Senior Data Engineer

NorthBay; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Abu Dhabi is looking for a Senior Data Engineer with 7–10+ years of experience. The successful candidate will design and maintain scalable data pipelines and manage Snowflake data warehousing. This onsite role offers the chance to work on impactful data engineering projects using modern technologies in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

High-impact data engineering projects

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of professional experience in data engineering.
• Proficiency in Python is mandatory.
• Strong SQL expertise and experience with NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines.
• Develop and optimize ETL / ELT processes.
• Implement data models and warehouse solutions focused on Snowflake.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

ETL/ELT processes

Airflow

Cloud services

Tools

Snowflake

NoSQL databases

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite)

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer with 7–10+ years of experience to join our team in Abu Dhabi. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in building and optimizing scalable data pipelines, working with large datasets, and leveraging modern cloud-based technologies. This is an onsite role offering the opportunity to work on cutting-edge data engineering initiatives, including data preparation for advanced analytics, ML, and GenAI use cases.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and high-performance data pipelines.
• Develop and optimize ETL / ELT processes to handle large-scale structured and unstructured data.
• Implement data models and warehouse solutions with a focus on Snowflake.
• Integrate and process data from diverse sources including SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and security standards are maintained across all systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to prepare data for advanced analytics and GenAI models.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to translate requirements into data engineering solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data workflows for performance and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience: 7–10+ years of professional experience in data engineering.
• Programming: Proficiency in Python (mandatory).
• Data Engineering: Strong SQL expertise; experience with NoSQL databases; advanced skills in data modeling, ETL / ELT processes, and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, cloud-native services).
• Cloud: Hands-on experience with cloud data warehousing, data lakes, and related services (mandatory).
• Snowflake: Proven experience designing and managing data pipelines / warehousing in Snowflake.
• Big Data: Experience handling large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Desired Skills: Exposure to preparing data for ML / GenAI workloads; familiarity with data governance and data quality frameworks.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work onsite in Abu Dhabi on high-impact data engineering projects.
• Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams in cloud, data, and ML domains.
• Chance to contribute to the modernization of enterprise data platforms with cutting-edge technologies.