic region to a maximum in our highest geographic region. The salary we offer to a new employee within this range is based on their location within the U.S., their relevant job-related skills, and experience. At Human Interest, base salary is one component of the overall total rewards package. Depending on the position, additional compensation components such as bonuses, commissions, and equity may be offered. All of our employees are offered a robust suite of physical, financial, and mental wellness benefits. In compliance with applicable laws, we do not inquire about salary history, or about criminal history prior to a conditional offer of employment. Benefits - A great 401(k) plan: Our own! Our 401(k) includes a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4% of compensation (immediately vested) and $0 plan fees Top-of-the-line health plans, as well as dental and vision insurance Competitive time off and parent…