Senior Manager, Data Engineering
Quick Summary
Lead the Data Engineering team and set the technical direction for our data platform Own the architecture, reliability, performance, and evolution of Snowflake, PostgreSQL,
Lead the Data Eng
Founded in 2017, NinjaHoldings works to give everyday Americans better access to financial services than traditional institutions typically provide. Through our CreditNinja and NinjaCard brands, we offer digital banking and lending products designed for consumers often overlooked, paired with incentives that support long-term financial improvement. Our Edge brand extends this expertise to other companies, providing underwriting, fraud detection, and analytics services. Headquartered in Chicago with a distributed global workforce, we are a lean, growing organization committed to advancing consumer finance in the US.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Lead, mentor, and develop a strong team of Data Engineers
- →Set clear technical standards and expectations while giving engineers ownership of their work
- →Participate in architecture and design decisions, challenge assumptions, and step in technically when needed
- →Help the team prioritize work based on business impact, technical risk, reliability, and long term value
- →Create a culture where data quality, testing, documentation, and operational reliability are treated as part of the product
- →Communicate technical decisions, tradeoffs, risks, and investments clearly to both technical and nontechnical teams
- 6+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform Engineering, Database Engineering, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience leading or managing Data Engineers or other technical teams
- Strong experience with Snowflake, dbt, SQL, and modern ELT or ETL architectures
- Strong understanding of PostgreSQL or similar relational databases, including schema design, indexing, query performance, and reliability
- Experience with data ingestion and integration tools such as Fivetran, Meltano, or similar technologies
- Experience with dimensional modeling, Medallion architecture, or other modern warehouse design patterns
- Strong understanding of data quality, automated testing, observability, lineage, governance, and security
- Experience operating cloud based data platforms and understanding performance and cost tradeoffs
- Ability to think at both the architecture level and the implementation level when needed
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across Engineering, Analytics, business teams, and leadership
Nice to Have
~1 min read- Experience with Python or Ruby for automation, tooling, or data processing
- Experience in financial services or another regulated industry
- Experience supporting analytics or AI applications
- Experience with data catalogs, data contracts, or master data management
- Experience leading a significant warehouse or data platform modernization effort
- Experience using AI and automation to improve engineering productivity, monitoring, documentation, or data quality
Benefits & Perks:
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Health Benefits with generous medical, dental and vision insurance plans
- 401(k) with matching contribution
- Paid Family Leave
- Annual Wellness & WFH Subsidies
- Employee Referral Program
- Remote first culture with convenient downtown office in the heart of the city
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Please carefully review communications to ensure that they are from the official Breezy applicant tracking platform (@breezy-mail.com) or an official NinjaHoldings brand email: @ninjaholdings.com, @creditninja.com, @ninjacard.com, or @edgescore.com. If you have been contacted regarding a job opening at NinjaHoldings from any other email address, including similar email variations, this is NOT a trusted source. We recommend that you refrain from responding to suspicious emails and file a complaint with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at https://www.ic3.gov. For questions or to confirm the authenticity of a communication, please email hr @ninjaholdings.com.
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- First seen
- October 6, 2026
- Last seen
- October 6, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 66%
- Scored at
- October 6, 2026
Signal breakdown
NinjaHoldings is a fintech company founded in 2017 that provides data-driven digital lending platforms for underserved Americans through brands like CreditNinja, NinjaCard, and NinjaEdge, transforming how consumers interact with financial services.
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