Sr. Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Location: Chennai

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate Data Engineer with 5+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data platforms and ETL/ELT pipelines. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in Python, SQL, cloud data services, and modern data engineering frameworks. You will play a key role in building reliable, high-performance data solutions that support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.

- Build and optimize data ingestion processes from multiple structured and unstructured data sources.

- Develop robust data models and data warehouses for analytics and reporting.

- Design and optimize SQL queries for high-performance data processing.

- Build and maintain data lakes using cloud storage solutions.

- Implement data validation, cleansing, transformation, and quality checks.

- Integrate data solutions with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

- Develop batch and real-time data processing pipelines using modern data processing frameworks.

- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and application teams to deliver reliable data solutions.

- Follow software engineering best practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, testing, monitoring, and technical documentation.

Required Skills

- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering.

- Strong programming experience in Python.

- Hands-on experience with PySpark and Apache Spark.

- Advanced SQL skills, including query optimization and performance tuning.

- Experience with AWS services / Azure / GCP.

- Experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.

- Strong experience in Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).

- Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and dimensional modeling.

- Experience working with large-scale distributed datasets.

- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

- Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestration tools.

- Knowledge of Kafka and real-time data streaming.

- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform (IaC).

- Exposure to Databricks and modern data lake technologies (Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or Apache Hudi).

- Understanding of data governance and metadata management.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Pay: ₹55,000.00 - ₹120,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Leave encashment
• Paid sick time
• Provident Fund
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu