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# Senior Data Engineer

- **Company:** Sysmind LLC
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $190,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Adobe InDesign, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software Quality, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, Data Structures, Software Debugging, DevOps, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Message Broker, NoSQL, Scrum Methodology, Service Design, Data Streaming, Data Logging, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, Containerization, Low Latency, Deployment Automation, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Microservices
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us4b0177e8dd72bb61ce501bb1d6a0c0f7

## About the Role

Should be technically strong with good hands-on experience and execution-focused
Operate as the onsite technical authority, ensuring architecture intent is correctly translated into high-quality, scalable implementation
Lead by example through hands-on development and solution build-out
Own critical components of data pipelines, APIs, and platform services
Guide engineering teams while actively contributing to code, design, and troubleshooting, Deep experience building Streaming pipelines, event driven systems, designing and implementing APIs
Hands on experience with Message brokers (Kafka or equivalent), GraphQL or REST API development, expert level coding experience in Java/Python/Scala
Expertise in Microservices architecture and service design
Strong experience in Entity driven design, Canonical data modeling, Schema design for scalable systems
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Containerization, deployment automation and environment management
Experience implementing logging, monitoring, alerting, data validation frameworks, strong debugging and troubleshooting capability
Skills: Java Rest web services ~ Digital : DevOps Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) ~ Digital : NoSQL GraphDB
Experience Required: 10 & Above

## Description

Design and build core components of the data platform - Data ingestion pipelines (batch + real time), Transformation and processing logic, Data access services (APIs/GraphQL layer)
Build scalable ingestion frameworks from multiple enterprise systems optimized for low latency, high throughput, reliability and fault tolerance
Define and implement canonical data models and entity relationships, translate business entities into physical data structures & API schemas, ensure consistency between source systems, data platform, and consumption layers
Develop and lead implementation of GraphQL/API driven access layer, microservices for exposing enterprise data entities
Establish engineering standards - CI/CD practices, Coding standards, Code quality discipline
Participate in design reviews, Sprint planning and Technical troubleshooting sessions
Write production grade code, troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across layers


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