Senior Staff Data Engineer - Remote Eligible

Senior Staff Data Engineer

Nitrogen has been revolutionizing how financial advisors and wealth management firms engage with their clients since the launch of Riskalyze in 2011. Today, Advisors tell us it's a constant challenge to clearly show the value of their advice and keep clients committed to their plan. Our AI-powered suite connects risk alignment, portfolio research, income planning and tax intelligence into persuasive visuals that turn every meeting into a moment of clarity -- so clients trust you, understand you, and stay aligned for the long term. We invented the Risk Number®, built on top of a Nobel Prize-winning academic framework, and are the champions of the Fearless Investing Movement — tens of thousands of financial advisors are committed to our mission of empowering the world to invest fearlessly.

Nitrogen is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. We are committed to being fair and intentional in our hiring decisions by reviewing every application thoroughly.

Our Data and Services Team empowers the world to invest fearlessly by leveraging AI tools and deep technical expertise to build robust data pipelines, APIs, and data-powered systems that serve advisors and their firms across the wealth management industry.

As a Senior Staff Data Engineer on the Data & Services team, you'll lead the design and evolution of the systems that move, transform, and expose data across our platform. This includes building and scaling ingestion pipelines from external financial partners, developing and maintaining APIs and services that power those integrations, and shaping the data layer that drives internal analytics and product experiences. You'll operate across the full lifecycle of these systems—from ingestion to consumption—ensuring our data infrastructure is resilient, well-modeled, and built for long-term maintainability.

Senior Staff Data Engineer:

• Advances Nitrogen's data platform and service capabilities with your expertise in building large-scale, modern data and API systems.
• Owns the successful delivery of data flows end-to-end: ingesting raw data from external partners, standardizing it in our warehouse, and exposing it through APIs and downstream production systems.
• Champions good data governance, industry best practices, and efficient processing techniques.
• Delivers high-quality, production-grade features, and reliably meets commitments.
• Sets a high bar for technical productivity and efficiency through deep, consistent use of AI and agentic developer tools.
• Provides architectural leadership across data pipelines, APIs, and services to ensure scalable designs and high-quality implementations.
• Develops a deep understanding of what our domain-specific data means to our customers and their product experience.
• Proactively identifies and addresses technical debt and developer experience gaps across data and service layers, advocating for AI-enhanced solutions where appropriate.
• Mentors and elevates the technical skills of fellow engineers.
• Demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset in both personal development and all technical workflows.
• Ensures your technical contributions align with company objectives and expectations.