Data Engineer II

Mastercard

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
O'Fallon, MO
Salary
$92,000–$147,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $163k
This role $120k
$79k most similar roles pay here $210k

This role pays less than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $136,000–$190,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $120k versus about $163k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Mastercard

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, processing transactions between financial institutions and merchants using its extensive network of credit, debit, and prepaid card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Mastercard currently has 118 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,000–$207,000 across 106 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Engineer II

The Data Engineer II joins the Enterprise Credit Risk team to design, build, and maintain data platforms and products supporting credit decisioning, risk analytics, regulatory reporting, and machine learning initiatives. You will work with large, complex datasets to develop scalable pipelines, transformations, and curated data products while collaborating with engineers, data scientists, and product partners to translate business needs into technical solutions. Day-to-day responsibilities include building and optimizing ETL/ELT workflows, implementing data validation and quality controls, troubleshooting production issues, and contributing to cloud migration and platform modernization efforts. The role requires proficiency in SQL, Python, Databricks, and Spark, along with experience in relational databases like Postgres. You will navigate the technical challenges of credit risk management by ensuring data accuracy and reliability across various reporting and analytics use cases within a modern data engineering environment.

What does a Data Engineer earn?

Median $178950 from 228 postings across 59 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines and transformations to support credit risk products.
  • Build and optimize ETL/ELT workflows using SQL, Python, Databricks, and Spark.
  • Develop curated data products for reporting, analytics, and machine learning initiatives.
  • Implement data validation, testing, and quality controls to ensure accuracy and reliability.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and perform root cause analysis on production data pipelines.
  • Contribute to the modernization of data platforms through cloud migration and new technology adoption.
  • Document data solutions, pipeline flows, and operational processes for internal use.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related STEM discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar technical role with knowledge of core data engineering concepts and best practices.
  • Experience designing, building, and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformations.
  • Strong SQL skills to write and optimize queries for large datasets.
  • Experience with Python or another programming language used for data processing and automation.
  • Experience working with relational databases including Postgres and understanding of data modeling.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms and distributed processing technologies like Databricks or Apache Spark.
  • Understanding of data testing, validation, and quality practices to ensure accuracy and consistency.

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