Shield AI is seeking a Data Engineer, Finance in San Diego, CA (onsite) to build a reliable, governed data foundation that supports Finance planning, decision support, analytics, and AI-enabled Finance workflows. You will help create reusable Databricks integrations, strengthen semantic-layer infrastructure, and operate production-grade data services that keep teams moving with confidence.
This role blends production data engineering with platform-minded optimization. You will design for observability and resilient operations, implement data-quality controls, and work on the services and integrations behind Databricks Genie and other AI-enabled Finance workflows. Shield AI also supports faster delivery using AI coding assistants, with a strong expectation to validate correctness, security, and performance.
What you’ll do
- Build and operate scalable pipelines and integrations connecting enterprise data to Finance products.
- Develop semantic-layer infrastructure and governed data access for analytics, planning, and AI applications.
- Implement end-to-end pipeline observability, data-quality controls, and resilient operations.
- Engineer services and integrations that support Databricks Genie and other AI-enabled Finance workflows.
- Use AI coding assistants to accelerate development, while independently validating correctness, security, and performance.
- Apply FinOps practices to manage platform spend and optimize cost without compromising service quality.
- Partner with analytics engineers and enterprise teams on architecture, data contracts, and sustainable ownership.
What you bring
- Hands-on production data engineering experience with SQL and Python or PySpark.
- Experience with cloud data platforms, orchestration, data modeling, and governed serving patterns.
- Ability to design systems with observability, recoverability, security, and maintainability.
- Proficiency with AI coding assistants and independent validation of generated work.
- Practical experience enabling AI capabilities on enterprise data, ideally in Databricks; adjacent experience with Snowflake Cortex or comparable platforms is welcome.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and clear production ownership.
Technologies you’ll work with
- Databricks
- SQL
- Python
- PySpark
- Snowflake Cortex
- Databricks Genie
- Delta Lake
Compensation and benefits
$97,000 - $140,000 USD per year plus bonus, benefits, and equity.
- Pay within the listed range plus bonus, benefits, and equity.
- Pay within the listed range above plus a temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment).
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, cloud infrastructure, and deployment automation.
- Experience developing AI application backends, model integrations, or LLM-based workflows.
- Experience with FinOps, financial data, or enterprise-system integrations.