Senior Data Engineer - UAE

Role Overview

Senior Data Engineer at Cognite AI for Industry, UAE. You will design and implement scalable data engineering solutions for critical industries including Power & Utilities, Energy, and Manufacturing, working with Cognite's industrial data platform.

Company Overview

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI and data solutions that solve high-impact problems. The company has unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents. Cognite is a globally recognized domain expert with an international presence spanning Phoenix, Houston, Oslo, Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.

Role Purpose

To lead the design, implementation, and optimization of scalable and efficient data engineering solutions using Cognite Data Fusion®, enabling customers across critical industries to unlock the full potential of industrial dataops and make informed business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Implementation

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable and efficient data engineering solutions using Cognite Data Fusion®.
• Create custom data models for data discovery, mapping, and cleansing.
• Drive and manage integrations, extractions, data modeling, and analysis using Cognite data connectors and SQL, Python/Java and Rest APIs.

Collaboration & Project Delivery

• Collaborate with data scientists, project managers and solution architects on project deliveries to enable customers to achieve the full potential of the industrial dataops platform.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product Management teams to turn customer needs into a prioritized pipeline of product offerings.
• Support customers and partners in conducting data engineering tasks with Cognite products.

Quality & Best Practices

• Conduct code reviews and implement best practices to ensure high-quality and maintainable code and deliveries.

Product Development

• Contribute to the development of Cognite's official tools and SDKs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor or Master degree in computer science or similar; relevant experience can compensate for formal education.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in a customer-facing data-intensive role.
• Experience delivering production-grade data pipelines using Python, SQL and Rest APIs.
• Experience with distributed computing such as Kubernetes and managed cloud services such as GCP and/or Azure.
• Domain experience/knowledge of data sources within oil and gas and manufacturing industry is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency with Python, SQL, Java and Rest APIs.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, and deployment environments.
• DevOps mindset and practices.
• Ability to independently investigate and solve problems.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Humility to ask for help and willingness to share knowledge with others.

Additional Information

• Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is an equal opportunity employer.