Senior Data Engineer

Are you a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer ready to lead and innovate in a dynamic, cloud-driven environment? We're looking for a pivotal team member to design, develop, and maintain cutting-edge data solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and top-tier performance. If you have a strong background in data engineering, a proven track record in leading technical teams, and thrive in an agile setting, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Building and maintaining efficient ETL/ELT pipelines using tools like Apache Airflow and PySpark.
• Developing robust database schemas, dimensional models (Kimball/Inmon), and supporting data normalisation for both relational and NoSQL databases.
• Contributing to the development and maintenance of our data warehouses, data lakes, and data lakehouses.
• Working with diverse database systems, including Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Google BigQuery, MongoDB, and Google Firestore.
• Handling structured, semi-structured, and big data file formats such as Avro, CSV, Parquet, ORC, and Delta.
• Developing and maintaining APIs for seamless data integration and workflows, with a solid understanding of REST and microservices architectures.
• Overseeing codebase maintenance and optimisation, leveraging Git for version control.
• Implementing thorough integration testing and ensuring high-quality deliverables for all new data processing scenarios.
• Providing technical design and coding assistance to team members, ensuring successful project milestones.
• Assessing and integrating new data sources to meet evolving business needs.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL (PostgreSQL or SQL Server preferred).
• Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow and PySpark.
• Familiarity with Databricks is essential
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, GCP, or AWS.
• Experience with data warehousing concepts, dimensional modelling, and database normalisation.
• Understanding of big data file formats like Avro, Parquet, ORC, and Delta.
• Proficiency in working with APIs, REST, and microservices architectures.

Education & Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, cloud computing, and technology implementation.
• Experience managing multi-shore projects and working within cloud ecosystems (SaaS/PaaS).
• Proven experience leading technical teams and mentoring team members.

What you will get out:

• You'll get to develop your skill set
• A competitive, industry benchmark compensation 
• Flexible working hours and a remote office setting
• You'll be part of a rapidly growing business
• Work with the absolute masters in the industry and catch some of their energy, vibe, and passion for what we do
• Great coffee every day, and samoosa Fridays (in-office of course)
• Plenty of company-sponsored learning; certifications and incentives
• Work Hard. Play Hard. Work-Life Balance
• No working on your birthday (free day off)