Job Description:

About the Role:

We are looking for a Data Engineer with 5+ years of experience to help build and lead a growing India-based Data Engineering pod working closely with the UK Data team. This role will be responsible for building scalable data pipelines, improving platform reliability, implementing CI/CD best practices, and supporting modern analytics and AI/ML initiatives. The candidate should be technically strong, comfortable working in a collaborative international environment, and capable of mentoring junior engineers within the India pod.

Key Responsibilities:

- Build and maintain scalable ELT/ETL pipelines

- Work extensively with Snowflake, dbt, SQL, and Python

- Implement CI/CD practices for data engineering workflows

- Improve monitoring, alerting, reliability, and data quality processes

- Collaborate with Data Scientists, BI teams, and stakeholders

- Support data modelling and architecture initiatives

- Mentor and guide junior engineers within the team

- Contribute to MLOps and production deployment foundations

Required Skills:

- Strong SQL and Python skills

- Hands-on experience with Snowflake

- Strong experience with dbt

- Experience building production-grade data pipelines

- Good understanding of data modelling concepts (3NF, Kimball, etc.)

- Experience with CI/CD and Git-based workflows

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

- Experience working with cloud-based modern data platforms

Good to Have:

- MLOps exposure

- Experience with orchestration tools

- Experience supporting BI/Analytics teams

- Agile/product-based environment experience

Additional Notes:

- This role will work very closely with UK-based engineering teams

- Strong communication and ownership mindset are important

- Previous experience mentoring or leading engineers is preferred

Education:

- UG: B.Tech / B.E. in Any Specialization

Key Skills:

- Data Engineering, Snowflake, DBT, SQL, Python, CI/CD, Cloud Platform, Data Modeling, ETL