Senior Data Streaming Engineer

Empower • Overland Park, KS

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About The Position

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them. Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT. The Senior Engineer Data Streaming will design, build, and support real-time and near-real-time data streaming solutions, with a focus on hands-on delivery of scalable and reliable streaming pipelines. This role applies deep technical expertise in streaming and data integration to solve complex problems, improve platform reliability, and support production operations while partnering closely with architects, lead engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional software or data engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and Striim.
• Experience integrating with Oracle, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, and Snowflake.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and CDC patterns.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical teams.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Schema Registry and Avro/Protobuf/JSON schemas.
• Exposure to cloud-native streaming services and containerized deployments.
• Familiarity with data quality, governance, and security considerations for streaming data.
• Prior experience supporting production systems with on-call or operational responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data streaming and CDC pipelines using Kafka and Striim.
• Implement real-time data integration from source systems through streaming platforms to analytical and operational targets.
• Collaborate with architects, lead engineers, and business partners to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Apply team best practices for Kafka topic design, partitioning, schema management, and Striim pipeline configuration.
• Build reliable, scalable, fault-tolerant streaming solutions with attention to data consistency and replayability.
• Perform code and configuration reviews and contribute to standards for testing, documentation, and deployment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues related to streaming pipelines, including latency and data correctness.
• Participate in proof-of-concepts and evaluation of new streaming or data integration technologies.
• Continuously improve observability, monitoring, and alerting for streaming pipelines.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level