Data Engineer - I

Our Business

FISPAN Services Inc. (FISPAN) is an Enterprise SaaS FinTech company that allows banks to deploy embedded financial products and services to create a seamless banking connection for their corporate clients. Our product aims to provide instant scale and reach for banks who want to remove friction and add value by enabling their commercial banking clients to access banking services through their preferred ERP / accounting platform. 

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in downtown Vancouver, FISPAN is on a mission to create the best product in the FinTech industry and fundamentally change the way that companies bank. Being the market leader in ERP Banking, we work with the world’s Tier 1 banks with assets exceeding $3T, including J.P. Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, TD and Bank of Montreal. 

We are looking for dynamic and passionate individuals to join our high performance team and contribute to our rapid growth and exciting journey.

Position

Join our data team to build ETL pipelines and dashboards that power analytics across the organization. You'll develop data integrations, create visualizations for stakeholders, and collaborate closely with business teams to translate data needs into technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain AWS Glue ETL jobs using PySpark
• Build data pipelines from multiple sources (APIs, databases) into our cloud data lake
• Create and maintain dashboards and reports for business stakeholders
• Work with business teams to understand data requirements and identify data-driven solutions
• Write and optimize SQL queries in Amazon Redshift
• Monitor pipelines, troubleshoot failures, and communicate data issues to stakeholders
• Translate business problems into technical data solutions
• Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) to accelerate development, debugging, and learning
• Use AI tools to generate documentation, write tests, and explore unfamiliar codebases efficiently

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field
• Entry-level position: 0-2 years post-graduation experience, relevant internships/co-ops, or strong academic/personal projects demonstrating data engineering fundamentals (we value potential and learning ability over years of experience)
• Python – Clean, maintainable code
• SQL – Query writing and optimization basics
• AWS fundamentals – S3, IAM, Glue, Redshift basics
• Familiarity with Java systems is a plus
• Git & version control
• Data visualization basics – ability to create meaningful dashboards
• AI-assisted development – Comfortable using GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar tools to enhance productivity, learn new concepts, and accelerate problem-solving
• Strong communication skills – explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Attention to detail and analytical problem-solving mindset
• Team collaboration and stakeholder management
• BI/analytics tools experience (Quicksight, Tableau, Looker, etc.)
• REST API integration experience
• Experience working with business stakeholders on analytics projects
  

If you feel you'd be a great fit, let us know why and include some examples of your craft (GitHub links are the best). Here is some info on our tech stack.

Why Work With Us? 

 ✨  Visionary Team, Proven Results

Our leadership bench brings deep, collective experience in scaling high-growth FinTech companies through major funding cycles and critical market inflection points. This expertise creates a stable foundation, allowing you to focus on building and innovating. You will benefit directly from mentorship, expand your professional network, and learn the strategic decision-making processes required to lead a global, mature technology company.

🚀 Accelerated Career Ownership & DEI Commitment

We are an emerging high-growth company, and that means your career trajectory here is accelerated. Our employees are immediately given a high level of ownership and autonomy over complex, impactful projects.

As FISPAN continues to grow, we are committed to celebrating diversity, endorsing equity, and encouraging inclusion. We strive to eliminate bias throughout our recruitment process and build a culture where everyone feels they belong and can contribute their best work.

💰 Strategic Total Rewards & Wellbeing

We invest in your success. Our total compensation packages are designed to be highly competitive, including a semi-annual bonus plan and equity grants that give you a true stake in our future. Beyond your compensation, you benefit from:

• Best-in-Class Equipment: The most modern MacBook and Apple equipment.
• Prime Location: Our downtown Vancouver office offers coastal views and access to the building fitness center.
• Flexibility: Generous benefits, including a family leave top-up program and our Work-From-Anywhere policy.

☕ Purpose-Driven Culture & Prime Perks

Our culture is the foundation of our success. We operate with a "we over me" mentality, fostering strong, collaborative bonds built on Trust and Candor. You will also enjoy: fully stocked cupboards, weekly catered team lunches, and daily JJ Bean coffee runs to keep your energy high and your wallet happy.

Compensation Package  

FISPAN believes in an atmosphere and culture when innovation can flourish, collaboration and teamwork are valued and transparency is at the core of it all. We want our employees to see how the ideas they help generate today have an impact on how we do business tomorrow.With that, the hiring salary range for this position is $76,540-$89,930 annually; the base pay offered is based on comparable market data from companies of similar employee size, revenue and location. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive semi-annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements. 

At FISPAN, we reward employees for achieving their objectives, going beyond the requirements of their job, demonstrating leadership, fostering innovation and advancing the organization as a whole. We value talented people of all backgrounds and characteristics that share our vision of being the number one platform for the business banking ecosystem. 

Other components of our rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth. 

• Extended health and dental benefits
• Paid time off 
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Parenthood top-up
• Mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few) 

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements and may vary, only be partially or not at all available based on criteria such as location, employment status, etc. We’ll be happy to clarify eligibility for interviewing candidates.