Data Engineer

LittleLives; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; USD 30.000 - 60.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading EdTech SaaS company is seeking an experienced Data Migration Engineer to oversee large-scale data migrations. This essential role demands expertise in data management and quality assurance, ensuring smooth transitions from legacy systems. The ideal candidate will enjoy a collaborative environment with competitive salaries and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunity to lead impactful projects

Supportive and collaborative team environment

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Proven experience with large data migrations and complex schema relationships.
• Proficient in SQL and scripting languages like Python or Bash.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale data migration projects from legacy systems.
• Analyze and document complex relational data models.
• Build migration audit trails and rollback procedures.

Skills

Data Engineering

SQL

ETL Development

Problem-Solving

Data Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

Talend

Informatica

Apache NiFi

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

We are a fast-growing SaaS company in the EduTech space, operating mainly in Singapore, Vietnam, and Malaysia. With almost 2000 schools as customers, our mission is to revolutionize early childhood education through technology and provide innovative solutions to our customers. We are committed to transforming the way education is delivered in the Southeast Asian region and beyond.

About the Role:
We are looking for an experiencedData Migration Engineerto lead and execute complex, large-scale data migration from a legacy system to our new platform. This role requires a deep understanding of data structures, transformations, and migration strategies to ensure accuracy, consistency, and minimal business disruption.

This is a mission-critical role for ensuring data quality and integrity in our transformation journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage large-scale data migration projects from legacy to modern systems.

• Analyze complex relational data models and create clear data mapping documentation.

• Develop and optimize robust ETL/ELT pipelines using appropriate tools and technologies.

• Cleanse, transform, and validate large datasets to ensure accuracy and consistency pre- and post-migration.

• Identify and resolve data inconsistencies, gaps, and performance bottlenecks during migration.

• Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, QA, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and validate results.

• Build migration audit trails and rollback procedures to support safe and traceable data transitions.

• Provide post-migration support, including monitoring, validation, and issue resolution.

• Document migration processes, scripts, mapping logic, and QA procedures clearly.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Experience in data engineering, ETL development, or data migration projects.
• Proven experience with large data migrations involving complex schema relationships and business rules.
• Proficient in SQL and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Experience with ETL tools such as Talend, Informatica, Apache NiFi, or custom scripting frameworks.
• Solid understanding of relational and non-relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
• Comfortable working with millions of records and optimizing performance in data pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to data quality, completeness, and integrity.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Good to have

• Experience in educational systems, ERP/CRM migration

• Familiarity with API-based data extraction/integration.

• Knowledge of data governance, compliance, and privacy standards (e.g., PDPA, GDPR).

• Familiarity with cloud services like AWS, GCP, or Azure for data storage and migration.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunity to lead impactful, high-visibility projects.

• A supportive and collaborative team environment.

• Flexible work arrangements (depending on location and role).