Data Engineer

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About the client Our client is a leading global financial institution operating in highly data-intensive and technology-driven environments. The organization leverages modern engineering practices, cloud technologies, and advanced analytics to build scalable platforms that support critical business operations. The culture emphasizes ownership, innovation, collaboration across global teams, and the delivery of high-quality solutions at scale.

About the role We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data platforms, pipelines, and services that support critical business functions. In this role, you will work across the technology stack, developing solutions that span data ingestion, transformation, APIs, and supporting user interfaces. You will collaborate with distributed teams and stakeholders worldwide while driving engineering excellence, automation, and process improvements. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with deep data engineering expertise and a passion for building reliable, scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data platforms, pipelines, and services.
• Develop solutions across the stack, including data ingestion, transformation, APIs, and supporting user interfaces.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities into data workflows where relevant.
• Optimize systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Take ownership of features and projects from design through delivery and support.
• Work closely with global teams and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to engineering standards, automation, testing, and process improvement.

Must have skills

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in data platform or full-stack development.
• Strong experience with Python and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience building data pipelines, APIs, and scalable backend systems.
• Strong SQL and data engineering skills.
• Experience working with cloud platforms and modern data tools.
• Ability to work independently in a distributed team environment.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and ownership mindset.

Nice to have skills

• Experience with AI/ML or analytics-driven applications.
• Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks.
• Exposure to search, NoSQL, or data warehouse technologies.
• Experience in financial services or other data-intensive industries.

Conditions

• On-site role. Candidates must be based in Bangalore, India.
• Contractor role – 12-month contract (renewable, possible C2H).
• Full-time dedication (40 hours/week).
• Up to USD 5.5k per month. Salary will be paid via Payoneer or Cadena. You can then send the funds to your local bank account. Talent will be responsible for managing their taxes. At Andela, we know our strengths lie in our diverse community whose talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and orientations we take pride in. Andela is committed to nurturing a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Everyone has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.