[Hiring] Data Engineer @Branch

Role Description

Branch helps millions of workers get paid faster and manage their money better. Our team is responsible for the data that drives many critical processes at Branch, including money movement, automated fraud response, and client reporting.

We're looking for a Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering team. In this role, you’ll work with other engineers and stakeholders to build and maintain the pipelines that power the rest of Branch. You'll deliver new pipelines and build the underlying components (hooks, utilities, internal libraries) that future pipelines will be built from.

This is a great role for someone with a few years of data engineering experience who's ready to grow into more end-to-end ownership. Our team is small, high-trust, and values clarity, maintainability, and getting the details right.

What You'll Do:

• Build and maintain data pipelines that other teams and customers rely on
• Integrate with internal and external APIs to send and receive data
• Orchestrate and automate workflows using Airflow on Kubernetes
• Implement unit tests, monitoring, and alerting to ensure data reliability
• Improve the observability and efficiency of existing pipelines
• Monitor production pipelines, debug issues, and document root causes
• Work with stakeholders to clarify requirements and validate assumptions
• Contribute to design discussions and surface functional gaps early

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Data Engineering experience
• 3+ years of Airflow experience
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Working knowledge of our existing tech stack: Snowflake, Airflow, DBT, GCP
• BS in Computer Science or related field

Requirements

• Experience in fintech, payments, or a related industry (Nice to Have)
• Experience with managing Airflow (Nice to Have)

Benefits

• Market-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Stock options
• Free Premium-Tier Origin Financial Wellness subscription
• Monthly home-office stipend
• 401k (TransAmerica)
• 12-weeks paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Flexible time off + sick and safe time
• 11 paid company holidays
• Branch@Branch Same Day Pay Option