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title: 'Lead Data Platform Engineer at Beyond Finance'
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# Lead Data Platform Engineer at Beyond Finance

- **Company:** Beyond Finance
- **Location:** Remote
- **Compensation:** $170k–$205k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/beyondfinance/jobs/8065650

## Job description

At Beyond Finance, we've made it our mission to help everyday Americans escape the endless cycle of crippling debt and step into a brighter financial future. Through compassionate, individualized care, a culture focused on compliance and ethics, supportive user-centric technology, and customized financial solutions, we've helped over 1 million clients on their path to a brighter future.

While we're proud of what we've already accomplished, we're searching for new collaborators to help us get to the next level! If you're looking to join a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organization with helping people as its number one goal, we want to hear from you.

## About the Role

You'll join our Data Platform Engineering team, which owns the production data layer connecting Beyond Finance's systems of record to the applications and partners that depend on them. We build and operate the ETL and reverse-ETL pipelines that replicate data across those systems. Data Platform Engineering owns the movement of data to and from third-party partners, as well as keeping the datastores behind them healthy and performant. As the lead engineer, you'll own the technical direction for this work, turn ambiguous mandates into plans the team can execute, and be accountable for the reliability of the systems we run. We value operational rigor, clear ownership, and practical engineering practices. Reliability for us means the data is correct, complete, and on time.

## What You'll Do

- Own the architecture and technical roadmap for the team's pipelines, integrations, and datastores, and make the calls on the tradeoffs that shape them
- Work with leadership to prioritize problems and help translate broad goals into concrete work the team can pick up
- Set the standards the team builds against: infra-as-code, schema contracts, observability, testing, on-call practices, and incident response
- Guide the replication pipelines that sync Salesforce data into our Aurora and Postgres databases through Informatica and Fivetran
- Set direction for the production Postgres databases behind our applications, covering query performance, indexing, access control, and migration review
- Hold the bar on the outbound jobs that deliver data to third-party partners and the inbound pipelines that ingest and process partner files, including validation, auditability, and reprocessing
- Partner with engineering management on planning, scoping, and team growth, and represent Data Engineering in cross-team technical decisions
- Mentor engineers across levels and raise the bar through code review, while delivering increasingly through others rather than your own output alone
- Lead the team through production incidents as the senior technical voice, then drive the systemic fixes that prevent the next one

## What We Look For

- 8+ years building and operating production data systems, including time spent owning the technical direction of a team or a major initiative
- A track record of creating clarity from ambiguity, setting direction others can execute against rather than only executing well-defined work
- Deep SQL expertise, including query optimization, indexing, schema design, and operating databases under production load
- Strong command of replication and ETL/ELT tooling such as Fivetran, Informatica, or Airbyte, with the judgment to choose the right approach for a given problem
- Working knowledge of AWS, GCP, or Azure data services
- Comfort writing and reviewing Ruby on Rails or a comparable language
- Ability to define and defend schema contracts across systems and teams you don't fully control
- Calm, decisive leadership through production data incidents, and the discipline to follow up with durable fixes
- Clear, direct communication and the ability to align several teams around a technical direction
- Experience with and willingness to work with agentic AI coding tools

The base annual salary range is listed below. This role is eligible for additional incentives, including an annual bonus.

Base Salary Range $170,000—$205,000 USD

Why Join Us?

While you make a difference for others, we’ll work to make a difference for you, providing an uplifting, collaborative work environment and benefits that reflect your value to us. For eligible full-time employees, we offer:

- Considerable employer contributions for health, dental, and vision programs
- Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave
- 401(k) matching program
- Merit advancement opportunities
- Career development & training

And finally, our team spirit and culture! We cultivate an environment of community, connection, and belonging across our entire organization.

Beyond Finance does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions.  No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Beyond Finance employees or the Beyond Finance HR team.  No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Beyond HR team.

## About Beyond Finance

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Beyond Finance helps individuals overcome debt through customized, technology-driven debt relief programs, serving over 1 million clients since its founding.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped; no public funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Houston, Texas, USA
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Fintech – debt relief and consumer financial wellness
- **Target customers**: B2C – individuals burdened with unsecured debt (credit cards, medical bills, personal loans, etc.)
- **Mission statement**: To help people say goodbye to debt and live better, happier lives.

## Products & Services
- **Debt Resolution Program**: A customized, data-driven program that negotiates with creditors to reduce the total amount owed. The company earns its fee only after successfully settling a debt for the client. The program includes dedicated client support and financial education resources.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Over 1 million clients helped; employee headcount of approximately 2,200 (as of 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed. The company partners with **Hiring Our Heroes** to recruit military veterans and spouses.
- **Growth Signals**: Employee base expanded from 5 states to 41 states between 2020 and 2022, indicating rapid scaling. Offices in Houston, Chicago, Irvine, San Diego, and Fort Worth. Continued hiring across multiple roles (e.g., Inside Sales, Technical Product Manager) as of mid-2025.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Performance-based fee model**: No upfront fees – company only earns when clients see results, aligning incentives.
- **Technology & data-driven approach**: Uses metrics and innovation to optimize client outcomes and retention.
- **Customized, one-on-one support**: Each client receives a tailored plan with ongoing guidance.
- **Scalable remote/hybrid workforce**: Extensive investment in a distributed team culture allows talent acquisition from a wide geographic pool.

## Strategic Focus
- **Continued expansion of client base** by scaling marketing and sales efforts.
- **Deepening technology capabilities** to improve personalization and efficiency of debt resolution.
- **Talent development** – emphasis on promoting from within, professional training, and building a strong internal culture to support growth.
- **Hybrid work model** – balancing in-office collaboration (2–4 days/week) with remote flexibility to maintain culture and productivity.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Empowerment, collaboration, autonomy, “Best Answer Wins,” and a strong client-first mindset. Recognition and impact are central themes.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Hybrid working model (onsite 2–4 days per week depending on team). Offices in Houston, Chicago, Irvine, San Diego, Fort Worth. Remote-first environment with regular virtual social events.
- **Benefits** (full-time):
  - 401(k) matching (100% of first 3%, 50% of next 2%, immediate vesting)
  - Generous PTO – unlimited for salaried, 15 days accrual starting for hourly (increasing with tenure), plus 8 paid holidays
  - Paid parental leave (10 weeks for moms, 5 weeks for dads after 1 year)
  - Comprehensive health plans (medical, dental, vision, FSAs, short/long-term disability)
  - At-home equipment provisions
  - LifeMart discount program (travel, tuition, child care, etc.)
  - Paid referral bonuses up to $20,000
- **Development**: Ongoing job/managerial training, learning events, professional certifications, career guidance – strong promote-from-within culture.
- **Veteran & military spouse support**: Active partnership with Hiring Our Heroes.
- **Work environment**: Open concept offices with collaboration zones, stocked snacks, and some locations offer fitness centers or game rooms. Comprehensive onboarding (“Be@Beyond”) with buddy system.

## Sources
1. [beyondfinance.com](https://www.beyondfinance.com/careers/) – Career page with benefits, culture, values
2. [beyondfinance.com](https://www.beyondfinance.com/careers/life/) – Life as a Beyond employee details
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/beyond-finance) – Company overview, founding year, headcount, offices
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyond-finance) – LinkedIn company page
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/beyondfinance) – Active job listings (e.g., Technical Product Manager, Inside Sales)

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