Software Engineer (Data & Analytics Platform)

Eastern Decorator Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Software Engineer to design and maintain scalable data pipelines and integration solutions. The successful candidate will work within an Agile team, focusing on API development and data transformation. Qualified individuals should have strong experience in data handling and visualization tools, with exposure to AI-assisted development tools preferred. The role also requires frequent travel between KL and Ipoh.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in building scalable data pipelines.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted development tools is a plus.
• Experience in data visualization tools or BI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data pipelines for data extraction.
• Develop integration solutions and middleware services.
• Collaborate with the IT team and participate in Agile processes.

Skills

Data pipeline design

ETL/ELT workflows

API development

Collaboration in Agile

Data visualization

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Kafka

Terraform

BI platforms

Job description

Software Engineer (Data & Analytics Platform)

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines to extract, transform, and load data from retail, warehouse, POS, and e-commerce systems.
• Develop ETL/ELT workflows supporting multiple data sources and formats including APIs, databases, and file imports.
• Implement data models optimized for analytics, reporting, and business insights.

API Development & System Integration

• Build integration solutions for legacy systems lacking modern API capabilities.
• Develop middleware services for data transformation and format conversion.
• Implement authentication, error handling, logging, and monitoring for APIs.
• Develop feature engineering pipelines to support machine learning models.
• Build scheduled batch workflows for analytics and reporting tasks.
• Create data exports for BI tools and reporting platforms.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with Full-Stack Engineers and other IT team members on system integrations.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Conduct and participate in code reviews following engineering best practices.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Cursor).
• Exposure to real-time data streaming technologies (Kafka, Pub/Sub).
• Familiarity with data quality frameworks or validation tools.
• Basic exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with data visualization tools or BI platforms.
• Prior experience in retail, e-commerce, ERP, POS, or high-volume data systems.

Able to frequent travel between KL and Ipoh Office HQ