Senior Data Architect / Application Engineer
Confidential
Posted: March 10, 2026
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Quick Summary
Design and implement data platforms and application infrastructure to drive innovative data solutions with a focus on reliability, security, and performance.
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About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Architect / Application Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining data platforms and application infrastructure. You will play a key role in driving innovative data solutions while ensuring platform reliability, security, and performance.
Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
Interview Process: In-person interview required in NYC.
Work Authorization: Only W2 candidates will be considered. C2C is allowed only if the candidate is a US Citizen or Green Card holder with their own corporation.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead architecture and technical design discussions using industry best practices and modern technologies.
• Support production operations and resolve complex issues within the Credit Risk application platform.
• Design and implement batch and ad-hoc data pipelines using Medallion Lakehouse architecture on modern cloud platforms, primarily Databricks.
• Build and maintain data ingestion pipelines from upstream systems into object storage (e.g., S3, ADLS) using formats like Parquet, including partitioning, z-ordering, and schema evolution.
• Integrate with external XVA / risk engines and develop orchestration logic for long-running computations.
• Model and optimize risk metrics such as EPE and PFE for efficient querying and analytics.
• Ensure platform reliability, security, observability, and auditability, including IAM roles, authentication mechanisms, and encryption.
• Contribute to API design for internal and external consumers, including versioning, documentation, error handling, and SLAs.