Role & Responsibilities :

- Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, ensuring high performance and career growth.

- Architect and optimize scalable data infrastructure, ensuring high availability and reliability.

- Drive the development and implementation of data governance frameworks and best practices.

- Work closely with cross-functional teams to define and execute a data roadmap.

- Optimize data processing workflows for performance and cost efficiency.

- Ensure data security, compliance, and quality across all data platforms.

- Foster a culture of innovation and technical excellence within the data team.

Ideal Candidate :

- 10+ years of experience in software/data engineering, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.

- Expertise in backend development with programming languages such as Java, PHP, Python, Node.JS, GoLang, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

- Proficiency in SQL, Python, and Scala for data processing and analytics.

- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their data services.

- Strong foundation and expertise in HLD and LLD, as well as design patterns, preferably using Spring Boot or Google Guice

- Experience in big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, and distributed computing frameworks.

- Hands-on experience with data warehousing solutions such as Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery

- Deep knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance (GDPR, SOC2, etc.).

- Experience in NoSQL databases like Redis, Cassandra, MongoDB, and TiDB.

- Familiarity with automation and DevOps tools like Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Chef, Grafana, and ELK.

- Proven ability to drive technical strategy and align it with business objectives.

- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience in machine learning infrastructure or MLOps is a plus.

- Exposure to real-time data processing and analytics.

- Interest in data structures, algorithm analysis and design, multicore programming, and scalable architecture.

- Prior experience in a SaaS or high-growth tech company.