Senior Analytics Engineer - Finance
Join Kraken as a Senior Analytics Engineer to build trusted financial data products and improve reporting and decision-making.
Posted by employer 2 hours ago
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Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
What you'll build
- Build automated workflows for data preparation and reporting
- Build intuitive dashboards and visualizations
- Resolve finance data issues and reconciliation breaks
- Build scalable, reliable pipelines for data collection
- Support the design of a trusted finance data lake
Must have
- 7+ years of experience in data analytics and data management
- Strong SQL and Python skills
- Experience with Git and software engineering practices
- Hands-on experience building and operating pipelines
- Direct experience with finance or accounting data
Nice to have
- Experience with cryptocurrency transaction data
- Experience processing large volumes of financial transactions
AI in the day-to-day
Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate development and investigations.
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Analytics Engineer focuses on developing automated financial data products that streamline reporting and reconciliation processes. Proficiency in SQL and Python, along with experience in data pipeline tools like dbt and Spark, are essential for success. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with a strong background in finance and data analytics, particularly those who have navigated complex financial data environments. The team emphasizes collaboration with Finance and Engineering to enhance data reliability and decision-making.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 16, 2026. Last confirmed on Kraken's careers page October 16, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Kraken: United States.
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Senior Analytics Engineer - Finance role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Airflow, Python, SQL, Spark, dbt.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Kraken targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Analytics Engineer - Finance role at Kraken.
From the original posting
We’re looking for a Senior Analytics Engineer to join Kraken’s Finance Data Eng & Analytics team within Data Platform. You’ll build trusted financial data products, using automation and AI to reduce manual work and improve the close process.
Working at the intersection of data engineering and accounting, you’ll turn complex financial data into reliable pipelines, models and automated reconciliations. You’ll use AI-assisted tools to accelerate development and investigations, keeping financial outputs tested and traceable.
The opportunity
You’ll work closely with Data Engineers, Finance and Platform Accounting to improve reporting and decision-making. Clear communication and collaboration will help you agree priorities, explain findings and drive adoption.
Partner with Finance to understand workflows, identify pain points and translate business needs into practical data and automation solutions.
Build and maintain automated workflows for data preparation, reconciliations, reporting and follow-ups, with clear controls, monitoring and exception handling.
Build intuitive dashboards and visualizations that help stakeholders understand performance, investigate issues and make decisions.
Resolve finance data issues and reconciliation breaks with Finance, Product and Engineering, addressing root causes and communicating progress.
Build scalable, reliable pipelines to collect, transform and curate data from internal platforms and external systems.
Support the design and rollout of a trusted finance data lake, with clear definitions, ownership and quality checks.
Improve data timeliness, enabling near-real-time insights where they add business value.
Evaluate new technologies, including AI-assisted automation, and prototype solutions to Finance needs that can be reliably supported in production.
What you bring
7+ years of experience in data analytics and data management within financial services or a regulated industry, working directly with Finance teams.
Strong SQL and Python skills, including writing, debugging and maintaining production code.
Solid experience with Git, merge requests, and code reviews, supported by strong software engineering practices, including testing and documentation.
Hands-on experience building and operating pipelines and models using dbt, Spark, Airflow or comparable tools.
Direct experience with finance or accounting data, such as reconciliations, subledgers, cost basis or month-end close, including investigating discrepancies and validating outputs with accounting stakeholders.
A track record of owning pipelines end to end, making sound technical decisions and improving reliability as requirements and systems evolve.
Judgment and autonomy to lead complex work, navigate ambiguity and remain accountable for production outcomes.
Experience supporting recurring financial close activities, combined with a proactive approach to identifying manual processes and replacing them with reliable, sustainable automation.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across Engineering and Finance, explain complex technical issues, articulate financial implications, and recommend actionable solutions.
Nice to haves
Experience with cryptocurrency transaction data and how digital-asset activity flows into financial records and reconciliations.
Experience processing large volumes of financial transactions using distributed frameworks such as Spark or PySpark.
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