

First Help Financial (FHF) is a fast-growing and culturally diverse company in the U.S. We provide auto loans to the underserved and care for our customers and partners with exceptional service. Through flexible financing options and tri-lingual support, we offer consumers an easier way to finance their first car. We lend to and support our portfolio which has consistently grown 30%+ each year over the last nine years.
Here you will find hard-working colleagues who come from over 20 countries. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism but also enjoy our work. Our culture and benefits are geared towards making you successful in life and comfortable at work.
Your Title: Senior Data Engineer.
Your Location: Hybrid/Brazil HQ address - Nações Unidas 12901 - São Paulo - SP (this role requires ONE day per week in the office on a rotating schedule, plus an additional day in the office each month.).
You Report To: Associate Director, Enterprise Data.
Learn more about our awesome Analytics Team.
About the Opportunity:
First Help Financial, recently voted as a "Great Place to Work" for the fifth year in a row is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join our highly skilled and innovative team. First Help Financial is embarking on a new growth phase involving multiple game-changing projects.
What you will do:
What you bring:
10+ years of experience in designing, building, testing, and maintaining data pipelines and data platforms. 5 years of hands-on experience as a technical lead on a Data Engineering team, serving as the go-to person to resolve critical issues.
Expertise in SQL databases or data warehouses (such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres and AWS RDS) and ETL technologies (such as Rivery, Informatica, DataStage, Talend, Fivetran).
Strong knowledge of data architecture, distributed processing, data modeling, and platform reliability engineering.
Hands-on experience with modern data warehouse and cloud data platform architectures including AWS and Snowflake.
Experience establishing and operating enterprise data governance capabilities, including data quality, lineage, metadata, and stewardship practices.
Demonstrable mastery of AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency in daily tasks is a plus.
Working experience in financial services, especially auto finance and lending is preferred.
Proven ability to influence cross-functionally, such as with internal stakeholders or engineering teams.
Expert level knowledge in python is desired.
Self-motivated and proactive, with a strong ability to identify issues and challenge the status quo.
Degree in Computer Science or related field/experience.
FHF Benefits:
Diversity and Inclusion
FHF is committed to building a culture that respects and embraces all walks of life, inclusive of all genders, race, culture, age, sexual orientation, and other identities. We will make accommodations when interviewing anyone with special needs.