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Sr Software Engineer - BigQuery

$124K–$184K

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026

Experience: Minimum qualifications: 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience. Preferred qualifications: 6+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems; 4+ years of hands-on Google Cloud Platform experience.
Education: Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.

About the job

Designs and operates Java backend services and BigQuery data workflows supporting credit and asset externalization, reporting, reconciliation, and external data delivery.

What you'll do

Build backend services, RESTful APIs, and real-time or near-real-time data pipelines.
Own BigQuery datasets and pipelines; optimize performance, cost, reliability, data quality, and auditability.
Lead technical decisions and collaborate across product, finance, risk, compliance, and engineering.

What they ask for

Strong Java proficiency and experience building RESTful APIs with Spring Boot or similar.
4+ years of hands-on Google Cloud Platform experience, particularly with BigQuery, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions.
Deep BigQuery expertise, including query tuning, partitioning, clustering, and cost-performance tradeoffs.
Experience operating data pipelines and production systems, with observability, access controls, and a focus on correctness and reliability.

Nice to have

Experience with financial reporting, reconciliation, or external data sharing; familiarity with regulated environments and auditability.
Experience with Data Lakes, Data Mesh, or Data Fabric; background in payments, credit, or financial services.

Pay

USD 123,500.00 - USD 183,700.00 annually (base pay; Scottsdale, Arizona)

Tools

Java, BigQuery, Google Cloud Platform, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Spring Boot

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