Staff Data Engineer

Staff Data Engineer

We're hiring a Staff Data Engineer with a solid software engineering background. You're strong in Python and comfortable with SQL in a DevOps environment. You'll design, build, and improve automated ETL/ELT pipelines that are reliable, scalable, and easy to maintain. Your work will move data safely and efficiently across internal and external systems so teams at Prosper can use trusted data when they need it. You'll partner with product, analytics, and business teams to understand their needs and make data easier to find, use, and share. We value engineers who solve problems, sweat details, and simplify complex systems. If you like improving tools and processes and want to help shape Prosper's culture of innovation and collaboration, we'd love to talk.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Work with engineers, DBAs, infrastructure, product, data engineers, and analysts to learn Prosper's data ecosystem and keep it running fast and secure.
• Forge strong relationships with business stakeholders, analysts, and data scientists to grasp their needs and craft data solutions to meet them.
• Design and run self-checking ETL/ELT pipelines with logging, alerting, and automated tests.
• Develop pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Python, dbt, and Airflow (Composer), and additional tools as needed.
• Evaluate new tools and approaches; bring forward practical ideas that improve speed, quality, or cost.
• Bring curiosity, ownership, and clear thinking to tough engineering problems.

Skills That Will Help You Thrive

• Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of object-oriented programming in an enterprise setting. Deep experience in Python; experience with Java, C#, or Go is a plus.
• Proficiency in a SQL (e.g. BigQuery, T-SQL, Redshift, PostgreSQL), with an interest in dimensional modeling and data warehouses.
• Solid Git/GitHub skills and familiarity with Agile and the SDLC.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• DevOps experience with CI/CD, containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (Terraform or similar).
• Proficient with LLM-assisted development in IDEs such as Cursor.
• Commitment to an inclusive, learning-focused culture and continuous improvement.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to collaborate with a team of creative, fun, and driven colleagues on products that have an immediate and significant impact on people's lives.
• The opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with experienced industry leaders.
• Flexible time off, comprehensive health coverage, competitive salary, paid parental leave, and other wellness benefits.
• A bevy of other perks including Udemy access, childcare assistance, pet insurance discounts, legal assistance, and additional discounts through Perkspot.

Compensation details: The salary for this position is $203k - $228k annually, plus bonus and generous benefits. In determining your salary, we will consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Founded in 2005 as the first peer-to-peer marketplace lending platform in the U.S., Prosper was built on a simple idea: connect people who want to borrow money with those who want to invest. Since inception, Prosper has helped more than 2 million people gain access to affordable credit with over $27 billion in loans originated through its platform. Our mission is to help our customers advance their financial well-being through a variety of products including personal loans, credit, home equity lines of credit (HELOC), and our newest product, HELoan. Our diverse culture rewards accountability and cross functional teamwork because we believe this encourages innovative thinking and helps us deliver on our mission.

We're on a mission to hire the very best, and we are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere. It is important to us that every hire connects with our vision, mission, and core values. Join a leading fintech company that's democratizing finance for all!

Diversity expands opportunities

Collaboration creates better solutions

Curiosity fuels our innovation

Integrity defines all our relationships

Excellence leads to longevity

Simplicity guides our user experience

Accountability at all levels drives results