Data Platform Developer

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Job Overview

We are seeking highly experienced Data engineer to join our team.

Experience

• 5-8 years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, and Cloud Data Platform development.

Data Engineering

• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake, PySpark, Python, and SQL.
• Expertise in designing and developing scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for large-volume datasets.
• Experience with data ingestion, transformation, data quality, reconciliation, and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of dimensional modeling, data warehousing concepts, and metadata-driven frameworks.

Cloud & Big Data

• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, EMR, Athena, Redshift, ECS/EKS, and IAM.
• Experience building cloud-native data solutions and modern data platforms.
• Strong understanding of distributed processing and big data architectures.

Snowflake

• Expertise in Snowflake architecture, SnowSQL, Streams, Tasks, Dynamic Tables, Snowpark, Data Sharing, and Performance Tuning.
• Experience implementing scalable data marts, semantic layers, and enterprise reporting solutions.
• Knowledge of Snowflake security, governance, and cost optimization best practices.

AI & Emerging Technologies

• Exposure to Generative AI, Agentic AI, LLMs, Vector Databases, and AI-powered analytics solutions.
• Experience leveraging AI services for data discovery, data quality, metadata management, or business insights.
• Understanding of RAG architectures, embeddings, and AI-assisted data engineering workflows.

DevOps & Automation

• Experience with Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment of data workloads.
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or similar platforms.

Data Integration

• Experience integrating data from relational databases, APIs, event streams, and enterprise applications.
• Exposure to CDC, real-time processing, Kafka, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of data lineage, governance, retention, and regulatory compliance requirements.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Experience with Oracle, Hadoop modernization, Ab Initio migration, or enterprise data platform transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to Data Mesh, Data Fabric, and modern analytics architectures.
• Financial Services or Regulated Industry experience.
• Experience building AI-ready data platforms and supporting advanced analytics use cases.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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