Lead Data Engineer

Sahaj Software; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sahaj Software is seeking a hands-on Senior Data Engineer in Pune to architect and implement robust data platforms. You will build pipelines, collaborate with data scientists and engineers, and shape data strategy for clients.

The role offers ownership, fast iteration, and cross-team collaboration within Sahaj's data initiatives. You will work in short sprints to deliver end-to-end data solutions, contribute to data architecture, and help scale data capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

• Senior Data Engineer with hands-on experience in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong programming skills in Python or Scala and data platform design.
• Proficient with Databricks, Spark, HDFS/HBase, and Snowflake as part of modern data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver production-quality AI/ML systems.
• Build data ingestion frameworks for diverse data sources.
• Consult with clients on data strategy and modernizing data infrastructure.

Skills

Python

Scala

Databricks

Spark

Snowflake

HDFS

Data modeling

CI/CD

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About the role

As a Data Engineer, you’ll feel at home if you are hands on, grounded, opinionated and passionate about delivering comprehensive data solutions that align with modern data architecture approaches. Your work will range from building a full data platform to building data pipelines or helping with data architecture and strategy. This role is ideal for those looking to have a large impact and huge scope for growth, while still being hands on with technology. We aim to allow growth without becoming “post-technical”

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver production quality AI and Machine Learning systems
• Build frameworks and supporting tooling for data ingestion from a complex variety of sources
• Consult with our clients on data strategy, modernising their data infrastructure, architecture and technology
• Model their data for increased visibility and performance
• You will be given ownership of your work, and are encouraged to propose alternatives and make a case for doing things differently; our clients trust us and we manage ourselves.
• You will work in short sprints to deliver working software
• You will be working with other data engineers in Sahaj and work on building Data Engineering capability across the organisation

Skills you’ll need

• Demonstrated experience as a Senior Data Engineer in complex enterprise environments.
• Deep understanding of technology fundamentals and experience with languages like Python, or functional programming languages like Scala
• Demonstrated experience in design and development of big data applications using tech stacks like Databricks, Apache Spark, HDFS, HBase and Snowflake
• Commendable skills in building data products, by integrating large sets of data from hundreds of internal and external sources would be highly critical
• A nuanced understanding of code quality, maintainability and practices like Test Driven Development
• Ability to deliver an application end to end; having an opinion on how your code should be built, packaged and deployed using CI/CD
• Understanding of Cloud platforms, DevOps, GitOps, Containers

Give yourself an opportunity to

• Experience a culture of trust, respect and transparency powered by holacracy.
• An environment that will allow you to hone your craft.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to solve some real business problems.
• Solve problems across different domains. Level-up on difficult problems.
• Find your balance between work and life’s ups and downs with unlimited leave when you really need it.
• Not be exploited, as everyone knows everyone’s salary. Radical pay transparency.
• Own what you build. When Sahaj grows in impact and value, you’ll have a share in that upside.