Data Engineer

Job Title: Data Engineer

Experience: 3 to 7 Years

Location: Chennai

Work Mode: Onsite / Hybrid (as applicable)

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Data Engineer with 3 to 7 years of experience to join our growing team in Chennai. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in DBT, Snowflake, CI/CD pipelines , and SQL , with a good understanding of Python (nice to have). This role requires individuals with strong analytical skills, excellent communication, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines using DBT and Snowflake .
• Optimize and manage data workflows and transformations for reporting, analytics, and operational use.
• Build and deploy data models and structures aligned with business requirements.
• Integrate and automate data workflows using CI/CD practices.
• Write complex SQL queries to manipulate, clean, and transform data.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business teams to understand data requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data integrity, performance, and scalability.
• Maintain data quality standards, documentation, and best practices.

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience in DBT (Data Build Tool) .
• Proficient in Snowflake cloud data platform.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and deployment pipelines.
• Advanced skills in SQL for data transformation and analysis.
• Familiarity with Python scripting (good to have).
• Good understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL/ELT frameworks.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working with version control systems like Git.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP (especially Snowflake integrations).
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools for data pipelines.
• Agile/Scrum development methodology experience.

Interview Process:

1. HackerRank Test Technical online assessment to evaluate coding and SQL skills.
2. Technical Screening Interview In-depth discussion on projects, data engineering concepts, tools, and problem-solving approach.
3. Managerial/Communication Round Evaluation of soft skills, communication, and stakeholder management.

Candidate Profile:

• 37 years of relevant experience as a Data Engineer.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with a high degree of ownership and accountability.
• Immediate joiners or candidates with a short notice period are highly preferred.