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Senior Data Engineer

Shory Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Posted: 05 May 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $80k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

About the Job:
Shory is revolutionizing the Insurtech market, aiming to empower customers through technology that fosters trust and ease around insurance needs. We are seeking a seasoned Senior Data Engineer to join our expanding AI & Data team. This critical role involves designing, building, and scaling a secure and high-performance data infrastructure to support analytics, machine learning, and enterprise decision-making.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data architecture, cloud data services, and data engineering best practices. Responsibilities include leading the development of robust data pipelines, batch and real-time processing frameworks, and cloud-native data solutions, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable and accessible data throughout the organization.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement scalable, cloud-native data pipelines (batch and streaming) and ETL/ELT processes across Azure and AWS.
  • Architect and optimize data infrastructure using cloud storage, SQL, Spark, and distributed computing.
  • Collaborate with Data Scientists, Analysts, and ML Engineers for efficient feature engineering and data access.
  • Ensure data integrity, security, quality, and compliance while establishing standards for data modeling.
  • Evaluate and integrate open-source tools and modern data stack technologies.
  • Enforce data security, privacy, and compliance standards.
  • Support data governance efforts and monitor data integrity issues.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and deliver impactful solutions.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years in data engineering or cloud data architecture, with hands-on experience in Azure or AWS environments.
  • Proven expertise in designing and building ETL/ELT pipelines and handling large-scale data processing.
  • Proficiency with cloud-native data services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue).
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Strong background in Python, SQL, data modeling, and performance optimization.

Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time

Language Requirements: Not specified.

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About Shory

We're on a mission to create a new insurance experience. Insurance with ease of mind. Finally. Shory is the kindhearted shake-up the insurance industry never knew it needed. We use cutting-edge technology to deliver insurance in a way that's more accessible and trustworthy than ever before. After all, insurance shouldn't be something that drags you down, but something that actually empowers you. By combining the newest technology with lighthearted usability, we offer our customers an easy, convenient experience throughout their insurance journey. We take the guesswork out of purchasing insurance and give people the ease of mind that comes from knowing they have made the right decision. We believe that positivity, respect, and fairness can go a long way. With that philosophy, we aim to make a difference for our customers, community and environment. We're Shory. Insurance. But good.