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Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL and data pipelines on AWS using Python/PySpark. Develop Glue/Lambda/Step Function workflows, event-driven integrations, and data lake/warehouse solutions. Tune SQL, implement monitoring/validation, support API/JSON integrations, troubleshoot operations, document and automate deployments, and mentor junior engineers. The summary above was generated by AI, * Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL and data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and AWS services.
- Develop and manage workflows using Glue, Lambda, and Step Functions.
- Build event-driven integrations using SNS, SQS, and related AWS services.
- Design and optimize data lake and warehouse solutions using S3, Athena, and Redshift.
- Write and tune high-performance SQL for complex transformations and reporting.
- Design and Implement data validation, monitoring, logging, alerting, and error-handling frameworks.
- Design and Support API-based and JSON-based integrations across internal and external systems.
- Troubleshoot operational issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
- Contribute to documentation, deployment automation, and engineering best practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior team members where needed., Design, build, and maintain scalable AWS-based ETL and data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL. Implement Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and event-driven integrations (SNS/SQS). Optimize data lake/warehouse solutions (S3, Athena, Redshift), implement monitoring, validation, and error handling, support API/JSON integrations, troubleshoot operations, automate deployments, and mentor junior engineers. Top Skills: AgentsAmazon AthenaAmazon CloudwatchAmazon EmrAmazon RdsAmazon RedshiftAmazon S3Amazon SnsAmazon SqsAPIsAws BatchAws CloudtrailAws Developer ToolsAws GlueAws LambdaAws Step FunctionsCi/CdData LakeData WarehouseDynamoDBEc2EcsGitlabJSONMcpPysparkPythonSQLTerraform IDEXX
Senior Data Engineer
2 Days Ago In-Office or Remote 3 Locations 110K-130K Annually Senior level 110K-130K Annually Senior level Healthtech * Pet * Biotech Design, build, and operate production-grade near-real-time data pipelines and APIs on AWS (Kinesis, Glue/Spark, Lambda, EMR). Implement IaC and CI/CD, optimize data lakes and operational models, improve observability and reliability, and participate in on-call support. Top Skills: Api GatewayAws GlueAws KinesisAws LambdaCloudFormationDynamoDBEmrIamJenkinsJSONPythonRest ApiS3Shell ScriptingSnsSparkSqsTerraformXML Mactores
Data Engineer
23 Days Ago In-Office or Remote Mid level Mid level Database As an AWS Data Engineer, you will develop data pipelines, create data models, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with teams while utilizing tools like PySpark and SQL. Top Skills: AirflowAmazon AthenaAmazon EmrAmazon GlueAmazon RedshiftPrestoPysparkSnowflakeSQL
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Requirements
- Degree holders for the visa application process.
- 8-12 years of software development experience across the appropriate platform.
- Solid IT background and experience.
- Experience as an application developer for projects similar in scope and responsibility.
- Strong expertise in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as Glue, Redshift, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, S3, Athena, EMR, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
- Experience with enterprise data lakes, data warehouses, data marts, and big data environments.
- Strong understanding of ETL best practices, data quality, and operational support.
- Experience with APIs, JSON, and cloud-based data integration patterns.
- Familiarity with GitLab, Terraform, CI/CD, and AWS developer tools.
- Experience with DynamoDB, EC2, ECS and Batch.
- Exposure to data migration and cloud modernization programs.
- Have a good understanding of performance engineering of code pipelines and near real-time systems.
- Good understanding of Agents and MCP.
- High-Performance Mindset: Resilience, emotional intelligence, and a focus on agile delivery.
- Technologist DNA: A deep understanding of the difference between “coding” and “engineering.”
Desired
- Familiarity with cloud-native foundations or AI coding assistants.
Languages
- Advanced Oral English: For seamless collaboration with global teams.
- Advanced Spanish., * 8-12 years of software development experience across the appropriate platform.
- Solid IT background and experience.
- Experience as an application developer for projects similar in scope and responsibility.
- Strong expertise in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as Glue, Redshift, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, S3, Athena, EMR, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
- Experience with enterprise data lakes, data warehouses, data marts, and big data environments.
- Strong understanding of ETL best practices, data quality, and operational support.
- Experience with APIs, JSON, and cloud-based data integration patterns.
- Familiarity with GitLab, Terraform, CI/CD, and AWS developer tools.
- Experience with DynamoDB, EC2, ECS and Batch.
- Exposure to data migration and cloud modernization programs.
- Have a good understanding of performance engineering of code pipelines and near real time systems
- Good understanding on Agents and MCP
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This is your chance to thrive in a “Customer Success, First and Always” environment that prizes continuous learning and radical ownership. You will collaborate within an international network of expertise across 39 delivery centers worldwide, gaining exposure to complex engineering challenges that redefine industrial standards. If you are a driven professional looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking workplace where your growth is the priority, this is where you belong.
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