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We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions-creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.\nOur Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth-turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.\nSenior Data Engineer\nExperience - 10 Years - 13 Years\nLocation: Hyderabad, India\nReports to: Senior SW Engineering Manager, Data Platform\nRole Summary\nCandescent is transforming digital banking with a modern, AI-powered platform that empowers financial institutions to deliver smarter, faster, and more personalized customer experiences.\nWe’re seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing Data Engineering team. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining components across our data stack, which handles approximately a terabyte of data from the personal banking domain. You’ll be instrumental in translating business requirements into scalable, production-ready solutions with minimal oversight.\nYou’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure solutions align with development standards and industry best practices. The ideal candidate will take full ownership of the development lifecycle, delivering high-performance, reliable systems that meet our uptime and scalability expectations.\nRequirements\n10+ years of experience in software development.\n\n5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud-based Data Engineering solutions.\n\nExpertise in Python, PySpark, Dataproc, Cloud Functions, and Airflow Composer.\n\nProficiency with NoSQL databases like BigQuery and Firestore.\n\nStrong grasp of data warehousing and database design principles.\n\nAdvanced SQL skills and experience with query optimization.\n\nProven ability to manage large-scale datasets and build high-performance applications.\n\nStrong collaboration skills and ability to take full ownership of solution design, implementation, and release.\n\nFamiliarity with GIT workflows for version control.\n\nHands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud ecosystems.\n\nExperience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.\n\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines.\n\nBonus: Exposure to BI tools such as Looker, experience with Bigtable, Redis, Databricks, Java, Kubernetes, and Docker.\n\nPreferred:\nDeep understanding of Data Platforms, Data Warehouse-centric, and Lakehouse-centric architectures.\n\nFamiliarity with modular and extensible platforms that support dynamic feature invocation.\n\nBackground in highly regulated industries, especially financial services or banking.\n\nPassion for security, scalability, and delivering seamless user experiences.\n\nWhy Candescent?\nJoin a fast-growing digital banking SaaS company focused on platform transformation and AI-led innovation.\n\nShape the future of financial technology by building solutions that matter-for customers and banks\n\nCollaborate with world-class talent across engineering, design, and product.\n\nHybrid work model\n\nStatement to Third Party Agencies\nTo ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. 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