Senior Data Engineer

Sunnydata
Nepal
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for experienced data engineers who design scalable pipelines and collaborate across time zones, with a focus on customer-facing solutions and leadership in technical decision-making.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years in data engineering and proven leadership in technical guidance
    — “5+ years of related experience in data engineering and data product development
  • Individuals skilled in building end-to-end data workflows and advising on system architecture
    — “Solid understanding of the end to end data analytics workflow

Things to consider

  • Requires significant time overlap with US teams (up to 50% of work hours)
    — “Availability to overlap with US hours [up to 50%]
  • Position is part of a newly established team in Nepal with growth potential
    — “SunnyData has already spun up teams in the LATAM region... This is an excellent opportunity for driven engineers to become a part of the foundational team in Nepal

How to stand out

  • Highlight complex data pipeline projects and technical recommendations made to clients
    — “Design, build and operationalize complex data solutions, fix issues, apply transformations, and recommend data cleansing / quality solutions
  • Emphasize experience with data governance and security frameworks
    — “Incorporate core data management competencies including data governance, data security and data quality
  • Demonstrate ability to analyze data sources for business value in prior roles
    — “Analyze data sources to determine their value and recommend them to include in analytical processes
  • Showcase cross-functional collaboration examples, especially with non-technical stakeholders
    — “Collaborate within and across teams to support delivery and educate end users
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • Supporting new and existing customers in their data engineering needs
  • Designing, building, and operationalizing complex data solutions
  • Analyzing data sources to recommend them for analytical processes
  • Collaborating within and across teams to support delivery
Typical background
5+ years of related experience in data engineering and data product developmentBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Data EngineeringData Product DevelopmentData WarehousingData GovernanceData SecurityData QualityData Analytics WorkflowData MovementData TransformationData Components Testing

Preferred

Public Cloud PlatformsDatabricks Data EngineeringDatabricks Machine Learning Certification

Stack & domain

SparkHadoopKafkaPandasscikit-learnSQLOLTPOLAPDSSAWSAzureGCPDatabricksProblem SolvingDebuggingCommunicationData EngineeringData WarehousingData GovernanceData SecurityData QualityAIMLBI

About the role

Original posting from Sunnydata via Ashby

Are you ready to jump start your career in the exciting and innovative data engineering field?

At SunnyData our mission is to help our customers in their data journey to power their business. We believe a solid foundation is the key to achieving outstanding data driven results: highly scalable architectures, robust data engineering pipelines, simple data consumption layers and accurate ML and AI applications. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a critical role during this customer journey. You will directly work with internal teams and customers to design, build and deploy data solutions that capture, explore, transform, and utilize data to support Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Business Intelligence insights.

SunnyData is a fast-growing startup that is building out its operations in Nepal. In 2 years since its founding in the United States, SunnyData has already spun up teams in the LATAM region - Uruguay, Argentina and Mexico. This is an excellent opportunity for driven engineers to become a part of the foundational team in Nepal.

The Impact You Will Have

  • Be part of a team responsible for supporting new and existing customers in their data engineering needs.
  • Guide customers to make the best technical decisions to achieve their goals.
  • Actively work across multiple customer accounts which you would need to track and report on their progress.
  • Design, build and operationalize complex data solutions, fix issues, apply transformations, and recommend data cleansing / quality solutions.
  • Analyze data sources to determine their value and recommend them to include in analytical processes.
  • Incorporate core data management competencies including data governance, data security and data quality.
  • Collaborate within and across teams to support delivery and educate end users on data products / analytic environments.
  • Perform data and system analysis, assessment and resolution for defects and incidents of moderate complexity and correct as appropriate.
  • Test data movement, transformation code, and data components.

What We Look For

  • 5+ years of related experience in data engineering and data product development.
  • Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Data Engineering technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)
  • Data Science and Machine Learning technologies (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, HPO)
  • Data Warehousing (e.g., SQL, OLTP/OLAP/DSS)
  • Solid understanding of the end to end data analytics workflow.
  • Demonstrated track record of domain expertise including the ability to understand technical concepts and possess in-depth knowledge of immediate systems worked on.
  • Proven problem solving skills including debugging skills.
  • Strong English verbal and written communication skills.
  • Availability to overlap with US hours [up to 50%]
  • Leadership - Intermediate leadership skills with a proven track record of self-motivation in identifying personal growth opportunities.
  • Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
  • Nice to have: knowledge of public cloud platforms AWS, Azure or GCP.
  • Nice to have: Databricks data engineering or machine learning certification.

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering related field.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

SunnyData is dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the world around us. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to unbiased hiring practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Why Join SunnyData?

  • Innovative Environment: Work with cutting-edge technologies and industry leaders in data engineering and AI.
  • Customer Impact: Make a real difference in how businesses leverage data for strategic decision-making.
  • Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  • Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive team that values collaboration and knowledge sharing.

If you are passionate about data engineering and enjoy engaging with clients to solve their most challenging problems, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and become a key player in SunnyData's success story.

Source: Sunnydata careers (Ashby)

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