Senior / Lead Data Engineer (Series B Start-up)

Senior / Lead Data Engineer (Series B Start-up) Mission Design and maintain robust data pipelines that move and transform information from diverse systems into the data warehouse —reliably, efficiently, and at scale.Core ResponsibilitiesArchitect, build, and monitor end-to-end data ingestion pipelines (batch and incremental).Implement CDC, schema evolution handling, and automated validation frameworks.Manage data lake → warehouse flows using modern orchestration and CI/CD principles.Establish and enforce SLAs, lineage, and observability standards.Optimize warehouse performance, cost, and reliability.Ensure compliance, security, and resilience across all data movement layers.Required SkillsAdvanced SQL and Python.Deep understanding of warehouse internals, particularly Snowflake optimization.Experience with ETL/ELT tools, API integrations, and orchestration frameworks.Strong grounding in data reliability engineering and automation.Success Measures Pipeline uptime, freshness, data quality, and cost efficiency.Additional This role is 5 days a week on-site in Dubai. Applicants should be comfortable in a high ownership start-up culture leading 0-1 initiatives.