Data Engineer _ Data & AI

Description: Be a part of our success story. Launch offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to do the best work of their lives in a dynamic and growing company. Through competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, internal advancement opportunities, and recognized community involvement, you will have the chance to create a career you can be proud of. Your new trajectory starts here at Launch.

Summary: The Data Engineer in the Data & AI division is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust data pipelines, ensuring the efficient and secure movement, transformation, and storage of data across business systems. The ideal candidate will support analytics and AI initiatives, enabling data-driven decision-making within the organisation.

Role: Data & AI Data Engineer

Location: Bangalore

Shift timings: General Shift

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and AI-driven solutions.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver appropriate data solutions.
• Optimise data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes for performance, scalability, and data quality.
• Implement data models, build and maintain data warehouses and lakes, and ensure data security and compliance.
• Monitor data pipeline performance and troubleshoot issues in a timely manner.
• Document data processes, pipelines, and architecture for knowledge sharing and audit purposes.
• Stay updated with industry trends and recommend best practices in data engineering and AI integration.

Must-Have Skills:

• Demonstrated proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python, Java, or Scala).
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud (Data Factory, Databricks, Glue, BigQuery, etc.).
• Expertise in building and managing ETL pipelines and workflows.
• Strong understanding of relational and non-relational databases.
• Knowledge of data modelling, data warehousing, and data lake architectures.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD principles.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred skills:

• Experience with big data frameworks (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, etc.).
• Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Airflow).
• Understanding of data privacy regulations (GDPR, etc.) and data governance practices.
• Exposure to machine learning or AI model deployment pipelines.
• P ands-on experience with reporting and visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).

We are Navigators in the Age of Transformation: We use sophisticated technology to transform clients into the digital age, but our top priority is our positive impact on human experience. We ease anxiety and fear around digital transformation and replace it with opportunity. Launch IT is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Launch IT is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

About Company: Launch IT India is wholly owned subsidiary of The Planet Group (http://www.launchcg.com; http://theplanetgroup.com ) a US company, offers attractive compensation and work environment for the prospective employees. Launch is an entrepreneurial business and technology consultancy. We help businesses and people navigate from current state to future state. Technology, tenacity, and creativity fuel our solutions with offices in Bellevue, Sacramento, Dallas, San Francisco, Hyderabad & Washington D.C. https://www.linkedin.com/company/launch-consulting-groupindia