Senior Engineer (AWS Data Engineer)

About Velotio:

Velotio Technologies is a product engineering company working with innovative startups and enterprises. We are a certified Great Place to Work® and recognized as one of the best companies to work for in India. We have provided full-stack product development for 110+ startups across the globe building products in the cloud-native, data engineering, B2B SaaS, IoT & Machine Learning space. Our team of 400+ elite software engineers solves hard technical problems while transforming customer ideas into successful products.

We are looking for a highly skilled Data Engineer with strong expertise in building data pipelines, managing cloud-based data platforms, and deploying scalable data architectures on AWS. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with AWS services and must hold a valid AWS certification.

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes on AWS.
• Work closely with data scientists, analysts, and business teams to understand data requirements and deliver solutions.
• Integrate data from multiple internal and third-party sources into unified data platforms.
• Optimize data lake and data warehouse performance (e.g., S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena).
• Ensure data quality, governance, and lineage using appropriate tools and frameworks.
• Implement CI/CD practices for data pipelines and workflows.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production data pipelines to ensure reliability and accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and information security policies.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in data engineering or a related role.
• Strong programming skills in Python, PySpark, or Scala.
• Proficient in SQL and working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Solid experience with AWS services such as: S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, Athena, Kinesis, Step Functions, CloudFormation, CodeBuild
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools like Apache Airflow or AWS-native alternatives.
• Must have an active AWS certification (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) and DevOps practices is a plus.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Experience with Delta Lake, Parquet, Apache Hudi, or similar formats.
• Exposure to data cataloging and metadata management tools.
• Familiarity with data security frameworks and GDPR/data privacy considerations.
• Experience in client-facing roles and agile delivery environments.

Our Culture:

• We have an autonomous and empowered work culture encouraging individuals to take ownership and grow quickly
• Flat hierarchy with fast decision making and a startup-oriented “get things done” culture
• A strong, fun & positive environment with regular celebrations of our success. We pride ourselves in creating an inclusive, diverse & authentic environment

At Velotio, we embrace diversity. Inclusion is a priority for us, and we are eager to foster an environment where everyone feels valued. We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.