The Opportunity: Data Infrastructure, SRE & AI Foundations

Flywire is seeking a Senior Data Engineer I specialized in SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) and AI Infrastructure.

In this high-impact role, you will not just build data pipelines; you will architect and guarantee the reliability, observability, and scalability of the platforms that power our high-stakes payment intelligence and Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning strategy.

You will treat Data as a Product and Infrastructure as Code, serving as the engineering backbone for our Data Science and Analytics teams, reporting into the team led by our Hiring Manager, Roberto.

Key Responsibilities

- Data SRE & Platform Reliability: Define, monitor, and enforce SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs for critical data platforms.

Architect automated self-healing systems and advanced alerting frameworks to minimize MTTR and pipeline downtime.

- AI & Data Platform Agent Integration: Design and maintain the infrastructure, feature stores, and scalable API/data pipelines required to enable advanced AI Agents to securely access, query, and interact with the data platform and its various features.

- Cloud Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Lead the design and deployment of global data infrastructure using Terraform (GCP/AWS) to ensure highly reproducible, secure, and version-controlled environments.

- Advanced CI/CD Automation: Architect robust GitLab CI automation for data workflows, dbt transformations, and infrastructure deployments, ensuring a zero-manual-intervention environment.

- Data Observability & Cost Optimization: Implement advanced monitoring for complex queries and resource allocation to balance peak performance with cloud cost efficiency.

- Streaming & Real-Time AI Feeds: Build and optimize real-time data streaming infrastructure using Apache Beam, Flink, and Pub/Sub to feed instant data into predictive AI models.

- Data Governance via Code:



Automate security, access control policies (RBAC/ABAC), and data lineage tracing natively within the infrastructure.

What You'll Bring:

- 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with at least 2 years in a Senior or Lead capacity, focusing on Data Infrastructure, Production Engineering, or Platform Operations.

- SRE & Observability Expertise: Proven experience applying SRE principles to data (uptime tracking, alerting design, incident response, and performance tuning).

- AI/ML Infrastructure Awareness: Experience collaborating with Data Science teams or implementing connectivity infrastructure for AI applications and agents.

- Strong Cloud Infrastructure (IaC): Deep expertise with Terraform managing scalable environments in GCP or AWS.

- DevOps Mindset: Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and creating complex CI/CD pipelines from scratch.

- Modern Data Stack: High proficiency in Python, SQL, dbt, and workflow orchestrators like Airflow (GCP Composer).

- Streaming Data: Solid understanding of streaming architectures (Kinesis, Pub/Sub, Beam, or Flink) for real-time applications.

- Location: Based within a short commutable distance of Valencia, as this role requires regular weekly hybrid presence in our office.

What We Offer:

- Competitive compensation
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program
- Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
- Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
- Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness) with General FlyMates
- Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
- Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in
- Digital Disconnect Days!
- Great Talent & Development Programs

Required Skill Profession

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📌 Senior Data Engineer I (Valencia)
🏢 Flywire
📍 Valencia