Python Data Engineer, SQL, Data Pipelines, FastAPI, Pytest, Git, 12 Mths Cont NYC

Zen & Art; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Zen & Art in New York City is seeking a Python Data Engineer to design and maintain enterprise-grade data quality solutions. The role focuses on building APIs, data pipelines, and validation workflows using Python, SQL, FastAPI, and Git.

This 12-month contract requires 5–7 years of Python and database experience, a hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 remote), and collaboration in an Agile environment to support governance, compliance, and risk management across multiple domains.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Python & database experience.
• Experience building data quality solutions and APIs.
• Knowledge of data governance and data pipelines is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data quality frameworks, APIs, and pipelines.
• Collaborate with Agile squads to deliver scalable data services.
• Validate data quality and monitor data health across domains.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

FastAPI

Git

Pytest

OOP

Unix

Stored procedures

Query optimization

Agile squads

Finance data knowledge

Tools

Git

pytest

FastAPI

Job description

Python Data Engineer, SQL, Data Pipelines, FastAPI, Pytest, Git, 12+ Mths Cont NYC

JPC - J3594

Level 2: ( 5 to 8 yrs of industry Exp)

Loc: New York City, NY (3-days a week in office is mandatory, locals only)

Duration: 12 months

Interview Type: Final Round Inperson a MUST ( only local encouraged to apply )

General Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Python & Database Developer to join the Data Quality (DQ) Engineering team. The role focuses on building and enhancing enterprise-scale data quality solutions that enable data governance, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and risk management across the organization.

The candidate will design and develop data quality frameworks, APIs, automation solutions, and database-driven applications that support onboarding, validation, monitoring, alerting, remediation, and reporting of data quality issues across multiple business domains. The role will contribute to the evolution of the DQ platform and related data management initiatives.

Years Of Experience

5-7 years of Python & Database experience

Skills Required

• Strong proficiency of Python with experience developing production-grade data processing pipelines
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming (OOP)
• Good knowledge of Database concepts and writing SQL queries and Stored Procedures and query optimization
• Expertise in FastAPI framework for building service endpoints and asynchronous processing systems
• Working knowledge of Unix
• Experience with version control tools (preferably Git)
• Writing unit tests (e.g. using pytest)
• Self-starter with ability to work in a fast paced environment and be able to work on multiple projects
• Experience of working in Agile Squads is good to have
• Finance data domain knowledge is also desired

Good To Have

• Understanding of model performance monitoring, model debugging, and logging systems within AI applications
• Experience with containerization and deployment of ML services in enterprise environments
• Experience with anomaly detection algorithms and techniques, particularly isolation forest, clustering, time series analysis, and pattern mining
• Design and deploy generative AI solutions using LLMs and multimodal models to solve business problems
• Expertise in pandas and familiarity in scikit-learn libraries for data manipulation and machine learning model implementation

Hybrid Role

3 days on-site / 2 days remote