Data Engineer (Junior)

AlikeAudience; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Discretionary bonus

Wellbeing Allowance

Free Drinks & Snacks

Social Events

Job summary

AlikeAudience, located in Hong Kong, is seeking new talent to join their innovative team. The position offers hybrid work arrangements and focuses on personal development rather than just qualifications. Ideal candidates are self-motivated and eager to learn, ready to tackle backend tasks in a dynamic environment.

Key responsibilities include implementing resilient backend services and continuously improving the codebase. The company fosters a collaborative culture and provides various perks to ensure a supportive working atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and adapt to new concepts.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Comfortable working in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Implement backend services in various environments.
• Review codebase for continuous improvements.
• Implement tests and deployments for backend systems.

Skills

Python programming

Understanding of relational databases

Good communication skills

Team collaboration

Curiosity for big data

Job description

Founded in Sunnyvale in 2015, we are a young, dynamic, forward‑thinking company working hard to develop the next‑gen, privacy‑safe, audience‑targeting solution. We tackle the challenges of a rapidly shifting digital landscape dominated by the big players head‑on with innovative partnerships.

What we offer

• Hybrid work arrangements with flexible working hour
• International working environment
• Discretionary bonus
• Wellbeing Allowance: health & wellness classes, gym subscription, workshops, work equipment, etc.
• Free Drinks & Snacks
• Social Events such as poker night, happy hour, birthday parties and more

What you will do

Listed below are the hard‑skills that would fit well in our current team setup:

• Curious about working with big data and pipeline architecture; basic understanding of relational database structures
• Comfortable explaining technical concepts in a concise manner to technical and non‑technical audiences
• Ability to implement backend services that will be running in AlikeAudience controlled environments or customer environments as managed or self‑managed services
• Understand the nature of distributed systems of modern architecture and implement systems that are resilient to service disruptions
• Review codebase and work on continuous improvements in terms of speed and efficiency
• Implement tests and deployments for mostly backend (and very few instances of frontend) systems which you have created

What you will need

In AlikeAudience, we care about you as a person more than your previous experience in a specialised role. We look for candidates based on who they are as a person, and their potential, not their previous achievements. Listed in the following is what we are looking for:

• Willing to put in the effort to learn new concepts and not being afraid of working in an unfamiliar environment
• Ability to write code in Python comfortably and efficiently; knowledge of PySpark will be considered favourably
• Open to working in a small team and ready to take on meaningful work early on in your career
• Good communication skills; ability to explain concepts in understandable English
• A good team player who understands that collaboration can lead to better results than doing everything by oneself
• Self‑motivated, responsible and able to handle multiple tasks concurrently