Backend Engineer (Data)

Fuse Energy; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy startup in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Backend Engineer to develop robust data pipelines and ensure data quality. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience, strong skills in Python and SQL, and proficiency with relational databases. Join a mission-driven team to build innovative solutions that support their expansion in renewable energy.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity sign-on bonus

Biannual bonus scheme

Fully expensed tech

Paid annual leave

Breakfast and dinner for office-based employees

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer or in a data-focused engineering role.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with the ability to write clean, efficient code and queries.
• Experience designing schemas and building data models that reflect real-world business logic.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and product needs.
• Own the design and evolution of analytical schemas, translating business logic into structured, intuitive data models.
• Migrate and transform data from Postgres into Clickhouse, ensuring performance and reliability.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data validation

Data modeling

Tools

Postgres

DBT

Job description

Overview

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy - fast. We're combining first-principles thinking with cutting‑edge technology to build a radically better energy system. We raised $100M from top‑tier investors including Multicoin, Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, Box Group and strategic angels such as the Co‑Founder of Solana and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber and more. We’re creating a fully integrated energy company: from developing solar, wind and hydrogen projects to real‑time power trading and distributed energy installations. By selling directly to consumers, we cut out the middleman, lower costs and pass on savings to customers. But we’re not stopping there. We’re also building the Energy Network: a decentralised platform of smart devices that rewards users in Energy Dollars for electrifying their homes, shifting usage to off‑peak hours, and helping balance the grid. This network strengthens grid stability – a critical foundation for scaling AI data centers and other energy‑intensive industries.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and product needs.
• Own the design and evolution of analytical schemas, translating business logic into structured, intuitive data models.
• Migrate and transform data from Postgres into Clickhouse, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Develop and maintain DBT models that reflect our business domain and make data easily accessible for teams.
• Implement tests and data quality checks to ensure reliable and trustworthy datasets.
• Identify and eliminate duplicates, improve data consistency, and enforce clean modeling standards.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and an equity sign‑on bonus.
• Biannual bonus scheme.
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs.
• Paid annual leave.
• Breakfast and dinner for office‑based employees.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer or in a data‑focused engineering role.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with the ability to write clean, efficient code and queries.
• Hands‑on experience working with relational databases, particularly Postgres.
• Experience designing schemas and building data models that reflect real‑world business logic.
• Familiarity with DBT or similar data transformation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of data validation, testing, and quality assurance practices.
• Bonus: Familiarity with cloud‑based data infrastructure or data orchestration tools.
• Experience with CI/CD practices for data pipelines and transformations.