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Senior Data Engineer - Fast Rising SaaS Company
Montebello, NY
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Job Title: Senior Data Engineer


What You’ll Do

Data Engineering (80%)

  • Design and maintain robust data pipelines to ingest and process data from payroll, HR, and time-tracking systems
  • Build and maintain clean, scalable data models (e.g., employee, pay period, hours worked)
  • Set up data infrastructure in the cloud (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) using tools like dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, or BigQuery
  • Collaborate with the engineering team to integrate data outputs into dashboards or APIs


Data Science (20%)

·      Build and test machine learning models to identify:

o  Payroll anomalies (overtime spikes, duplicate pay)

o  Fraud signals (ghost employees, misclassifications)

o  Forecasts (payroll costs, benefits usage)

·      Develop baseline models using Python (e.g., scikit-learn, XGBoost, Prophet)

·      Work with product managers and payroll SMEs to translate insights into client- facing features

·      Validate models and provide clear, actionable results to internal and client teams


Who You Are

  • 3–6 years of experience in data engineering, data science, or a hybrid analytics role
  • Proficient in Python, SQL, and modern data tools (e.g., dbt, Airflow, Snowflake/BigQuery, pandas)
  • Experience building ETL pipelines and working with structured and semi- structured datasets
  • Solid grasp of machine learning basics: classification, anomaly detection, time series forecasting
  • Strong communication skills: you can explain technical findings to non-technical stakeholders
  • Bonus: Experience in payroll, finance, HRIS, or compliance data


Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with payroll/HR systems (e.g., ADP, Paychex, UKG, Workday)
  • Experience with MLOps or deploying models to production
  • Hands-on with dashboarding tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, or Streamlit)
  • Knowledge of privacy/security best practices with sensitive employee data


Why Join Us?

  • Help build foundational AI capabilities in an industry ripe for transformation
  • Work directly with the CTO, Product, and domain experts
  • Influence what our AI strategy looks like from the ground up
  • Flexible work, modern tools, and a culture of experimentation


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