About the role
Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks and AWS infrastructure. Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to manage data ingestion and deliver high-quality analytical datasets.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires over 5 years of experience in data engineering with strong proficiency in PySpark, SQL, and AWS services. Candidates must have expertise in designing Medallion Architecture and implementing CI/CD pipelines.
Full description
Job Description – Data Engineer (AWS + Databricks)
Experience: 5+ Years
Location: Flexible / Hybrid
Key Responsibilities
- Build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks (PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake).
- Design and implement Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) for Lakehouse.
- Develop batch and real-time pipelines using Spark Streaming, AWS Kinesis, or Glue Streaming.
- Manage data ingestion from diverse sources – RDBMS, APIs, S3, Kafka.
- Perform data profiling, validation, and quality checks.
- Optimize Spark jobs, partitions, and cluster configurations for performance.
- Implement and manage data infrastructure using AWS S3, Glue, Athena, Lambda, Step Functions, Redshift, EMR.
- Set up CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, Jenkins).
- Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to deliver analytical datasets.
Technical Skills
- Databricks: PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Job Workflows.
- AWS: S3, Glue, Athena, Kinesis, Lambda, Step Functions, EMR, Redshift, CloudWatch.
- Programming: Python (pandas), SQL (window functions, optimization).
- IaC & DevOps: Terraform / CloudFormation, Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.
- Performance Tuning: Spark optimizations, Z-ordering, partitioning, caching.
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