Data Engineer

Data Engineer - Quant

Date Posted: Jul 08, 2024

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Job Detail

Location:

Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Company:

Quant
Type:

Full Time/Permanent
Shift:

First Shift (Day)
Career Level:

NA
Positions:

1
Experience:

4-5 years
Gender:

No Preference
Degree:

NA
Apply Before:

Oct 08, 2024

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Job Description

Role Purpose:

Quant, a pioneering Saudi enterprise, leads the charge in digital transformation by leveraging the vast array of data resources available in the fourth industrial revolution. We are deeply committed to delivering exceptional Data Science and AI SaaS products and solutions, with a specialized focus on the real estate sector through Suhail and the retail sector through Fruits360. Our talented dream team possesses unique expertise, enabling us to achieve a track record of marvels, from analyzing more than a trillion data records to serving hundreds of clients across more than 10 industries. Our strategic international and local partnerships alongside our expertise have positioned us as trailblazers in the global transition towards data-driven economies.

The Data Engineer is required to prepare data for modelling and predictions. This includes integrations with new data sources, pre-processing operations such as data-cleansing, feature engineering, statistical analysis, and sampling, and a variety of other ETL related work. This is a project-based role, meaning the engineer will work on specific projects with defined goals and timelines. Additionally, the Data Specialist should practice strong software-development habits and be eager to continuously improve and learn, where a background in python, machine-learning, data storage and ETL pipelines will be mainly required knowledge.

Job Responsibilities:

Identify data sources, design, and integrate data entities that meet the requirements of the business stakeholders
Diagnose data quality issues and liaise with data source owners to come up with potential preventive or corrective measures
Deploy high-performance algorithms, analytics programs, machine learning models, and statistical methods.
Research opportunities for data acquisition and new uses for existing data.
Implement pipelines using a combination of technologies, including SQL, Airflow, Python, Alteryx, and cloud data tech stack
Integrate new data management technologies and software engineering tools into existing structures.
Build datasets that create data-driven insight, influence operational decision-making, and enable data-driven products and services
Create custom software components and analytics applications.
Employ a variety of languages and tools (e.g. scripting languages) to integrate systems.
Recommend ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality.
Partaking in research and development initiatives to enhance services and products.
Work with your colleagues to build a flexible and scalable platform, both implementation-wise and operationally
Partaking in creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation.

Requirements

Preferred Certifications:

Bachelors and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science or other suitable majors.

Preferred Personal Qualities:

Agile
Critical and logical thinker
Innovative
Pragmatic and passionate personality
Longevity and devotion to the job
Aptitude to work in a diverse environment

Preferred Skillset:

Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
Is capable in programming and/or the understanding of programming languages
Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
Has sensible statistical knowledge
Experienced in data visualization
Experienced with Machine Learning
Defining Metrics of Data and Analytics projects
Familiar with data architecture
Experienced in working with big data
Technical writing experience in relevant areas, including queries, reports, and presentations.

Programming Languages and Software Knowledge Required:

Python
Alteryx
Dataiku

Benefits

Company Sponsored Incentives:

The Data Engineer could be eligible to be considered for numerous incentive mechanisms, being:

The Career Development Plan, where the Company supports the employee’s growth by covering the expenses tied to gaining certificates that are pre-approved in accordance with the employee’s career development plan.

The Profit Incentive Plan, comprised of a bonus payment pool based on the Company’s generated revenue.

The Milestone Incentive Plan, awarded based on achievements relevant to enhancing the functions within your department or achieving a key Company goal. All of which will be awarded based on certain subjective criteria established by the Company’s management.

Commission Plan, awarded based on certain subjective criteria further clarified in the commission policy set by the Company’s management.

Employee Wellness, part of the company’s culture is to promote wellness, best represented in the subsidies provided, such as healthy meal subscriptions, and discounts in numerous wellness and entertainment outlets.

Medical Insurance Plan

The Company provides a medical insurance plan as per Company policy. The current adopted medical insurance plan is provided by Bupa Medical Insurance, with the typical medical insurance plan being Premium 2.1. Further information regarding the policy may be provided upon request and provided policies may change according to vendor’s change in their policy plan structures.

Leaves & Holidays Policy as per Saudi Labor laws, some of which being:

Annual Leave: 22 business days of paid Annual Leave per contract year.

Holidays: paid Holidays inclusive of Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha, Saudi National Day and Saudi Founding Day.

Compassionate Leave: Paid Compassionate Leave of seven 7 calendar days, in the event of death of employee’s parent, spouse, or child.

Sick Leave: Properly documented sick leave with full pay for up to 30 calendar days; and an additional 60 calendar days at 75% of salary, during each year of service.

Employee Allowances

As an employee of the Company, you will be eligible to participate in multiple Company-sponsored benefits and allowances, including:

Housing Allowance

Employees who do not receive housing by the Company receive a Housing Allowance of 25% of the employee's basic salary.

Transportation Allowance

Employees who do not receive transportation means by the Company receive a Transportation Allowance of 15% of the employee's basic salary.

Communication Allowance

Employees who do not receive communication means by the Company receive a Communication Allowance of 10% of the employee's basic salary.

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