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Immediate Joiners Only- Position: Principal Data Engineer Desired Experience: 7-8 years Salary: Best-in-industry You will act as a key member of the Data consulting team, working directly with the partners and senior stakeholders of the clients designing and implementing big data and analytics solutions. Communication and organisation skills are keys for this position, along with a problem-solution attitude. What is in it for you: - Opportunity to work with a world class team of business consultants and engineers solving some of the most complex business problems by applying data and analytics techniques - Fast track career growth in a highly entrepreneurial work workplace - Best-in-industry renumeration package Essential Technical Skills: - Technical expertise with emerging Big Data technologies, such as: Python, Spark, Hadoop, Clojure, Git, SQL and Databricks; and visualization tools: Tableau and PowerBI - Experience with cloud, container and micro service infrastructures - Experience working with divergent data sets that meet the requirements of the Data Science and Data Analytics teams - Hands-on experience with data modelling, query techniques and complexity analysis Desirable Skills: - Experience/Knowledge of working in an agile setting and experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum - Experience of working with development teams and product owners to understand their requirement - Certifications on any of the above areas will be preferred. Your duties will include: - Develop data solutions within a Big Data Azure and/or other cloud environments - Working with divergent data sets that meet the requirements of the Data Science and Data Analytics teams - Build and design Data Architectures using Azure Data factory, Databricks, Data lake, Synapse - Liaising with CTO, Product Owners and other Operations teams to deliver engineering roadmaps showing key items such as upgrades, technical refreshes and new versions - Perform data mapping activities to describe source data, target data and the high-level or detailed transformations that need to occur; - Assist Data Analyst team in developing KPIs and reporting in tools viz. Power BI, Tableau - Data Integration, Transformation, Modelling - Maintaining all relevant documentation and knowledge bases - Research and suggest new database products, services and protocols Essential Personal Traits: - You should be able to work independently and communicate effectively with remote teams. - Timely communication/escalation of issues/dependencies to higher management. - Curiosity to learn and apply emerging technologies to solve business problems .
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.