Remote
US
$113K–$215K
📊Data
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Dave is a financial app on a mission to build products that level the financial playing field. It is redefining the financial landscape by leveraging technology to create an affordable, transparent, and user-centric access to liquidity for millions of Americans. As a leading innovator in the U.S. financial services sector, Dave’s digital financial platform offers products designed to meet the credit needs of those underserved by traditional financial institutions. Dave’s offerings include its flagship ExtraCash product, providing members up to $500 within minutes. The company is on track to launch several new product offerings in 2026, including a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) option.
Dave is focused on serving Americans who are financially vulnerable or living paycheck to paycheck. Dave is leading the charge in creating a new era of credit products that prioritizes speed, affordability, and accessibility, making it the go-to financial partner for those who need it most.
We’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to help design, build, and evolve the data systems that power decision-making across Dave. You’ll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, shaping how we build reliable, scalable data infrastructure as the business grows.
This role has meaningful ownership across Dave’s data platform. You’ll work across business domains and platform capabilities, solving complex data challenges while helping establish the technical patterns that make our systems easier to build, operate, and scale.
You’ll partner closely with engineering and business teams to turn evolving needs into durable solutions. Not everything will be fully defined—you’ll help clarify the path, make thoughtful architecture trade-offs, and ensure we’re building systems that hold up over time.
The systems you build will help teams across Dave access reliable data and make better decisions. By improving the reliability and scalability of our data platform, you’ll help create a stronger foundation for our products, operations, and continued growth.
You take responsibility for outcomes, not just deliverables. You’re comfortable going deep enough to diagnose a production issue while also stepping back to understand how a technical decision affects reliability, cost, partner teams, and the broader business. You care about building systems that hold up over time and know when to optimize for speed versus durability.
You also make the people around you more effective. You share context, invite feedback, mentor other engineers, and create standards and documentation that reduce dependency on any one person. When priorities or information change, you adjust thoughtfully without losing sight of the outcome.
You’ll have meaningful autonomy and the opportunity to shape both systems and engineering practices. We make decisions using data, technical judgment, and input from the teams affected by them. Priorities will evolve as Dave grows, and you’ll have a voice in determining how our data platform evolves with them.
We also use AI-assisted engineering tools where they make us more effective, while maintaining strong expectations around security, validation, quality, and human accountability.
Ready to build for the underdog?
Don’t let imposter syndrome get in the way of an incredible opportunity. We’re looking for people who can help us achieve our mission and vision, not just check off the boxes. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
At Dave, our people are just as important as our product. Our culture reflects the values that guide who we are, how we work, and what we aspire to be. Daves are member-centric, helpful, transparent, persistent, and better together. We strive to create an environment where all Daves feel valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work. As a virtual-first company, team members can live and work anywhere in the United States, except Hawaii.
A few of our benefits & perks:
💚 Opportunity to tackle tough challenges, learn and grow from fellow top talent, and help millions of people reach their personal financial goals
💻 Flexible hours and virtual-first work culture with a home office stipend
🏥 Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans
👶 Generous paid parental and caregiver leave
💰 401(k) savings plan with matching contributions
📈 Financial advisor and financial wellness support
🏖️ Flexible PTO and generous company holidays, including Juneteenth and Winter Break
🎉 All-company in-person events once or twice a year and virtual events throughout to connect with your team members and leadership team
Dave Operating LLC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants and do not discriminate on any basis protected by federal, state, or local law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history.
USD 174,000 - 224,000
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Dave's careers page says you can work from anywhere in the U.S., except Hawaii, and Canada. Its job postings can be narrower: the posting text says team members can live and work anywhere in the United States except Hawaii. Check the location on the specific listing before you apply, especially if you are based in Canada.
No. Dave says it does not differentiate pay based on where employees live, offering the same competitive pay wherever you work. Its job postings list a salary band for each role and note that the role offers equity, so you can see the pay range before applying.
Dave lists flexible paid time off that includes Juneteenth and a winter break, a 401(k) with company match, free financial advising, generous parental and caregiver leave, comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, and a home office stipend.
Beyond the all-company gatherings once or twice a year, Dave's job postings describe virtual events throughout the year and flexible hours as part of its virtual-first culture.
Dave's remote openings have spanned engineering, machine learning and data, product management, marketing, and member experience. Open roles change often, so check the Dave careers page for current listings and apply directly through each one.
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