Data Engineer - Python & Microservices
On-site · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Summary
Data Engineer - Python & Microservices: Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and data pipelines using Python. Build robust RESTful APIs and microservices to serve enterprise datasets, implement ETL processes for large-scale data, and optimize data access layers across relational and NoSQL databases. Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate components, ensure security, reliability, and performance, and contribute to engineering best practices in an Agile setting. Key skills include Python, FastAPI/Flask/Django, microservices, API design, data transformation, ETL, SQL/NoSQL databases, ORM tooling (SQLAlchemy, Django ORM), CI/CD, and familiarity with Hadoop/Spark/Kafka and cloud/container ecosystems.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field
- Proven experience with Python development and building backend services
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices
- Strong experience with ETL pipelines and data transformation techniques
- Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
- Familiarity with ORMs such as SQLAlchemy or Django ORM
- Experience with data engineering concepts (data quality, enrichment, aggregation, cleansing)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and production-grade deployments
- Knowledge of Hadoop, Apache Spark, or Apache Kafka is a plus
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
- Ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments
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