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#111 - Data Engineer

Lifted, an Upwork Company™ Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Technology, Information and Internet · 201-500 employees

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Remote data-engineer Mid (2-5 yrs) Contractor India
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About the role

The Data Engineer will migrate approximately 1,000 datasets to Snowflake and adapt existing pipelines to modern standards. Responsibilities include managing workflow orchestration with Apache Airflow 3 and executing time-sensitive data migrations.

What they look for

Python SQL Snowflake Apache Airflow Apache Kafka Apache Spark PySpark Iceberg Parquet AWS S3 Data Modeling Data Migration Software Engineering Data Pipelines Performance Tuning Debugging

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience with large-scale datasets, Python, SQL, and cloud data platforms. Proficiency in Apache Airflow, Spark, and AWS S3 is essential for this role.

Full description

Job Description

We are seeking a hands-on Data Engineer to support a large-scale data platform modernization initiative. You will migrate approximately 1,000 datasets to Snowflake, adapt existing pipelines, and help deliver reliable orchestration with Apache Airflow 3. The architecture and technical approach are already defined, with the role focused on implementation and migration delivery through March 2027.

 

Enterprise experience strongly preferred.

 

Key Responsibilities

- Migrate pipelines from Apache Airflow 2 to Apache Airflow 3.

- Migrate Confluent connections between cloud regions.

- Migrate pipelines from Hive to Iceberg using Snowpark Connect.

- Adapt existing data pipelines to Snowflake while maintaining data quality and reliability.

- Support workflow scheduling and monitoring in Apache Airflow.

- Partner with the team to execute time-sensitive data migrations.

Qualifications

Must-Have Skills

- 2+ years of experience.

- Strong software engineering fundamentals.

- Hands-on Python development experience.

- Advanced SQL, including complex joins, CTEs, window functions, and performance tuning.

- Snowflake data modeling.

- Apache Airflow experience developing and testing pipelines in Airflow and Python.

- Apache Kafka experience.

- Apache Spark experience, including hands-on PySpark.

- Experience with Iceberg and Parquet data formats.

- AWS experience, particularly S3 data lakes, partitioning, and lifecycle policies.

- Testing strategy experience and the ability to debug and test code hands-on.

- At least 2 years of industry experience working with large-scale datasets, including Airflow and Spark.

- Strong communication skills.

- Ability to work independently.

 

Nice-to-Have Skills

- Hands-on Snowflake migration experience, including data warehouse modernization and performance and cost optimization.

- Apache Airflow migration experience, including version upgrades, executor changes, or platform migrations.

- Experience using AI tools for development.

Additional Information

Required Tools & Platforms

- Python and SQL.

- Snowflake, Apache Airflow, Apache Kafka, and Apache Spark/PySpark.

- Iceberg and Parquet.

- AWS S3.

- The migration environment also includes Confluent, Hive, and Snowpark Connect.

 

Location, Time & Engagement

- Open to candidates in eligible EMEA and APAC locations.

- Coverage until 12:00 PM Pacific Time is required.

- Remote contract engagement for 40 hours per week.

- Expected engagement through March 31, 2027; start date to be confirmed.

- Two openings are available.

- This is not currently a contract-to-hire opportunity.

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