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Senior Data Engineer II, Finance

RemoteSeniorPosted Aug 21, 2026
SnowflakedbtPythonApache AirflowSparkDelta LakeSQLETL+8 more

About this role

Build and own critical financial data infrastructure at Instacart, powering accounting, billing, revenue reporting, and SOX-compliant data pipelines. Lead design and execution of scalable data models and ELT pipelines serving millions of customers and major retailers across North America.

Must have

Eight plus years in data or software engineering with financial data pipeline focus

Strong knowledge of cloud data warehouses like Snowflake Redshift or BigQuery

Strong knowledge of Python Airflow Spark Iceberg and Delta Lake in production

Expert in data modeling for complex financial data with scalability and usability

Expert with SQL and dbt Data Build Tool

Experience building high quality complex ETL and ELT pipelines for accounting and billing

Experience with data immutability auditability and slowly changing dimensions

Adept at communicating with cross-functional stakeholders to drive requirements

Ability to balance urgency with shipping high quality pragmatic solutions

Experience working with large codebase on cross functional team

Technologies

PythonSQLSparkGitRESTETLSnowflakeBigQueryCI/CDIcebergdbtDelta LakeELTData VaultApache AirflowRedshift

Responsibilities

Work closely with finance accounting billing and revenue teams to understand pain points

Translate stakeholder needs into self-serve reliable and scalable data solutions

Mentor other team members and champion engineering excellence across organization

Manage initiatives directly from design through execution with high ownership

Suggest and drive organization-wide initiatives shaping financial data vision and roadmap

Own critical data integration pipelines and models ensuring accurate financial reporting

Benefits

EquityFlexible time offPaid parental leaveHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision insuranceWellness platform with incentivesCompetitive salary and stock option planRemote work

Recruitment process

1

Finance data engineering is part of the Data Infrastructure team

2

Team supports monthly and quarterly book close retailer invoicing and financial reporting

3

Team plays critical role in defining how financial data is modeled and standardized

4

High impact high visibility role owning critical pipelines across all Instacart products

5

Team is small and many bigger initiatives are at early stage

6

Input will be critical for driving Finance Data Strategy and building platform

7

Role is remote in Ontario Alberta British Columbia or Nova Scotia only

8

Role is eligible for new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants