Senior Data Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Contribute to the strategic vision for data engineering and participate in the architectural design and development of new and complex data solutions, focusing on scalability, performance, and hands-on implementation.

Design and implement new data systems and infrastructure to ensure the reliability and scalability of data systems by actively contributing to day-to-day engineering tasks.

Influence key decisions regarding the data technology stack, infrastructure, and tools while actively engaging in hands-on engineering efforts in the creation and deployment of new data architectures and workflows.

Set coding standards and best practices for the Data Engineering & Operations team, conducting and participating in code reviews to maintain high-quality, consistent code.

Work closely with database developers, software development, product management, and AI/ML developers to align data initiatives with Assents organizational goals.

Collaborate with team members to monitor progress, adjust priorities, and meet project deadlines and objectives.

Identify opportunities for internal process improvements, including automating manual processes and optimizing data delivery.

Proactively support peers in continuous learning by providing technical guidance and training on data engineering development, analysis, and execution.

Be familiar with corporate security policies and follow the guidance set out by processes and procedures of Assent.

Preferred candidate profile

• Education background must be B.E./ B.Tech. or BCA+MCA or M.E/M.Tech. (in Computer Science or E&TC only).
• Strong experience in Data Platforms, Data Warehousing, ETL/ELT, and end-to-end data pipeline development.
• Must have hands-on expertise in Snowflake, DBT, SQL, Python, Data Modelling.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS services like Glue, S3, Athena, Lambda, with experience building scalable data solutions.