Data Engineer - AWS, Redshift, Python & SQL

About Sinch

Sinch is pioneering the way the world communicates. More than 150,000 businesses — including Google, Uber, Paypal, Visa, Tinder, and many others — rely on Sinch’s Customer Communications Cloud to power engaging customer experiences through mobile messaging, voice, and email. 

Whether you need to verify users or craft omnichannel campaigns, Sinch makes it easy. Our AI-infused Super Network, APIs, and applications ensure you can connect with your customers reliably and securely, at every step of their journey. 

At Sinch we “Dream Big”, “Win Together”, “Keep it simple”, and “Make it Happen”. These values are our foundation! 

Description 

• Develop and maintain scalable, resilient data pipelines using AWS services such as Lambda, Step Functions, Redshift, and S3. 

• Improve and maintain the Redshift data warehouse solution. 

• Manage the data lifecycle from ingestion and processing to storage and retrieval. 

• Work with a range of different technologies and programming languages, with a primary focus on Python and SQL. 

• Actively contribute to enhancing our data processes and pipelines. 

• Take a hands-on approach to monitoring production environments, identifying issues, and being on-call when necessary. 

• Engage closely with data scientists, software engineers, architects, DevOps specialists, and product managers to deliver exceptional data solutions. 

• Build and maintain visualizations and dashboards in Tableau. 

Requirements 

• Capable of developing, maintaining, and optimizing data pipelines for enhanced performance and reliability. 

• Experienced professional in team-based software development and deployment. 

• Skilled in using SQL for data querying and ETL/ELT development. 

• Experienced in data warehousing (Redshift) and data modelling.  

• In-depth knowledge of AWS services including Lambda, Step Functions, Redshift, and S3. 

• Ability to work effectively within a cross-functional self-organizing team, fostering collaboration and mutual respect among team members. 

• A passion for writing clean and efficient code. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data engineering, or related technical discipline. 

Good to have 

• Knowledgeable about various data architectures such as Data Lake, Data Mesh, and Data Fabric. 

• Experience in data visualization tools. 

• Knowledge in or willing to learn infrastructure as code using Terraform. 

• Experience in a similar industry or related one. 

• Proven ability to work with others to solve tough technical problems. 

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment characteristic of agile development methodologies. 

• Experience guiding and mentoring fellow engineers, empowering them to contribute effectively to team goals. 

Embrace the challenge and join us! 

Our Hiring Process

We are committed to ensuring a recruitment process that is fair, objective, consistent, and inclusive. Our approach includes structured, competency-based interviews designed to evaluate your skills, experience, and qualifications relevant to the role. At times, we may include a data-driven assessment to enhance our hiring success and identify candidates likely to excel.  

We believe in a two-way process and encourage you to ask questions throughout the journey.  If this role isn't what you're looking for, please explore the other opportunities listed on our career page: https://www.sinch.com/careers/. No matter who you are, we hope you find an exciting path forward - hopefully with us!