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Tala provides financial services to the global underbanked using next generation mobile technology and data science.
The Role
As a Senior Analytics Engineer, you will design and optimize the presentation layer for data insights, ensure data reliability, and collaborate with teams to evolve the data ecosystem.
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About Tala
At Tala, we’re applying advanced technology and human creativity to solve what legacy institutions can’t or won't. We are a global financial infrastructure company on a mission to unleash the economic power of the global majority, recognizing that today’s financial infrastructure doesn’t work for most of the world’s population.
We’re the first and only platform to combine the intelligence of a credit bureau, the payments execution of a fintech, and the relationship expertise of a bank into one vertically integrated solution. Our platform is powered by an expansive moat of proprietary data and AI/ML decisioning technology, enabling us to deliver instant, reliable liquidity personalized to every customer's needs. Through our flagship credit app, we’ve disbursed over $7 billion in credit to more than 12 million customers across Latin America, Southeast Asia, and East Africa. These customers have leveraged Tala products to start and expand small businesses, manage day-to-day needs, and pursue their financial goals.
Our pioneering work and proven impact have earned us consistent recognition, including being named to:
CNBC’s Disruptor 50 for five years.
CNBC’s World's Top Fintech Companies for two consecutive years.
Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for nine consecutive years.
Visionary investors, persuaded by the economic power of the global majority, have committed half a billion dollars in equity and debt to Tala's success.
Given the global nature of our team, we operate on a remote-first approach with office hubs in Santa Monica, CA (HQ); Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City, Mexico; Manila, the Philippines; and Bangalore, India.
Most Talazens join us because they connect with our mission. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Tala, we’d love to hear from you!
The Role
We’re looking for a Senior Analytics Engineer to elevate how data powers decisions across our company. In this role, you’ll own the design, development, and optimization of our presentation layer—transforming raw data into trusted, accessible insights for business and product teams. You’ll partner with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to evolve our data ecosystem, ensure data reliability, and drive scalable best practices that make analytics faster, clearer, and more impactful.
This is a hands-on, high-visibility role for someone who loves solving complex data challenges, mentoring others, and building the foundation that empowers a data-driven culture.
What You'll Do
- Own the presentation layer: Design, build, and maintain dbt models and Snowflake data marts that power dashboards, reports, and key business metrics.
- Evolve our data infrastructure: Lead initiatives around new data architecture, warehouse optimization, and data governance.
- Bridge data and business: Partner with analysts, product managers, and operations to translate questions into scalable data models and clear insights.
- Drive best practices: Champion code quality, documentation, and version control (GitHub), while mentoring peers on modern analytics engineering patterns.
- Ensure reliability: Monitor data pipelines, manage warehouse performance, and implement alerting or cost-optimization strategies (e.g., warehouse sizing, query tuning).
- Enable self-service: Build semantic layers and train teams to use data confidently through tools like Looker, Omni, or Hex.
What You'll Need
- 5+ years of experience as an Analytics Engineer, Data Engineer, or BI Engineer, working with modern data stacks
- Deep expertise in SQL, DBT, and Snowflake (both development and warehouse management)
- Strong proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python or Java
- Proven track record of designing scalable data models and ETL pipelines for analytical consumption
Our vision is to build a new financial ecosystem where everyone can participate on equal footing and access the tools they need to be financially healthy. We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse global team that represents a multitude of backgrounds, cultures, and experience. We hire talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Top Skills
Dbt
Hex
Java
Looker
Omni
Python
Snowflake
SQL
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The Company
What We Do
Tala is a global technology company on a mission to build a financial system that works for everyone. More than 6 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. We are present in the United States, Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines and India.
Why Work With Us
We are on a global mission to serve the underserved. We use mobile technology and data science to make financial services simple, inclusive, and accessible. We are expanding across product offerings, countries and crypto and are looking for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about the mission.
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