Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate Nelo's core data platform for analytics, ML, and business decisions. Work covers ETL/ELT pipelines, feature stores, data quality monitoring, and CI/CD, with at least 5 years of data or backend experience required. Stack includes Python, advanced SQL, Airflow/dbt/Glue, Spark, AWS, and Athena, Redshift, BigQuery, or Snowflake.
About the Company
Nelo is a leading fintech in Mexico reimagining credit to expand consumer buying power. Founded in 2019 by former Uber international growth team leads Kyle Miller and Stephen Hebson, Nelo offers credit cards, BNPL loans, bill payments, and its own marketplace — all under one app — designed from first principles for a mobile-first, real-time payments world.
With $100M in annual revenue, $1B in annualized GMV, and $140M+ raised in equity and debt, Nelo is one of the most capital-efficient consumer fintech companies in Latin America. The company is profitable — positive operating profit in both 2024 and 2025. It runs lean and technical: 60 employees, 8 engineers, with AI driving underwriting, collections, and operations.
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We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help design, build, and operate the core data platform that powers analytics, machine learning, and business decision-making at Nelo. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for an experienced engineer who enjoys working across the full data lifecycle, from ingestion and transformation to reliability, scalability, and ML enablement.
You will partner closely with Analytics, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Risk, and Machine Learning teams to ensure our data infrastructure is robust, scalable, and easy to build on as Nelo continues to grow.
At least 5 years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or backend engineering roles with significant ownership of production data systems.
This role is based in-office in Mexico City or NYC