Hybrid Data Engineer

at Deeplight AI

• Job title: Data Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Docker, ETL, Google Cloud Platform, Kafka, Kubernetes, Python, Scala, Spark, SQL, Tensorflow
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

About the role

• Data Engineer designing, implementing, and optimizing data pipelines for DeepLight AI. Collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team to analyze large-scale data.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimise scalable data solutions, primarily utilising the Lakehouse architecture to unify data warehousing and data lake capabilities.
• Advise stakeholders on the strategic choice between Data Warehouse, Data Lake, and Lakehouse architectures based on specific business needs, cost, and latency requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines to ingest, transform, and load diverse datasets from various sources, including structured and unstructured data, streaming data, and real-time feeds.
• Implement standards and tooling to ensure ACID properties, schema evolution, and high data quality within the Lakehouse environment.
• Implement robust data governance frameworks (security, privacy, integrity, compliance, auditing).
• Continuously optimize data storage, compute resources, and query performance across the data platform to reduce costs and improve latency for both BI and ML workloads.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the entire machine learning lifecycle, from data validation and model training to deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
• Deploy, manage, and scale machine learning models into production environments, utilizing MLOps principles for reliable and repeatable operations.
• Establish and manage monitoring systems to track model performance metrics, detect data drift (changes in input data), and model decay (degradation in prediction accuracy).
• Ensure rigorous version control and tracking for all components: code, datasets, and trained model artifacts (using tools like MLflow or similar).
• Create comprehensive documentation, including technical specifications, data flow diagrams, and operational procedures, to facilitate understanding, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Proven practical experience in designing, building, and optimising solutions using Data Lakehouse architectures (e.g., Databricks, Delta Lake).
• Strong hands-on experience with managing data ingestion, schema enforcement, ACID properties, and utilizing big data technologies/frameworks like Spark and Kafka.
• Expertise in data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and data warehousing concepts. Proficiency in SQL and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Scala).
• Demonstrated practical experience implementing MLOps pipelines for production systems. This includes a solid understanding and implementation experience with MLOps principles: automation, governance, and monitoring of ML models throughout the entire lifecycle.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, containerization/orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), model serving frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow Serving, Sagemaker), and experiment tracking (e.g., MLflow).
• Experience with production monitoring tools to detect data drift or model decay.
• Strong hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and familiarity with DevOps practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear and actionable insights.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, with a passion for innovation and continuous learning.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Professional development and certification support
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career advancement opportunities in a rapidly growing AI company