Middle Data Engineer
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About the Position
Middle Data Engineer
Data/АІ - Ukraine (Remote)
We are a focused engineering team of 5 to 9 people at a multi-product tech SaaS company. We work across personalization, recommendation, fraud detection, and some GenAI, through real-time, near-real-time, and batch pipelines. The team is a blend of Python backend engineers, ML engineers, QA (manual and automation), a data engineer, and data scientists. Our shared mandate is to take experimentation from our data scientists and turn it into robust, production-grade systems, either as standalone services or integrated into wider platforms.
In this role, you will build the data pipelines that power our experimentation and production systems, the backbone behind fraud detection, recommendations, and personalization. You will work primarily with Kafka (sometimes Flink), Spark on Databricks, and Airflow, modelling and optimizing data for both experimentation and production serving, and partnering closely with data scientists and backend engineers on data contracts and reliability.
Responsibilities
- Build and operate batch and streaming data pipelines (structured & unstructured data)
- Work primarily with Kafka, Spark on Databricks, and Airflow
- Model and optimize data for both experimentation and production serving
- Partner with data scientists and backend engineers on data contracts and reliability
- Own pipeline quality: testing, monitoring, and performance
- Take part in the team's on-call rotation for the pipelines you build and operate
Requirements
- 3+ years of data engineering or software engineering for data
- Strong Python, including PySpark
- Kafka and stream processing
- Databricks experience
- Airflow or similar orchestration tools
- Strong SQL and data modeling, plus solid relational database skills
- Software engineering mindset
- Fluent spoken English (at least Upper-Intermediate)
Nice to Have
- Flink
- ML Feature stores
- MLOps and ML pipeline exposure
- Docker and Kubernetes
- SaaS or high-scale product domain experience
We Offer
- A position in a product development company with a dynamic environment and several concurrent projects
- Continuous self-improvement and growth, including budget for certifications and courses
- Competitive salary plus financial bonuses
- Medical insurance coverage
- Company prepaid AI agent
- Wellbeing package: online-yoga classes, Yakaboo, BetterMe App: Health Coaching, BetterMe App: Mental Health
- Corporate events and fun team-building activities
- Remote-first culture
About the Company
Join Suntech Innovation as a Middle Data Engineer to build and optimize data pipelines for high-scale, high-throughput systems. Work on a broad range of technologies, stacks, and problems. Contribute to turning experimentation into production systems. Experience a strong engineering culture that values technical depth and ownership. Enjoy flexibility through hybrid and remote working. Be part of a distributed team across Dubai and Europe.
Interview Stages
- HR Interview (30-45 minutes) - Initial conversation to discuss your experience, career goals, and cultural fit.
- Technical Interview (1 hour) - In-depth technical interview covering relevant skills.
- Final Interview (1.5 hours) - A comprehensive discussion with the team, focusing on role-specific competencies and alignment with company values.
- Reference check & Job Offer
Location: Ukraine (Remote)
Department: Data/АІ
Employment Type: Contractor
Minimum Experience: Mid-level
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