
Data Engineer
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Contract
- Full-time
- Design, implement, and optimise robust, scalable data pipelines and ETL workflows using modern Python tools and libraries.
- Build and maintain production-grade RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs to serve data to internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Data Analysts, Scientists, and Engineering teams to enable end-to-end data solutions.
- Containerize data services using Docker and manage deployments within Kubernetes environments.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate testing, data validations, and deployment processes.
- Ensure code quality through rigorous unit testing, type annotations, and adherence to Python best practices.
- Participate in architecture reviews, design discussions, and code reviews in an agile development process.
- Proactively identify opportunities to optimize data access, transformation, and governance.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering or backend development roles.
- Expert-level Python skills, with a strong understanding of idiomatic patterns, async programming, and typing.
- Proven experience in building production-grade RESTful or GraphQL APIs using frameworks like FastAPI, Graphene, or Strawberry.
- Hands-on experience with Docker, container-based workflows, and CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions.
- Experience working with Kubernetes for orchestrating deployments in production environments.
- Proficient with SQL and data modelling; familiarity with ETL tools, data lakes, or warehousing concepts is a plus.
- Strong communicator with a proactive and self-driven approach to problem-solving and collaboration.
- Familiarity with data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Prefect).
- Experience with streaming data platforms like Kafka or Spark.
- Knowledge of data governance, security, and observability best practices.
- Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
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