Data Engineer

Job Title : Data Engineer 2 Location : DLF Cybercity, Porur, Chennai- India

Experience : 4 - 8 Years

About the Job :

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join our growing data platform team, responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions across the organization. In this role, you will work closely with business stakeholders, analysts, data scientists, and engineering teams to build end-to-end data pipelines that power decision-making, analytics, and machine learning initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have a strong Data engineering background, should be comfortable working with large datasets, implementing data quality checks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams including Data Scientists, Analysts, Product Managers, and Software Engineers to deliver reliable, secure, and production-grade data solutions.

Job Responsibilities :

1. Design and implement scalable, cost-efficient data pipelines that support structured and semi-structured data ingestion (CSV, fixed-width, JSON, etc.), using modern orchestration tools like Apache Airflow / Cloud Composer

2 . Develop robust, reusable data processing workflows leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services such as Big Query , Dataflow , Cloud Storage , DataProc , and Apache Beam — or equivalent AWS / Azure technologies.

3 . Write clean, high-performance code in Python or Java , and develop optimized SQL queries for transformation, aggregation, and reporting needs.

4. Implement and manage end-to-end automated data pipelines , ensuring data integrity, performance, and monitoring across the entire lifecycle.

5. Implemented E2E automated pipeline to ingest the data from different formats (csv, fixed width, Json etc.)

6. Ensure strong data governance, access control , and security configurations , especially in environments like Big Query , with a focus on secure data sharing and compliance.

7. Communicate effectively with stakeholders and other team members.

Preferred Experience and Qualification :

1. Bachelor’s or master’s Degree in computer science / Statistics / Data Science / Engineering

2. Proficiency in at least one programming language, preferably Python or Java , for data pipeline and ETL / ELT development. Strong expertise in SQL ,

3 . Proven experience designing and deploying production-grade, scalable, and cost-effective data solutions on at least one major cloud platform ( GCP preferred , AWS or Azure acceptable).

4. Hands-on experience in building Credit risk models for other financial institutions / Retail / B2C start-ups / System Integrator companies / Banking Product is mandatory

5.  Above all, the Great who works effectively in a team and communicate proactively is considered a baseline requirement

Who we are looking for :

1. Willingness to go the extra mile for success.

2. A talented individual who embodies our company’s core values of teamwork, honesty, reliability, sense of humor and street smart

3. Energetic and lively.

4. As our approach to banking is far from ordinary, we are looking for an innovative and creative individual to join our team.

About Tonik :

We are a transformative digital bank with a mission to revolutionize the way money works. We create better financial products for the world by encouraging inclusivity through simplifying processes, reducing costs, improving transparency, and embracing flexibility to empower more people with unique financial needs. All these are on the most secure mobile banking platform. To enable this, innovation is woven into the DNA of our company. We do not just search for the best talent, but for people who seek to challenge the status quo and are passionate about transforming the impossible into reality.

Tonik ( is the first digital-only neo bank in the Philippines, providing loan, deposit, payment, and card products to consumers on a highly secure digital banking platform. The neo bank operates based on the first private digital bank license issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Tonik is led by a team of retail finance veterans who have previously built and scaled multiple retail banks and fintech’s across the global emerging markets. It is backed by top international venture capital funds. Tonik operates out of hubs in Singapore (HQ), Manila, Chennai, and Kyiv