Data Engineer, Finance (R6329)

San Diego · USD 97,000-140,000 / year · Onsite · Posted Oct 18, 2026

At a glance

Shield AI is seeking a Data Engineer, Finance to build and operate scalable pipelines and integrations connecting enterprise data to Finance products.

Build and operate scalable pipelines and integrations connecting enterprise data to Finance products.
Develop semantic-layer infrastructure and governed data access for analytics, planning, and AI applications.
Establish end-to-end pipeline observability, data-quality controls, and resilient operations.
Engineer the services and integrations behind Databricks Genie and other AI-enabled Finance workflows.
Use AI coding assistants to accelerate development while validating correctness, security, and performance.
Apply FinOps practices to manage platform spend and optimize cost without compromising service quality.
Partner with analytics engineers and enterprise teams on architecture, data contracts, and sustainable ownership.

Hands-on production data engineering experience with SQL and Python or PySpark.
Experience with cloud data platforms, orchestration, data modeling, and governed serving patterns.
Ability to design for observability, recoverability, security, and maintainability.
Proficiency with AI coding assistants and independent validation of generated work.
Practical experience enabling AI capabilities on enterprise data, ideally in Databricks; adjacent Snowflake Cortex or comparable experience is welcome.
Strong cross-functional collaboration and production ownership.

Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, cloud infrastructure, and deployment automation.
Experience developing AI application backends, model integrations, or LLM-based workflows.
Experience with FinOps, financial data, or enterprise-system integrations.