Data Engineer II; Remote

At Hacker Rank, we help over 2,500 of the most prestigious logos across industries find, hire and upskill amazing developer talent using our SaaS-based Developer Skills Platform. We pioneered and continue to lead the developer skills market. At Hacker Rank, we are passionate about our mission to“Change the world to value skills over pedigree”. This position is full‑time and remote in India.

We are seeking a Data Engineer for our data team which is on a mission to democratize data at Hacker Rank, making it accessible and actionable for all. We recently achieved a 10x performance boost with our export service, showcasing our drive for impactful, scalable solutions. With a balanced mix of synchronous and async collaboration, we foster efficiency, inclusivity, and seamless teamwork.

• Evaluate technologies, develop POCs, solve technical challenges and propose innovative solutions for our technical and business problems
• Delight our stakeholders, customers and partners by building high‑quality, well‑tested, scalable and reliable business applications.
• Design, build and maintain streaming and batch data pipelines that can scale.
• Architect, develop and maintain our Modern lake house Platform using AWS native infrastructure
• Designing Complex Data Models to deliver insights and enable self‑service
• Take ownership of scaling, performance, security, and reliability of our data infrastructure
• Hiring, guiding and mentoring junior engineers
• Work in an agile development environment, participate in code reviews
• Collaborate with remote development teams and cross‑functional teams

• 3+ years of experience with designing, developing and maintaining data engineering & BI solutions.
• Experience with Data Modeling for Big Data Solutions.
• Experience with Spark, Spark Structured Streaming (Scala Spark)
• Experience with database technologies like Redshift or Trino
• Experience with BI Solutions like Looker, Power BI, Amazon Quicksight, Tableau etc is a big plus
• Experience with ETL Design & Orchestration using platforms like Apache Airflow, MageAI etc is a big plus
• Experience with performance tuning complex data warehouses and queries.
• Able to solve problems of scale, performance, security, and reliability
• Self‑driven, initiative taker with good communication skills, ability to lead and mentor junior engineers, work with cross‑functional teams, drive architecture decisions
• Knowledge of Kafka, Kafka Connect and related technologies is a huge bonus

• You love solving tough challenges that create real‑world impact and are excited to dive into uncharted territories.
• You enjoy fast‑paced, dynamic environments where collaboration isn’t just encouraged—it’s essential
• You care about understanding product challenges and finding creative solutions, beyond just coding tasks.
• You value shipping solutions quickly while refining and enhancing them as you go.
• You’re willing to break boundaries and contribute wherever needed, even if it’s outside your usual responsibilities.
• One‑time home office set up stipend
• Monthly Remote Work Enablement Stipend
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Flexible paid time off and paid leave for new parents
• Insurance for all employees (term life, personal accident, medical) along with medical insurance for their dependents
• Employee stock options, flexible work hours, and time off

Hacker Rank is a Y Combinator alumnus backed by tier‑one Silicon Valley VCs with a total funding of over $100 million. The Hacker Rank Developer Skills Platform is the standard for assessing developer skills for 2,500+ companies across industries and 26.5M developers worldwide. Companies like Linked In, Stripe, and Peloton rely on Hacker Rank to objectively evaluate skills against millions of developers at every hiring process, allowing teams to hire the best and reduce engineering time.

Developers rely on Hacker Rank to turn their skills into great jobs. We’re data‑driven givers who take full ownership of our work and love delighting our customers!

Hacker Rank is a proud equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We provide equal opportunity to everyone for employment based on individual performance and qualification. We never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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