Junior Data Engineer

We're seeking a Junior Data Engineer passionate about building robust, scalable data products. Your role will involve assisting in the creation and maintenance of our data architecture, and collaborating with software engineers, product managers, business intelligence analysts and marketing managers to support StashAway's continued growth.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of the infrastructure for StashAway’s data streaming, processing, and storage.
• Help create tools for effective maintenance and monitoring of the data infrastructure.
• Contribute to data pipeline architecture decisions and assist in the implementation of initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to develop scalable, performant solutions for their data needs, including extraction, transformation, and loading of data from various sources.
• Support the team's data capabilities - share knowledge, enforce best practices, and promote data-driven decisions.
• Ensure data quality through continuous improvement and monitoring.

Requirements

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Self-starter, curious and motivated learner
• Good quantitative and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases
• Basic knowledge of NoSQL databases (e.g. Cassandra, MongoDB)
• Basic knowledge of big data frameworks (e.g. Hadoop, Spark)
• Experience in object-oriented programming and/or functional programming is a plus
• Good collaboration skills for effective stakeholder engagement
• Good communication skills, business intuition, and the ability to understand complex business issues
• Sense of ownership and accountability in delivering high quality work

Benefits

Employee financial and physical well-being

• Compensation package: You will receive a competitive total compensation package that includes employee stock options if you are a full-time employee.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage: Free panel outpatient GP clinic visits, group hospitalisation and surgical insurance, and Covid hospitalisation insurance coverage (conditions apply).
• Management fee discount: You will receive an employee discount on your asset management fees when you invest with StashAway.
  

Flexible work arrangements and policies

• Work-from-home policy: You may choose to work from home or the office depending on what works best for you and your team.
• Work-from-anywhere policy: You may request to work remotely for up to eight weeks in another country.
• Unlimited paid annual leave: It should be simple for you to decide if you would like to take more or fewer days off. We trust that you are accountable for your work and know best if you need 10 or 30 days of paid annual leave that year.
• Personal work equipment budget: It’s important that you have a workstation that’s optimal for you wherever you are.

Learning and development opportunities

• You will be given an annual Learning and Development budget to help you continuously learn in your pursuit of your professional and personal development. You may use the budget for resources and tools that may help you perform better at work.
• Discount on selected postgraduate courses with INTI: You will receive a 40% discount for the courses you enroll in. Your spouse or children are entitled to a 16% discount for courses they enroll in.

Team bonding budget and initiatives

• Quarterly team bonding budget: We encourage you to socialise with colleagues across job functions, departments, and entities to know them better as individuals beyond what they professionally do.
• Annual off-sites (Oct): Each off-site gathers all employees for a full day of company-wide team bonding activities and challenges.