Data Engineer

We are looking for a Data Engineer to build and scale robust data solutions that support critical business needs. This role focuses on developing high-performance pipelines, enabling reliable data transformation, and delivering production-ready systems. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in Python, SQL, Databricks/PySpark, and modern data engineering practices.

Primary Responsibilities

• Build, scale, and maintain robust data solutions.
• Implement and optimize high-performance data pipelines: extraction, loading, transformation, and orchestration – that are designed for scalability, reliability, maintainability, and speed.
• Champion modern software engineering practices as CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, containerization, and cloud-native deployments
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to transform use cases into production-ready services and solutions, owning the system from concept to production.
• Implement rigorous testing and monitoring practices to maintain superior data quality and integrity.

Requirements

Education & Certificates

• A bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field, required
• Concentration in Computer Science, Math, Physics or other engineering related field, preferred

Professional Experience

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or a related discipline, with a proven track record of success.

Competencies & Attributes

• Expertise in Python and SQL, with a strong foundation in data manipulation and analysis.
• Proficient with Databricks/PySpark and dbt for data warehousing and data transformation tasks.
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools e.g. Airflow, Dagster
• Experience working with large language models (LLMs) especially prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)s, and/or vector databases are pluses.
• Knowledge of fundamental principles of machine learning, feature engineering, and knowledge graphs are pluses.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing complex data systems from the ground up.
• Proficient in handling large-scale data projects, including data cleaning, ETL, and information retrieval.
• Excellent communication skills required, both verbal and written.