Staff Engineer - Data

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Hyderabad, Telangana, IND
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
Design, build, and maintain cloud-based data platform components handling large-scale banking data. Translate requirements into scalable production solutions, ensure performance, uptime, and scalability, own development lifecycle, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and implement infrastructure as code and CI/CD practices on GCP.
Summary Generated by Built In

Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.

Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.

Senior Data EngineerExperience - 10 Years - 13 Years
Location: Hyderabad, IndiaReports to: Senior SW Engineering Manager, Data PlatformRole SummaryCandescent is transforming digital banking with a modern, AI-powered platform that empowers financial institutions to deliver smarter, faster, and more personalized customer experiences.  We’re seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing Data Engineering team. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining components across our data stack, which handles approximately a terabyte of data from the personal banking domain. You’ll be instrumental in translating business requirements into scalable, production-ready solutions with minimal oversight.You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure solutions align with development standards and industry best practices. The ideal candidate will take full ownership of the development lifecycle, delivering high-performance, reliable systems that meet our uptime and scalability expectations.Requirements
  • 10+ years of experience in software development.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud-based Data Engineering solutions.
  • Expertise in Python, PySpark, Dataproc, Cloud Functions, and Airflow Composer.
  • Proficiency with NoSQL databases like BigQuery and Firestore.
  • Strong grasp of data warehousing and database design principles.
  • Advanced SQL skills and experience with query optimization.
  • Proven ability to manage large-scale datasets and build high-performance applications.
  • Strong collaboration skills and ability to take full ownership of solution design, implementation, and release.
  • Familiarity with GIT workflows for version control.
  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud ecosystems.
  • Experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Bonus: Exposure to BI tools such as Looker, experience with Bigtable, Redis, Databricks, Java, Kubernetes, and Docker.
Preferred:
  • Deep understanding of Data Platforms, Data Warehouse-centric, and Lakehouse-centric architectures.
  • Familiarity with modular and extensible platforms that support dynamic feature invocation.
  • Background in highly regulated industries, especially financial services or banking.
  • Passion for security, scalability, and delivering seamless user experiences.
Why Candescent?
  • Join a fast-growing digital banking SaaS company focused on platform transformation and AI-led innovation.
  • Shape the future of financial technology by building solutions that matter—for customers and banks
  • Collaborate with world-class talent across engineering, design, and product.
  • Hybrid work model

Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

Skills Required

  • 10+ years of experience in software development.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud-based Data Engineering solutions.
  • Expertise in Python, PySpark, Dataproc, Cloud Functions, and Airflow Composer.
  • Proficiency with NoSQL databases like BigQuery and Firestore.
  • Strong grasp of data warehousing and database design principles.
  • Advanced SQL skills and experience with query optimization.
  • Proven ability to manage large-scale datasets and build high-performance applications.
  • Strong collaboration skills and ability to take full ownership of solution design, implementation, and release.
  • Familiarity with Git workflows for version control.
  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud ecosystems.
  • Experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Exposure to BI tools such as Looker.
  • Experience with Bigtable.
  • Experience with Redis.
  • Experience with Databricks.
  • Experience with Java.
  • Experience with Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Docker.
  • Background in highly regulated industries, especially financial services or banking.

Candescent Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Candescent and has not been reviewed or approved by Candescent.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Policies include unlimited vacation for full-time exempt staff, tenure-based accrual for non-exempt, plus floating holidays and sick leave. This breadth of time off suggests flexibility across employment classifications.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits A discount program is cited that provides access to deals at over 250 retailers. This perk adds everyday savings beyond core benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Atlanta, Georgia
1,030 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

Candescent brings together the transformative technologies that power and connect account opening, digital banking and branch solutions for banks and credit unions of all sizes. And we’re here to help you extend, differentiate and illuminate your digital-first banking experiences. Our industry-leading products and services, cloud architecture and on-demand developer tools give you the power to differentiate and deliver seamless customer journeys.

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