Principal Engineer Data Streaming (Fintech)

TL;DR

Principal Data Streaming Engineer (Fintech): Defining and owning enterprise architecture and technical standards for real-time data streaming platforms with an accent on scalable, reliable, and secure data integration patterns. Focus on establishing and enforcing best practices for Kafka and Striim implementations, leading architectural design for complex streaming solutions, and influencing platform roadmaps with emerging technologies.

Location: Remote - Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Salary: $138,000.00–$200,100.00

Company

hirify.global is a financial services company focused on transforming financial lives through flexible work environments and career paths.

What you will do

• Define, own, and approve enterprise architecture and technical standards for data streaming, CDC, and event-driven integration patterns.
• Establish and enforce organization-wide best practices for Kafka and Striim implementation.
• Govern end-to-end streaming and CDC flows from source systems through Kafka and Striim pipelines to analytical and operational targets.
• Lead architectural design, formal reviews, and approval of complex, large-scale streaming solutions.
• Serve as the highest-level technical escalation point for streaming platform design, performance, scalability, reliability, and production issue resolution.
• Influence platform roadmaps by evaluating emerging streaming technologies and providing authoritative technical guidance and mentorship.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of software or data engineering experience with progressively increasing technical leadership responsibility.
• Deep, hands-on expertise with Kafka and Striim in large-scale, production environments.
• Extensive experience designing and supporting CDC and streaming integrations with Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redshift, and Snowflake.
• Expert-level understanding of distributed systems, streaming architectures, and event-driven design patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to define enterprise standards and exercise formal architectural approval authority.
• Strong communication, documentation, and technical leadership skills.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. (Employer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT).
• Requires reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection and a place in your home to work with limited disruption.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work environment and fluid career paths with encouragement for internal mobility.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%).
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year.
• Generous paid time off, including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays.
• Leave of absence programs, including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA).