Senior Data Engineer I

Job Description

The Opportunity:

Flywire is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to bridge software engineering rigor and data insights strategy. With 7+ years experience, you will build complex data models and architect infrastructure powering them. You will lead the evolution of our Modern Data Stack, emphasizing reliability, scalability, and automation. This high-impact role defines engineering standards, mentors junior peers, and treats “Data as Product” through an SRE lens.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of our data infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) to ensure reproducible and version‑controlled environments.
• Architect and maintain robust GitLab CI pipelines for dbt modeling and infrastructure deployments.
• Define and monitor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs for data pipelines. Implement advanced observability and alerting frameworks to minimise Downtime/MTTR.
• Automate data governance and access ...