Data Engineer (6 months contract) at Contango

Location: Abu Dhabi (on‑site) | Contract duration: 6 months (potential extension) | Engagement type: Full‑time | Start date: July 2026 | Position: Data Engineer (6 months contract) at Contango

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable, secure, and reliable data pipelines and platforms that power analytics and AI solutions for companies in the UAE. The role is hands‑on and client‑facing, owning data solutions end‑to‑end — from architecture and development to production and hyper‑care — on cloud and on‑premise.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines (ETL/ELT) that move data reliably from source systems to analytics and AI workloads.
• Build and optimize data models, databases, data warehouses, and lakehouse architectures (e.g., Databricks, Microsoft SQL Server) for performance and cost.
• Develop and tune distributed process...