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Data Engineer

Karachi, Pakistan

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About Us

Autonomous Technologies is a Canadian digital consultancy (Burnaby, BC) with a growing delivery team in Karachi. We build and manage data solutions for startups, agencies, and mid-market companies across North America and Europe. Our clients span sports analytics, marketing technology, fintech, and e-commerce.

We’re not a recruitment agency. We’re a technically-led team — our engineers actually build pipelines, design data models, and ship production systems every day. That’s what makes working here different: you’ll be surrounded by people who understand your craft, not just people who fill seats.

The Role

We’re expanding our Data & AI practice and looking for a Data Engineer to join our core engineering team. You’ll design, build, and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure for a mix of internal products and projects with our international partners.

This isn’t a single-client, single-stack job. You’ll work across different industries, datasets, and challenges — one month you might be building a real-time sports data pipeline, the next you’re architecting a marketing analytics warehouse. If you’re someone who gets bored doing the same thing for years, this is built for you. 

What You’ll Do

  • Design and build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines that move data from APIs, databases, and streaming sources into cloud warehouses
  • Architect and maintain data models in BigQuery, Snowflake, or Redshift — star schemas, slowly changing dimensions, the real stuff
  • Write clean, tested Python code for data extraction, transformation, and orchestration
  • Set up and manage workflow orchestration with Apache Airflow or Cloud Composer (DAGs, scheduling, monitoring, alerting)
  • Build and maintain dbt or Dataform transformation layers with proper testing, documentation, and version control
  • Collaborate directly with international client teams via Slack, GitHub, and video calls — English communication is part of the job
  • Own your pipelines end-to-end: from source exploration to production monitoring to incident response

What We’re Looking For

  • 2+ years of hands-on data engineering experience (not just coursework — we want people who’ve built things that run in production)
  • Strong SQL — you can write complex queries, optimize slow joins, and design normalized/denormalized models without hand-holding
  • Solid Python for data work: Pandas, requests, file I/O, API integration. Bonus if you’ve used PySpark or Polars
  • Experience with at least one cloud data warehouse: BigQuery (preferred), Snowflake, or Redshift
  • Familiarity with orchestration tools: Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, or Cloud Composer
  • Git proficiency — you use version control for everything, not just code. dbt models, Airflow DAGs, documentation.
  • Clear English communication — you’ll work async with teams in different time zones. Writing matters.

Must Have

  • Bachelor Degree or Higher
  • 2+ years of hands-on data engineering experience
  • Strong SQL
  • Solid Python
  • Experience with at least one cloud data warehouse
  • Familiarity with orchestration tools
  • Git proficiency

Nice to have

  • Experience with dbt or Dataform for transformation layer management
  • Exposure to streaming: Kafka, Pub/Sub, Kinesis
  • CI/CD for data pipelines (GitHub Actions, Cloud Build)
  • Familiarity with data quality frameworks (Great Expectations, dbt tests, Soda)
  • Any cloud certifications (GCP Professional Data Engineer, AWS Data Analytics, etc.)

Why Autonomous

  • Competitive pay benchmarked to international rates, not local agency rates
  • Work with international clients across the US, UK, Canada, and Europe — build your resume with real cross-border experience
  • Technically-led environment — your manager is an engineer, not a project coordinator. Code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical growth are part of the culture
  • Variety of work — you’ll touch sports analytics, marketing data, financial pipelines, and AI infrastructure. No one here does the same thing for 3 years.
  • Canadian company, not a local agency — real international operations, Clutch-rated, PSEB registered.











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