# Data Engineer

**Company:** [The Chefz](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/4aC292pAFBthwsYp7h76A6.md)
**Location:** Amman, Jordan
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Data & AI

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## Description

**Key Responsibilities**  

-   Design, build, and maintain scalable **data pipelines (ETL/ELT)**
-   Develop and optimize data architecture, data lakes, and warehouses
-   Ensure data quality, reliability, and integrity across systems
-   Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Analytics teams to define data needs
-   Build real-time and batch data processing systems
-   Optimize database performance and query efficiency
-   Implement data governance, security, and best practices
-   Mentor junior data engineers and promote engineering excellence

## Requirements

-   5+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles
-   Strong proficiency in Python and SQL — not just writing queries, but designing reusable, tested pipeline code
-   Hands-on AWS experience (required): Redshift, S3, Athena, ECS, EventBridge
-   Experience building and maintaining data warehouses — Redshift experience is a strong plus
-   Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or equivalent, including ECS-based scheduling patterns
-   Experience with multi-database environments: PostgreSQL/Aurora and MySQL/MariaDB
-   Strong understanding of data modeling, dimensional design, and schema evolution
-   Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka is a plus
-   Comfort working in a fast-moving product company where priorities shift and pipelines must be resilient

  
  
**Nice to Have**  

-   Experience supporting machine learning pipelines
-   Knowledge of data governance and privacy best practices
-   Experience in fast-paced startups or product companies
-   Exposure to BI tools (e.g., Metabase, Tableau, Power BI)