Data Engineer

Relayfi Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Toronto, ON

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Build and maintain robust dbt models in Snowflake to enable reliable, privacy-preserving analysis across Relay’s core financial data.
• Design and scale the data infrastructure and tooling that supports tracking of key business KPIs and ensures teams have timely, accurate data for decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop analytics and business intelligence systems that empower product, operations, and customer teams with actionable insights.
• Ensure the data platform scales effectively as Relay grows, optimizing processes and systems to handle increasing data volume, velocity, and complexity.
• Implement and enforce security and compliance best practices in collaboration with Trust, Security, and Governance teams to protect customer data.
• Write production-grade Python code for data pipelines, automation, and transformation workflows that are clean, maintainable, and performant.
• Use complex SQL beyond basic queries—leveraging window functions, query optimization, and advanced schema design to extract insights from large datasets.
• Orchestrate data workflows using Dagster to ensure reliability, observability, and traceability across the data pipeline.
• Integrate and support BI and data visualization tools such as Looker, Metabase, or Mode to deliver intuitive dashboards and reporting capabilities.
• Extract meaningful patterns and value from complex, high-volume financial datasets with a strong curiosity for what the data reveals about customer behavior and business performance.
• Work independently to drive projects forward while collaborating effectively with engineering, product, and business teams, knowing when to seek input and when to act autonomously.
• Contribute to the evolution of Relay’s data ecosystem during a critical growth phase, shaping the foundation for future analytics and machine learning initiatives.
• Maintain a strong focus on data quality, lineage, and governance to ensure trust in all reported metrics and analytical outputs.
• Stay aligned with Relay’s mission of empowering small business owners by ensuring data systems directly support products and features that improve financial clarity and control.

🎯 Requirements

• 2+ years of Data Engineering experience
• Proficiency in SQL beyond basic queries, including complex window functions, query optimization, and schema design
• Fluency in Python for writing clean, production-grade code
• Hands-on experience with dbt, Dagster, Snowflake, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Experience with BI/data visualization tools (Looker, Metabase, Mode, etc.)
• Proven ability to extract value from large, complex datasets and communicate insights effectively

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual salary range of $120,600 - $147,400 CAD, with typical starting salary at $134,000 CAD
• Compensation tied to impact, with adjustments not limited to annual review cycles
• Autonomy to tackle big challenges and own outcomes
• Opportunity to join a growing company during a critical scale phase
• Culture that values reinvention, curiosity, and impact over noise
• Conditional offers subject to successful background check and employment verification via Certn

Skills & Technologies

Python

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kafka

Onsite

$120k-147k

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About Relayfi Inc.

Relayfi is a fintech company that provides a platform for managing and optimizing financial workflows for businesses. Their solution focuses on automating accounts payable and receivable processes, offering features such as invoice processing, payment execution, and reconciliation. By integrating with existing accounting systems, Relayfi aims to reduce manual effort, minimize errors, and improve cash flow management for its clients. The company operates within the business process automation and financial technology sectors, serving a range of industries that require efficient financial operations.

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