Data Engineer

Job location: Remote in India

About the role:

We are seeking a Data Engineer with expertise in data infrastructure, pipeline development, and scalable data solutions to play a pivotal role in enabling data-informed decision-making across the organization. The successful candidate will have a deep knowledge of data architecture and engineering best practices and will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure data is accurate, reliable, and accessible. This role requires strong technical skills, a solid grasp of business needs, and the ability to bridge the gap between raw data and actionable insights through robust engineering solutions.

• Design and implement modern ETL/ELT architectures using cloud-based technologies.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines to pre-process and load data into databases for BI and application needs.
• Administer and manage databases to ensure high performance and availability.
• Work with the BI team to optimize the user experience in BI tools by aligning data preprocessing, database schema design, and data modeling.
• Monitor and optimize data storage, processing, and serving costs, and proactively suggest cost-effective improvements.
• Build data pipelines by integrating with REST APIs.
• Design and implement real-time data pipeline architectures for critical workflows.
• Develop a robust alerting system to detect and resolve data discrepancies efficiently.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working as a Data Engineer.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, Spark, and EC2, with hands-on experience in the AWS ecosystem.
• Practical experience with PySpark Glue jobs, Lambda functions, NoSQL databases, job orchestration using Airflow, and/or managing Redshift databases is a strong plus.
• Detail-oriented with a keen interest in examining data transformations and their impact on business outcomes.
• Excellent problem-solving and time management skills.
• Flexible and able to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Prior experience in project or team management is preferred; aptitude for mentoring and assisting others is a plus.

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
• An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Center for Leadership.

Sun King is the world's leading off-grid solar energy company, combining cutting-edge product design, fintech, and field operations to deliver energy access for the 1.8 billion people who live without an affordable and reliable electric-grid connection. Sun King has connected more than 20 million homes to solar power across Africa and Asia, adding over 200,000 homes each month.

Sun King makes solar products affordable to low-income households and businesses via 'pay-as-you-go' purchase financing. Sun King installs solar after customers pay a small deposit. Customers then make small, manageable payments of as little as US $0.11 a day via mobile money or cash.

Instead of paying for expensive, polluting, and health-damaging kerosene for lighting or diesel for power, customers unlock savings through accessing solar power and after one to two years of payments, customers own their solar equipment outright. To date, our Sun King solar products have saved customers more than $4 billion cumulatively.

Sun King collects payments digitally through mobile money systems and its 28,000 field agents — over 650,000 payments each day. Embedded electronics inside each Sun King device regulate usage based on payments, similar to the operation of a pre-paid mobile or electricity meter.

From cost-effective solar systems that provide home lighting and phone charging to robust solar inverters that can power high-energy appliances such as laptops, computers, refrigerators, and more, effectively acting as a full stand-in for grid power, Sun King's products cater to a wide range of income segments and energy needs. Leveraging its proven distribution network and brand, Sun King is expanding its range of products and services to encompass clean cooking, electric mobility, entertainment, and more, aiming to address the needs of our underserved customers.

Sun King employs 2,800 full-time staff in 12 countries, with specialties spanning product design, data science, logistics, customer service, sales, software, operations, and more — all with a passion to serve off-grid families.

Sun King is committed to gender diversity in the workplace. Women represent 44% of Sun King's workforce.