Senior Data Engineer (Contractual)

Unifocus; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 167,400 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Unifocus is looking for a seasoned Data Engineer to design and implement data solutions for our hospitality market clients in Gurugram, India. Your role will include building robust data pipelines and ensuring data quality across all stages of the data lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. We offer a hybrid work environment, health insurance, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• Experience in building robust, scalable data pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust data pipelines.
• Implement Data Lake and Data Warehouse solutions.
• Monitor and optimize engineering pipelines.

Skills

Data pipeline design

AWS Data Services

SQL proficiency

Data integration tools

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree (a plus)

Tools

Apache Airflow

Apache Flink

Kafka Streams

Job description

Job Description

Unifocus is an integrated workforce management software platform offering intelligent automation for daily work orders management, housekeeping activities, facility maintenance, survey solutions, scheduling & labour management, and time & attendance built for the hospitality market and other dynamic scheduling environment.

We support hotels, restaurants, casinos, and more with our innovative web-based and mobile software suite. Some of the chains we work with include Hilton, Rosewood, Shangri La, Accor, IHG, Hoxton, Corinthia, Oetker Collection etc. We are a small but growing team, and you'll have opportunities to express yourself and make meaningful contributions to our products and the company.

Visit https://www.unifocus.com for more details.

About:

Join our team as a Data Engineer (ETL and Data Modelling) and contribute to our mission of leveraging data to drive meaningful insights and deliver innovative solutions for our clients.

What will you do?

• Design, develop and own robust data pipelines, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Design and implement Data Lake, Dare Warehouse and Lakehouse solutions with different architecture patterns.
• Ensure data quality, integrity and governance across all stages of data lifecycle.
• Monitor and optimize performance of data engineering pipelines.
• Contribute to design principles, best practices, and documentation.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deeply understand business requirements, translating them into effective technical design, implementations that support the organization's data-driven initiatives.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior members of the data engineering team, promoting knowledge transfer, a culture of continuous learning and skills development.

We are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.
• A seasoned Data Engineer with 8+ years of experience.
• Deep experience in designing and building robust, scalable data pipelines – both batch and real-time using modern data engineering tools and frameworks.
• Proficiency in AWS Data Services (S3, Glue, Athena, EMR, Kinesis etc.).
• Strong grip on SQL queries, various file formats like Apache Parquet, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg or Hudi and CDC patterns.
• Experience in stream processing frameworks like Apache Flink or Kafka Streams or any other distributed data processing frameworks like pySpark.
• Expertise in workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• In-depth knowledge of database systems (both relational and NoSQL) and experience with data warehousing concepts.
• Hands-on experience with data integration tools and a strong familiarity with cloud-based data warehousing and processing is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, facilitating effective collaboration with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A strong desire to stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices in data landscape.

The Unifocus experience:

Our Culture Statement: Thriving Together, Achieving Greatness

To support our culture mission, we have four core culture values of Unite, Inspire, Empower, and Excel. Each value representing a set of key traits that define how we live and breathe our culture every day.

We UNITE globally, combining our diverse talents, perspectives, and expertise. With professionalism and a touch of fun, we inspire and empower each other to excel. Together, we deliver exceptional value, challenge norms, and leave a lasting impact within the hospitality industry.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• A hybrid environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program