
Senior Data Engineer – Financial Crime
Tyme
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ho Chi Minh City • 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Visit company websiteJob Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudETLKafkaOpen SourcePostgresPySparkPythonScalaSparkSQL
About the role
- Build and optimize data ingestion pipelines using Python and PySpark to collect and transform data from multiple sources (transactions, KYC, AML, authentication, devices, logs, etc.).
- **Proficiency in SQL (PostGres preferred) **
- **Design and maintain data model that support Financial Crime/Fraud detection, profiling, and entity resolution. **
- **Implement data quality checks and ensure data reliability across environments.
- **Collaborate closely with Data Scientists, Analysts, Compliance, Operations and our Product/Feature teams to operationalize models and rules. **
- Utilize jobs, workflows, APIs and streaming to manage large-scale data processing workloads.
- Integrate with external systems (e.g. sanctions, ID&V, biometrics and authentication systems) to enrich risk and identity data.
- Support **automation and monitoring** of ETL processes to improve operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- **5+ years of experience **
- **Strong skills in Python, PySpark, Scala and Advanced SQL (preferably PostGres) **
- **Hands-on experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Fabric or similar **
- **Experience working with structured and unstructured data in a production environment. **
- **Experience with Agentic AI, MLFlow, ML models, Eval **
- **Secure Coding practices – testing/QA **
- **Comfortable with cloud-based data platforms (preferably AWS). **
- **Good communication skills in English — able to collaborate with cross-functional teams in an international environment. **
- **Proficiency in working with Text, Delta, Parquet, JSON, CSV, and XML data formats. **
- **Working knowledge of Spark structured streaming. **
- **AWS infrastructure experience, specifically working with S3. **
- **Solid understanding of git-based version control, DevOps, and CI/CD. **
- **Experience of working on Atlassian stack a plus. **
- **Knowledge of common web API frameworks and web services. **
- Strong teamwork, relationship, and client management skills, and the ability to influence peers and senior management to accomplish team goals.
- Willingness to embrace modern technology, best practice, and ways of work.
- **Nice to Have: **
- Experience in **Financial Crime/AML, KYC, **or** fraud detection** systems.
- Familiarity with **Entity Resolution frameworks** (e.g., Quantexa, Sensing, open source Entity Resolution tools).
- Experience with **data streaming frameworks** (Kafka, Spark Streaming, MQ).
Benefits
- Be part of a **mission-driven** team tackling real-world financial crime problems.
- Work with **modern data tech stack** with Agentic AI and advanced ML.
- **Hybrid working model **with flexible hours.
- International and collaborative culture — working with colleagues across **Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines and South Africa**.
- Competitive salary, performance bonuses, and learning support.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
PythonPySparkSQLPostGresScalaDatabricksSnowflakeAgentic AIMLFlowETL
Soft skills
communicationteamworkrelationship managementclient managementinfluencecollaborationwillingness to embrace technologyproblem-solvingadaptabilitycross-functional collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor's degree