Staff Data Engineer, Finance

DAT • Seattle, WA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

DAT Freight & Analytics is seeking a Staff Data Engineer, Finance to join the DAT Outgo engineering team. This role is crucial in revolutionizing financial services for the logistics industry by building robust, fault-tolerant systems that make real-time decisions and manage money flows with bank-grade reliability. The technology transforms the accounts receivable process through intelligent automation and visualization, enhancing the effectiveness of the operations team. For customers, the team crafts intuitive, trustworthy applications that set a new standard for financial services. The modern data stack is built on Snowflake and DBT and powered by AWS infrastructure, leveraging tools like Pulumi, Postgres, and Claude Code. The ideal candidate will partner with Finance, Accounting, and Capital Markets teams to build auditable, automated reporting systems, datasets, and visualizations. They will build and own data models focused on close processes, FP&A workflows, and asset and revenue reporting. This role requires a passion for building impactful products, technical craft, intellectual curiosity, strong collaboration, and individual ownership.

Requirements

• 7+ years of combined experience in Data Engineering and/or Accounting or Finance, including at least 4 years in a Data Engineering role focused on building and maintaining analytical or product datasets
• Experience with FP&A processes, close workflows, and financial reporting
• Familiarity with GAAP vs. non-GAAP reporting and revenue recognition concepts
• Track record of enabling teams to make decisions using data
• Strong proficiency in SQL, data warehousing concepts and technologies (e.g. Snowflake), and data modeling concepts and tools (e.g. DBT)
• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines and data ingestion processes, including handling sensitive financial records
• Experience with implementing monitoring and alerting for data pipelines
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Accounting, a related field, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with double-entry accounting
• Experience with asset-based lending
• Experience with marketplaces
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and their data services (e.g. S3, Lambda)
• Proficiency in Python (or similar Object-Oriented Programming)

Responsibilities

• Partners with Finance, Accounting, and Capital Markets teams to build auditable, automated reporting systems, datasets, and visualizations
• Builds and owns data models that are accurate and simple, with a focus on close processes, FP&A workflows, and asset and revenue reporting
• Demonstrates pride, ownership, and accountability for your work, and expect the same from those you work with
• Shares opinions openly on what's working and what's not across the product, tech stack, and team processes
• Seeks feedback early and often in the development process
• Identifies speed vs quality tradeoffs and balances them judiciously
• Believes diverse teams make better decisions, and actively fosters a culture where every person can do their best work

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Vacation Time (FVT)
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short- and Long-term disability
• sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral
• Internal Recognition
• Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

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