Associate Data Engineer

Job Description

We are a leading partner for luxury across the Middle East. With more than 600 stores, 300 brands and over 65 years of experience in the region, we have become a major player in the beauty, fashion and gift sectors, by offering service excellence to our partners and delighting all our customers. We are moving fast from a traditional distributor and retailer for luxury in the Middle East, to a hybrid retailer bringing luxury experiences to the fingertips of customers everywhere.

To fuel the next stage of our growth we are looking to build a world class team. From physical retail through to supply chain and customer loyalty, we aim to use technology and data to continuously improve every aspect of our operations. We are looking for top talent to join us on this journey of exploring new horizons together.

As an Associate Data engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring that we build data products that are not only capable of transforming the company but meet the highest standards of software development.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing technical solutions that bring to life the vision for any data product
• Turning business requirements into clear technical tasks that can be shared out
• Writing performant Python code that accomplishes the job quickly and securely
• Working with Google Cloud Platform and related services to deploy products Ingesting new data sources, whether via existing solutions or ad-hoc methods
• Transforming and preparing datasets for further analyses and usage
• Identify the room for optimizing DWH models through design, query optimization, partitioning, clustering etc.
• Partnering closely with data engineers, data products managers, data architects, and others
• Guaranteeing the quality of your work via proper testing and documentation
• Keeping your technical knowledge up to date via trainings and other methods
• Coaching technical analysts on how best to utilize certain tools and techniques

Requirements

What you’ll need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience of 2-3 years
• Experience with data engineering, including querying or analyzing data to answer questions and solve problems
• Hands-on experience in at least 3 of the following areas:
• BigQuery
• Google Cloud Platform
• Python
• SQL
• DBT
• Apache Airflow
• ETL/ELT
• BI/DWH
• Understanding of data modeling, algorithms, and data transformation techniques are the basics to work with data platforms.
• Experience integrating data from a variety of data source types
• Develop and maintain ETL pipelines
• Collaborative coding experience and competency with Git
• Data cleansing and data validation processes and procedures
• Knowledge of basic concepts in mathematics and statistics
• Experience improving code performance and query optimization to meet demanding data analytic and visualization needs

What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

About the Company

The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group’s success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group’s competitive edge in today’s market.

By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.