Data Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Databricks, Python, PySpark, and SQL to build scalable, high-performance data engineering solutions. You’ll architect and develop large scale, high-performance data pipelines capable of handling massive real-time and batch data volumes across multiple business systems. Databricks is the core enterprise data and processing platform for this role. You will also use Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration and dbt for ELT transformations, and will contribute to designing reliable, secure, and governed data platforms that enable analytics, reporting, and AI-driven use cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement large-scale data pipelines using Python/PySpark, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric.
• Develop and optimize data processing workloads in Databricks using PySpark and Spark SQL, with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Develop and maintain dbt models including layered architecture, incremental models, snapshots, macros, testing, and documentation.
• Design, develop, and maintain Apache Airflow DAGs for orchestrating reliable, scalable, and observable data pipelines.
• Design and implement data quality, observability, and governance frameworks, including automated testing, monitoring, lineage, access control, and data privacy standards.
• Partner with analytics, product, and business stakeholders to turn requirements into trustworthy datasets, and raise the engineering bar through design discussions, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in Python for developing scalable, modular, and production-ready data engineering applications.
• Strong expertise in PySpark, including DataFrame API, Spark SQL, Structured Streaming, partitioning strategies, joins, caching, handling data skew, and Spark performance optimization.
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks for data ingestion, transformation, processing, and optimization, including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Databricks Workflows, notebooks, jobs, and Databricks-native data engineering capabilities.
• Strong experience in Databricks/Spark performance tuning, including query and job optimization, partitioning, file sizing, caching, join optimization, handling data skew, and efficient use of compute resources.
• Hands-on experience with Delta Lake, including transactional data processing, schema management, incremental data processing, and reliable batch and streaming data pipelines.
• Hands-on experience in developing dbt projects using layered architecture, incremental models, snapshots, macros/Jinja, testing, documentation, and deployment best practices.
• Expertise in advanced SQL and data modelling — dimensional modeling, slowly changing dimensions, schema evolution, and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience in developing and managing Apache Airflow DAGs, scheduling workflows, dependency management, retries, backfills, and operational monitoring.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently with business and analytics stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on exposure to Microsoft Fabric for data integration and analytics.
• Experience using AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) as part of a development workflow.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Domain expertise in financial services.

Responsibilities and JD

Job Description: We are looking for a Senior Developer with strong expertise in PySpark, Databricks, and Snowflake to build scalable data engineering solutions and enterprise data platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using PySpark, Databricks, and Snowflake.
2. Develop batch and real-time data processing solutions for structured and semi-structured data.
3. Build and optimize Databricks notebooks, workflows, and Delta Lake solutions.
4. Design and implement Snowflake databases, schemas, views, stored procedures, tasks, and streams.
5. Develop scalable data models, data marts, and data warehouse solutions.
6. Optimize PySpark jobs, Databricks workloads, and Snowflake queries for performance and cost efficiency.
7. Implement data quality, validation, governance, and security controls.
8. Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver data solutions.
9. Manage source control and CI/CD deployments using Git and Azure DevOps.
10. Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and ensure pipeline reliability.
11. Mentor junior team members and participate in code reviews and technical design discussions.

Required Skills: PySpark, Databricks, Snowflake, Python, SQL.

Experience: 5+ years of Data Engineering experience with strong hands-on expertise in PySpark, Databricks, and Snowflake.

Job Title : Senior Data Engineer – Databricks

Experience : 14 to 20 Years

Location : HSR Layout, Bangalore

Work Mode : Hybrid – 3 Days WFO

Shift : 11:30 AM – 07:30 PM IST

Positions : 2

Notice Period : Immediate Joiners Only

Interview : 1 Technical Round + 2 Client Rounds

Role Overview :

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to build and lead enterprise-scale data platforms for a Switzerland-based commodity client.

The role requires a strong hands-on Data Engineering professional with expertise in Databricks, PySpark, Python, SQL, and AWS, along with technical leadership and stakeholder management experience.

