Senior Data Engineer

Empower India Bangalore, India

About the role

This is a Senior Data Engineer role for building remote data infrastructure and ingestion systems from Bangalore, with nationwide remote work. You'll design reliable ETL and ELT frameworks using Python, PySpark, SQL, AWS, and distributed data technologies. The role suits an experienced data engineer who can improve data quality, governance, reliability, and platform performance.

What you’ll do

  • Design and maintain scalable data and file-ingestion frameworks.
  • Build ETL solutions with Python and PySpark.
  • Improve ingestion performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Develop data solutions using AWS and big-data technologies.
  • Translate business and data requirements into technical designs.
  • Apply data governance, security, and quality practices.
  • Troubleshoot data integrity, application, and performance problems.
  • Review code and promote engineering standards.
  • Contribute to architecture and technical decisions.
  • Mentor junior engineers and collaborate across Agile teams.

What they’re looking for

  • A bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
  • 4–6 years of data engineering experience.
  • Experience designing scalable ingestion frameworks.
  • Strong Python, PySpark, SQL, ETL, AWS, Spark, Hadoop, data modeling, and data warehousing skills.
  • Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, Jira, and Agile/Scrum practices.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and customer-focused skills.

Nice to have

  • Financial-services or other regulated-industry experience.
  • Amazon DynamoDB, EMR Serverless, Lambda, Redshift, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or QuickSight.
  • Additional DevOps and CI/CD experience.

What’s on offer

  • Full-time, permanent employment.
  • Remote work available nationwide from India.
  • The listed compensation is not disclosed.

Questions about this role

Is the role remote?

Yes. The posting describes the workplace as remote nationwide.

How much experience is required?

The posting asks for 4–6 years of data engineering experience.

Which technologies are required?

Python, PySpark, SQL, ETL, AWS, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, data modeling, and data warehousing are listed.

What is the salary?

The posting says the compensation is not disclosed.

How this role compares

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