
Mid-level Data Engineer
Hand Talk
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Brazil
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About the role
- Work closely with Full Stack developers, other data engineers, and data scientists to deliver production-ready data via APIs or ML models.
- Implement the architecture of a data platform (Data Lakehouse) and maintain the data lifecycle, ensuring integrity at every stage of the pipeline.
- Configure and optimize Apache Iceberg tables to support ACID transactions, schema evolution, and hidden partitioning, ensuring consistency and concurrent reads.
- Build automated Airflow workflows with preprocessing and metadata extraction using a factory pattern.
- Implement data contracts and automated pipeline quality tests, ensuring the Lakehouse is a reliable source of truth for the company's products.
- Apply DevOps best practices to ensure the platform infrastructure is provisioned with Terraform.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of the AWS ecosystem: S3, Glue, Athena, DataZone, Lambda applied in a data platform context;
- Proven experience in data engineering, with a track record of implementing and maintaining data platforms (Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, or Data Lakehouses) and orchestrating pipelines (Airflow);
- Proven experience with Apache Iceberg and Parquet/Avro formats, as well as unstructured and semi-structured data;
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and SQL;
- Experience with IaC (Terraform) for provisioning data resources;
- Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra);
- Familiarity with infrastructure tools such as Docker and Kubernetes;
- Effective and open communication;
- Ability to take initiative;
- Willingness to learn;
- Comfort with uncertainty and ambiguity;
- Comfortable working in a dynamic environment in the era of AI and transformation.
Benefits
- CLT employment contract: Your security and full labor rights guaranteed from day one.
- Caju Benefits Card (R$ 1,160.00): Flexible balance to spend as you choose — meal, groceries, home office, culture, and mobility.
- Remote work — from anywhere in Brazil! Enjoy flexibility and comfort.
- SulAmérica Health Plan
- SulAmérica Dental Plan
- SulAmérica Life Insurance
- Online medical consultations via Conexa Saúde — telemedicine.
- Wellhub: Support to help you perform at your best.
- Extended year-end break: Celebrate the holidays with more peace of mind — enjoy an extended period to recharge with family and friends.
- Birthday day off: Take a special day off in your birthday month.
- Extended parental leave: Support and quality time for those building or expanding their families.
- Continuous professional development: Access leading platforms such as LinkedIn Learning, plus an annual allowance for courses and training in your area. Invest in yourself!
- University partnerships: Support to go further through discounts and giveaways.
- Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) training: Learn this important language for our community.
- English language support: Through partnerships, we encourage learning a new language.
- Work equipment provided as part of your onboarding kit.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringdata platformsApache IcebergAirflowPythonSQLTerraformrelational databasesNoSQL databasesdata contracts
Soft Skills
effective communicationinitiativewillingness to learncomfort with uncertaintyadaptability