Must-Have Skills :

• 14 to 20 years of Data Engineering experience
• Databricks & Apache Spark / PySpark
• Python & SQL
• AWS Cloud
• Lakehouse Architecture
• ETL / ELT & Distributed Data Processing
• Batch & Streaming Pipelines
• Data Pipeline Optimization & Data Modeling
• CDC & Incremental Processing
• Git, CI/CD & Testing
• Data Quality, Monitoring & Observability
• Technical Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Key Responsibilities :

• Design and build scalable data pipelines using Databricks, PySpark, Python, SQL, and AWS.
• Own data products from design through production.
• Develop batch / streaming pipelines and reusable ETL / ELT frameworks.
• Optimize pipelines for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost.
• Design scalable data architectures and data models.
• Implement data quality, monitoring, lineage, and CI/CD practices.
• Lead technical discussions and mentor engineering teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, product owners, and engineering teams.
• Remain hands-on while providing technical leadership.

Ideal Candidate :

A 14 to 20 years experienced, hands-on Data Engineering leader with strong Databricks + PySpark + AWS expertise, excellent communication, stakeholder management, and experience delivering enterprise-scale data platforms.

🔴 Super Urgent : Only Bangalore-based immediate joiners.

Sr. Data Engineer 

Location: Pune

Responsibilities 

· Lead the end-to-end design and development of scalable, high-performance data pipelines and ETL/ELT frameworks aligned with modern data engineering best practices. 

· Architect complex data integration workflows that bring together structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data from both cloud and on-premise sources. 

· Build robust real-time, batch, and on-demand pipelines with built-in observability—monitoring, alerting, and automated error handling. 

· Partner with analysts, data scientists, and business leaders to define and deliver reliable data models, quality frameworks, and SLAs that power key business insights. 

· Ensure optimal pipeline performance and throughput, with clearly defined SLAs and proactive alerting for data delivery or quality issues. 

· Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and architecture teams to build secure, reusable, and CI/CD-enabled data workflows that align with enterprise architecture standards. 

· Establish and enforce the best practices in source control, code reviews, testing automation, and continuous delivery for all data engineering components. 

· Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and preventive maintenance for critical data failures, ensuring minimal business impact and continuous service improvement. 

· Guide the team in establishing standards for data modeling, transformation logic, and governance, ensuring long-term maintainability and scalability. 

· Design and execute comprehensive testing strategies—unit, integration, and system testing—ensuring high data reliability and pipeline resilience. 

· Monitor and fine-tune data pipeline and query performance, optimizing for reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency. 

· Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, including data architecture diagrams, process flows, and integration specifications for internal and external stakeholders. 

· Facilitate and lead discussions with business and operational teams to understand data requirements, prioritize initiatives, and drive data strategy forward. 

Qualifications 

· 7 to 10 years of hands-on experience in data engineering roles with a proven record of building scalable and secure data platforms. 

· Over 5 years of experience in scripting languages such as Python for data processing, automation, and ETL development. 

· 4+ years of experience with Snowflake, including performance tuning, security model design, and advanced SQL development. 

· 5+ years of experience with data integration tools such as Azure Data Factory, Fivetran, or Matillion. 

· 5+ years of experience in writing complex, highly optimized SQL queries on large datasets. 

· Proven experience integrating and managing APIs, JSON, XML, and webhooks for data acquisition. 

· Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and orchestration tools like Apache Airflow or equivalent. 

· Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code versioning tools (e.g., Git). 

· Familiarity with dbt or similar transformation tools and best practices for modular transformation development. 

· Exposure to data visualization tools like Power BI for supporting downstream analytics is a plus. 

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead discussions with technical and business stakeholders. 

Education 

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Information technology or related field. 

Equivalent academic and work experience can be considered. 

