Context

• Alma is a French fintech leader in the Buy Now Pay Later industry
• To drive its complex operations Alma needed truthful and reliable dashboards, an integration of third parties tools and efficients tools for their Business Analyst and Data Scientist.
• Before our collaboration Alma was building dashboards on top of their applicative database and raw data. This was hard to maintain and time consuming for their analysts. Data Scientists were lacking proper tool and know-how to streamline their work and build top notch risk assessment algorithms. Data ingestion and transformation was done at the same time.
• In over 8 months we built a Modern Data Stack from scratch, integrated all their data sources, built layered BI transformations and delivered a high quality framework for business analysts and data scientists. We also built real time ingestion pipeline of their applicative data, ensuring it was always fresh.
• The end-result was much more efficient reports, automated tedious tasks and streamlined workflows for virtually every team. The fraud assessment algorithm built on top of the Data Platform allowed to avoid around 50M€ yearly of fraudulent transactions.

Testimonials

"I had the pleasure of working with Bryce at Alma, where we collaborated as Data Engineers. Bryce is an exceptional problem-solver, consistently demonstrating a proactive approach to tackling challenges. His programming skills are first-rate, and he has a deep understanding of Data Engineering principles.

One of our achievements was building the data platform at Alma. Bryce's dedication and expertise were essential to its success. His ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with the team ensured a smooth and efficient development process.

I highly recommend Bryce for any Data Engineer position. His technical skills, combined with strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills, make him an invaluable asset to any organization. Bryce's contributions were invaluable to our team, and I'm confident he will continue to excel in any future project."

• Hamza Sefiane, Data Engineer @ Alma

"Bryce worked with us for about a year to build a modern data stack from scratch at Alma. His expertise and rigor were invaluable during his mission and the whole team progressed tremendously thanks to him. I highly recommend him for any short or long data engineering mission!"

• Marin Huet, Head of Data @ Alma

"It has been a pleasure to work with Bryce, an energetic, positive, proactive individual with extensive knowledge of data engineering. He is a constructive individual who adds great value to the projects he is involved in.

Bryce is undoubtedly a pragmatic problem solver who will not hesitate to take the most effective route to get to the end point. His communication skills are exceptional and he is always easy to work with.

I look forward to working with him again should the opportunity arise!"

• Alberto Rodriguez, Lead Data Scientist @ Alma

Data Engineering

Data Engineering is the first step to build a Modern Data Stack, this layer is responsible for