Data Engineer with Russian

For a rapidly growing bank in the Central Asia region in the digital banking sector, we are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join an established data team and contribute to a major regulatory data initiative.

What you will do

• Implement data solutions based on specifications and analytical outputs prepared by Data Analysts
• Develop and maintain data transformations and pipelines
• Work hands-on with Python, dbt and SQL
• Design and work with data models and transformation patterns
• Prepare structured data for mandatory regulatory reporting
• Implement and maintain Data Quality controls, reconciliation and data lineage
• Design testing scenarios, validation rules and quality checks
• Work with larger data volumes and assess the impact and performance of data jobs and transformations
• Follow mature engineering practices including code review, branching, version control and testing
• Collaborate closely with Data Analysts, Data Architects, the platform team and other specialists within an international data team of approximately 30 people

Data ingestion from source systems is handled by a dedicated platform team. Your responsibility will primarily begin once the data is available within the target data environment.

What we are looking for

• At least 5–6 years of relevant professional experience, ideally 7+ years
• Strong hands-on experience with Python
• Practical experience with dbt
• Good knowledge of SQL
• Strong understanding of data modelling and transformation patterns
• Experience designing, developing and maintaining data pipelines
• Experience working in a mature engineering environment where code review, version control, testing and Data Quality checks are standard practice
• Ability to approach data engineering from a broader software engineering perspective
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned solutions
• Russian at C1 level or higher – both working communication and documentation are in Russian
• Willingness to maintain sufficient working-hours overlap with a team operating in the UTC+5 time zone

Nice to have

• Experience in banking, fintech or another regulated industry
• Exposure to regulatory or mandatory reporting
• Experience with Apache Airflow or a comparable orchestration tool
• Experience with Greenplum or another enterprise Data Warehouse technology
• Experience working with larger-scale data environments
• A Software Engineering background followed by a move or specialization into Data Engineering

Previous banking experience is not mandatory. We are primarily looking for someone with a strong engineering mindset who understands data modelling, transformations, pipelines and Data Quality rather than someone tied to one specific technology or platform.

Collaboration & location:

• 100% remote – candidates can be based anywhere in Europe
• with a required time overlap zone (UTC+5, i.e., 3 hours ahead of CET/CEST); key meetings usually take place in the afternoon.
• Full-time / 1 FTE
• ASAP start preferred