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines using Python and PySpark.
• Work extensively with Databricks and Delta Lake, including Delta tables, MERGE operations, schema evolution, Time Travel, and data optimization.
• Develop, schedule, and monitor Apache Airflow DAGs for workflow orchestration and dependency management.
• Work with Kubernetes for containerized application deployment, orchestration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Develop reusable and optimized Python code following software engineering best practices.
• Optimize Spark jobs for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Implement data quality checks, error handling, logging, and monitoring mechanisms.
• Use Git for version control, branching, pull requests, code reviews, and collaborative development.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures, investigate data issues, and implement reliable solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and deliver efficient data solutions.

Required Technical Skills

• Python: Strong programming skills, including data manipulation, exception handling, modular programming, and debugging.
• PySpark: Hands-on experience with Spark DataFrames, Spark SQL, joins, transformations, partitioning, and performance tuning.
• Databricks: Strong understanding of Databricks architecture, notebooks, workflows, compute management, and job execution.
• Delta Lake: Experience with Delta tables, ACID transactions, MERGE/UPSERT, schema enforcement, schema evolution, VACUUM, and Time Travel.
• Apache Airflow: Experience developing DAGs, managing task dependencies, configuring retries, scheduling workflows, and troubleshooting failures.
• Kubernetes: Practical knowledge of pods, deployments, services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, resource management, and troubleshooting containerized workloads.
• Git: Proficiency in branching strategies, pull requests, merging, and resolving conflicts.
• SQL: Strong SQL skills, including complex joins, CTEs, window functions, and query optimization.

Good to Have

• Experience with Docker and containerization best practices.
• Experience with Databricks Unity Catalog and data governance.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Experience deploying and managing Airflow workloads on Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes monitoring, autoscaling, and resource optimization.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Understanding of data lakehouse architecture and data modeling.
• Experience with batch and incremental data processing.
• Familiarity with data quality frameworks and automated testing.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently design, develop, deploy, and troubleshoot data pipelines.
• Good understanding of distributed data processing and container orchestration.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
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Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled Senior Data Engineer with expertise in Databricks to join our dynamic data team. The ideal candidate will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures to support our organization's data-driven initiatives and leverage Databricks to process large-scale datasets, optimize data workflows, enable advanced analytics and machine learning, and integrate Power BI for data visualization and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

·        5-8 years of professional work experience in a relevant field

·        Proficient in Microsoft Fabric platform, Azure Databricks, ADF, Delta Lake, SQL Data Warehouse, Unity Catalog.

·        Good Experience on Microsoft Dynamics 365

·        Experience/ prior knowledge on semi structure data and Structured Streaming, Azure synapse, data lake, data warehouse.

·        Proficient in creating Azure Data Factory pipelines for ETL/ELT processing; copy activity, custom Azure development etc.

·        Good knowledge of SQL and Python for data manipulation, transformation, and analysis

·        Understand business requirements to set functional specifications for reporting applications

• Data Pipeline Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines using Databricks, Apache Spark, and other cloud-based technologies.
• Data Integration: Ingest, transform, and integrate data from diverse sources, including APIs, databases, streaming platforms, and third-party systems, into Databricks for analytics and reporting.
• Power BI Integration: Develop and optimize data models and datasets in Databricks for use in Power BI, ensuring efficient data connections and high-quality visualizations.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize data workflows, API calls, and queries on Databricks and Power BI for performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability.
• Data Modeling: Build and maintain data models to support business requirements, ensuring data quality, consistency, and accessibility for analytics and reporting.
• Cloud Integration: Implement data solutions on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) integrated with Databricks, Power BI, and API ecosystems.
• Security & Compliance: Implement data governance, security, and compliance best practices within Databricks, Power BI, and API environments.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in Databricks, including Delta Lake, Spark SQL.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Scala, or Java.
• Experience with Apache Spark for big data processing.
• Knowledge of SQL for querying and transforming data.
• Proficiency in Power BI for creating data models, DAX queries, and interactive dashboards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Databricks certification (e.g., Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate/Professional).

