Data Engineer bei None

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 2000000 - Rs 4500000 (ie INR 20-45 LPA)

Min Experience: 2 years

Location: Bengaluru

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Data Engineer with 2–5 years of experience to join our dynamic data team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Big Data technologies, Databricks, Data Lakes, and Data Modeling, along with strong monitoring and performance optimization expertise using Datadog. You will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and architectures to support business intelligence, analytics, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines to ingest, transform, and deliver structured and unstructured data from various sources to the enterprise data lake and downstream systems.
• Develop and optimize data models (both logical and physical) that support analytics and reporting needs across teams.
• Implement and manage data lakes and data warehouses using modern data engineering tools and frameworks to ensure data consistency, reliability, and performance.
• Leverage Databricks for big data processing, transformation, and advanced analytics, ensuring efficient data workflows and reusability of code and components.
• Monitor and optimize data pipeline performance using Datadog, setting up alerts, dashboards, and logging to ensure data systems operate at peak performance.
• Collaborate with data analysts, scientists, and software engineers to understand data requirements and translate them into scalable engineering solutions.
• Ensure data governance, quality, and security by implementing best practices in metadata management, lineage tracking, and access controls.
• Participate in code reviews, documentation, and knowledge-sharing to maintain high standards of data engineering practices.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and tools to enhance the data ecosystem’s performance, scalability, and reliability.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
• Proven experience with Big Data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Hive, or similar frameworks.
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks for building and managing scalable data pipelines and transformations.
• Proficiency in data modeling and understanding of star schema, snowflake schema, and normalization principles.
• Deep understanding of Data Lakes and Data Lakehouse architectures for managing large-scale datasets.
• Experience with Datadog for monitoring data workflows, performance tuning, and system observability.
• Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, or Scala for data transformation and automation.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and related data services such as S3, ADLS, BigQuery, or Snowflake.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with ETL/ELT tools and workflow orchestration (e.g., Airflow, Prefect).
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices for data engineering workflows.
• Exposure to data security, compliance, and governance frameworks.