Data Engineer - PUNE

Citi Bank

3 - 6 years

Pune

Posted: 14/06/2025

Job Description

We are looking for a hands-on Data Engineer who is passionate about solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. As a Data Engineer, the candidate will leverage deep technical knowledge and will apply knowledge of data architecture standards, data warehousing, data structures, and business intelligence to drive the creation of high-quality data products for data driven decision making.

Required Qualifications

3-6 Years Experience of implementing data-intensive solutions using agile methodologies.

Code contributing member of Agile teams, working to deliver sprint goals.

Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that meets the highest standards of quality.

Very strong in coding Python/Pyspark, UNIX shell scripting

Experience in cloud native technologies and patterns

Ability to automate and streamline the build, test and deployment of data pipelines

Technical Skills (Must Have)

  • ETL: Hands on experience of building data pipelines. Proficiency in data integration platforms such as Apache Spark

Experienced in writing Pyspark code to handle large data set ,perform data transformation , familiarity with Pyspark integration with other Apache Spark component ,such as Spark SQL , Understanding of Pyspark optimization techniques

Strong proficiency in working with relational databases and using SQL for data querying, transformation, and manipulation.

  • Big Data:Exposure to ‘big data’ platforms such as Hadoop, Hive or Iceberg for data storage and processing
  • Data Warehousing & Database Management: Understanding of Data Warehousing concepts, Relational (Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB) database design
  • Data Modeling & Design: Good exposure to data modeling techniques; design, optimization and maintenance of data models and data structures
  • Languages: Proficient in one or more programming languages commonly used in data engineering such as Python, PySpark, UNIX Shell scripting
  • DevOps: Exposure to concepts and enablers - CI/CD platforms, bitbucket/Github, JIRA, Jenkins, Tekton, Harness

Technical Skills (Valuable)

  • Data Quality & Controls: Exposure to data validation, cleansing, enrichment and data controls, framework libraries like Deequ
  • Federated Query: Starburst, Trino
  • Containerization: Fair understanding of containerization platforms like Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift
  • File Formats: Exposure in working on File/Table Formats such as Avro, Parquet, Iceberg, Delta
  • Schedulers: Basics of Job scheduler like Autosys, Airflow
  • Cloud: Experience in cloud native technologies and patterns (AWS, Google Cloud)
  • Nice to have: Java, for REST API development

Other skills :

  • Strong project management and organizational skills. 
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills. 
  • Proven ability to work independently and with a team.
  • Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
  • Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

About Company

Citi Bank, officially known as Citibank, is a global financial institution and the consumer division of Citigroup, a leading multinational banking corporation. Established in 1812, Citibank provides a wide range of financial services, including retail banking, credit cards, personal loans, wealth management, and investment banking. With a strong presence in over 100 countries, it serves millions of customers worldwide, offering both individual and business banking solutions. Citibank is known for its digital banking innovations, global reach, and commitment to financial inclusion and economic growth.

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