Experience with real-time data processing and streaming

About the Role

You'll be at the forefront of designing and implementing robust data platform solutions that power advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning. Working with modern cloud technologies, you'll build scalable data foundations that enable clients to make smarter, data-driven decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Build scalable data pipelines using Snowflake, AWS, GCP, and Databricks.
• Design and optimize data models for AI and machine learning workloads.
• Develop reliable data foundations for MLOps, governance, and data lineage.
• Integrate data from multiple sources into modern data platforms.
• Leverage Snowpark ML and Snowflake's native AI capabilities.
• Ensure data platforms are secure, scalable, and high-performing.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Snowflake.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge of cloud storage services such as S3, ADLS, or GCS.
• Strong understanding of Dimensional Modeling and Data Vault.
• Experience with Scala or Java is a plus.

Tech Stack

• Data Warehouse: Snowflake
• Programming: SQL, Python, Scala (Good to Have), Java (Good to Have)
• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Storage: S3, ADLS, GCS
• AI/ML: Snowpark ML, MLOps

Perks & Benefits

• Public Speaking & Communication Program
• Mentoring Program with Senior Support Leads
• 360° Progress Reviews
• Weekly Learning Sessions & Guilds
• Paid Certifications
• Hackathons & Innovation Days
• Recognition & Rewards Programs
• Team Socials & Annual Offsites
• Employee Assistance Program (24/7 Wellbeing Support)

The Data People Shaping Tomorrow

Our client helps organizations unlock the power of data through modern cloud, analytics, and AI solutions. We believe in creating an environment where talented technologists can learn, innovate, and make a real impact while building cutting-edge data platforms for global clients. If you're passionate about data engineering and want to work with the latest technologies in AI, cloud, and analytics, we'd love to hear from you.

🚀 Job Title : Data Engineer – AWS, PySpark & Airflow

Experience : 5+ Years

Industry : Health Insurance / BFSI

Location : Sector 43, Gurugram, Haryana

Work Mode : Work From Office (5 Days a Week)

Employment Type : Full-Time

Role Overview :

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in AWS Data Engineering, Data Lake Architecture, Python, SQL, PySpark, and Apache Airflow.

The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and high-performance data pipelines using AWS cloud technologies. The role involves building end-to-end ETL / ELT workflows, implementing data transformation and processing solutions, optimizing pipeline performance, and ensuring the reliability of production data systems.

Mandatory Skills :

AWS Data Engineering | Data Lake Architecture | Amazon S3 | AWS Glue | Amazon EMR | Athena | Redshift | Python | SQL | PySpark | Apache Spark | Apache Airflow | ETL/ELT | PostgreSQL | Data Modelling | Pipeline Optimization | Production Support | Root Cause Analysis

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines for data ingestion, staging, transformation, curation, and consumption.
• Build and manage AWS-based data lake solutions using Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon EMR, Athena, and Redshift.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize ETL / ELT pipelines using Python, SQL, Apache Spark, and PySpark.
• Implement and manage workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow, including scheduling, dependency management, retries, monitoring, and failure handling.
• Integrate data from multiple structured and semi-structured sources.
• Design and maintain data models, dimensional models, and analytical data marts.
• Work with relational databases, including PostgreSQL and Amazon RDS.
• Optimize Spark jobs, SQL queries, data transformations, and cloud resource utilization.
• Implement data quality checks, validation rules, and error-handling mechanisms.
• Monitor production data pipelines, troubleshoot failures, and perform root cause analysis (RCA).
• Ensure pipeline reliability, scalability, performance, and compliance with service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Follow data security, access management, governance, and sensitive-data protection best practices.
• Collaborate with business, analytics, and application teams to deliver effective data solutions.
• Maintain technical documentation and follow established data engineering standards.

Required Technical Skills :

• AWS Data Engineering : Strong hands-on experience with AWS-based data engineering and data lake architecture.
• AWS Services : Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Glue Data Catalog, Amazon EMR, Athena, Redshift, AWS Lambda, and IAM.
• Programming : Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Big Data Processing : Hands-on experience with Apache Spark and PySpark.
• Workflow Orchestration : Experience developing and managing workflows using Apache Airflow.
• ETL/ELT Development : Experience building scalable data ingestion, transformation, and processing pipelines.
• Database Technologies : Good understanding of relational databases and PostgreSQL concepts.
• Data Modelling : Experience with data modelling, data transformation, and analytical data structures.
• Production Support : Ability to monitor pipelines, troubleshoot failures, perform RCA, and resolve production issues.
• Performance Optimization : Experience optimizing SQL queries, Spark jobs, and data processing workflows.

Good-to-Have Skills :

• Experience with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and Amazon RDS.
• Familiarity with dbt for data transformation and modelling.
• Knowledge of Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or Apache Hudi.
• Exposure to Apache Kafka and real-time data streaming.
• Familiarity with GraphQL, Hasura, or similar data-serving technologies.
• Understanding of data governance and data quality frameworks.
• Experience in the BFSI, healthcare, or health insurance domain.

Candidate Requirements :

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Data Engineering.
• Proven hands-on experience building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines on AWS.
• Strong understanding of data lake architecture and large-scale data processing.
• Practical experience with Apache Airflow and Spark / PySpark-based transformations.
• Strong programming, analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience handling production incidents, pipeline failures, and performance bottlenecks.
• Ability to take ownership of deliverables and work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Good communication, collaboration, and technical documentation skills.
• Willingness to work from the Gurugram office five days a week.

Ideal Candidate :

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Data Engineer who can independently build, optimize, and maintain AWS-based data pipelines, work with large datasets using PySpark, orchestrate workflows through Airflow, and resolve production issues in a business-critical environment.

8-12 years experience on Data Engineering role working with Databricks & Azure Cloud technologies.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

• Strong proficiency in PySpark, Python, SQL.

• Strong experience in data modeling, ETL/ELT pipeline development, and automation • Hands-on experience with performance tuning of data pipelines and workflow

• Proficient in working on Azure cloud components Azure Data Factory, Azure DataBricks, Azure Data Lake etc.

• Experience with data modeling, ETL processes, Delta Lake and data warehousing.

• Experience on Delta Live Tables, Autoloader & Unity Catalog.

Preferred - Knowledge of the insurance industry and its data requirements.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills to work effectively with diverse teams

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under tight deadlines. 

Description

We are looking for Senior Data Engineers to join our Data Platform team and build scalable, high-performance data platforms that power data processing, analytics, and downstream applications.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in distributed data processing, ETL pipelines, and Big Data technologies, with hands-on expertise in Apache Spark and Python Scala.

You will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing large-scale data pipelines while collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams to build reliable, production-grade data solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL and data processing pipelines for large-scale datasets.
• Build and optimize distributed data applications using Apache Spark and Python Scala.
• Develop reliable, high-performance data pipelines for batch and streaming workloads.
• Design and manage data workflows using Apache Airflow.
• Build and operate data workloads on AWS, with strong usage of Amazon S3 for large-scale data storage.
• Work with large datasets to ensure data quality, consistency, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, analytics, and other platform teams to deliver robust data solutions.
• Optimize data workflows for scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Troubleshoot production issues, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve platform performance.

Requirements

Candidates who demonstrate:

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Big Data Engineering, or a similar role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Spark and Scala.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale ETL pipelines.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, particularly Amazon S3.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration and scheduling.
• Strong SQL skills and a solid understanding of distributed data processing concepts.
• Experience working with batch and/or streaming data pipelines.
• Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and performance optimization skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Good to Have

• Experience with Databricks and the broader Databricks data platform.
• Familiarity with streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka.
• Experience working on large-scale data platforms handling high-volume data workloads.
• Exposure to additional AWS data services and cloud-native data architectures.