Associate Director - Full Stack Development

About the job

Expert - Full Stack Development - IN Full Stack Development are involved in full stack development and implement end-to-end components of custom applications. Their job involves designing and developing the UI, business logic, data & integration layer along with testing and maintenance of these layers.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

- They are adept in the use of tools and technologies across tiers, and are proficient in working with systems infrastructure, creating, querying & manipulating databases, APIs and integration, Front-end code (HTML/CSS, bootstrap, React JS, Angular JS) and web stack back-end technologies (PHP, Python, Java, ruby on rails etc.).

- They have a sound understanding of CI/CD processes, agile development.

- They possess deep understanding of programming fundamentals and can learn new frameworks, languages and tools as required on projects. Educational Requirements

- University (Degree) Preferred Work Experience

- 10+ Years Required Physical Requirements

- Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level 9IC

Associate Director - AWS, Python & Snowflake Developer

Experience Required 10+ years of relevant technology experience, with substantial hands-on engineering work in cloud data platforms

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Associate Director to join our team who continues to write code and build solutions. This role requires deep, practical expertise in AWS, Python, and Snowflake, with a strong emphasis on Snowpark development, serverless architectures, and orchestrated data pipelines. The ideal candidate combines senior-level technical depth with the ability to guide architecture decisions and mentor engineering teams.

Must-Have Skills (Core Requirements)

1) Python Development Strong hands-on programming experience in Python, including building production-grade data processing applications, writing efficient and maintainable code, and working with common libraries used in data engineering workflows.

2) Snowflake & Snowpark Demonstrated experience building and deploying Snowpark stored procedures, working with Snowflake's data engineering capabilities, writing efficient SQL, and optimizing Snowflake warehouses and query performance for large-scale datasets.

3) AWS Cloud Services Practical, hands-on experience with: - AWS Lambda for serverless compute and event-driven processing - Amazon S3 for data storage, lifecycle management, and integration with downstream pipelines - General familiarity with the AWS ecosystem to support cross-service integrations

4) Workflow Orchestration Experience designing, building, and maintaining DAGs (using tools such as Apache Airflow or equivalent orchestration frameworks) to manage complex, multi-step data pipelines with dependencies, scheduling, and failure handling.

5)Secondary Skills (Good to Have)

- Version control proficiency with Git, including branching strategies, pull request workflows, and CI/CD integration - Familiarity with additional AWS services such as Glue, Step Functions, CloudWatch, IAM, ECS/EKS, or SNS/SQS - Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) - Exposure to containerization (Docker) and deployment pipelines - Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance practices in cloud environments

6) Domain Knowledge

Prior exposure to or working knowledge of the asset management/Investment banking or broader financial services industry is a strong plus. Familiarity with investment data concepts, portfolio management systems, or regulatory reporting requirements in this space would be beneficial.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data engineering solutions using Python, Snowflake, and AWS services - Build and optimize Snowpark stored procedures for complex data transformations - Develop serverless applications leveraging AWS Lambda integrated with S3 and other AWS services - Design and manage DAG-based orchestration for end-to-end data pipeline execution - Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance while remaining actively engaged in hands-on development - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data analysts, business stakeholders, and platform engineering - Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and code review processes - Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering technical growth within the team - Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring high availability and performance of data pipelines - Contribute to technical roadmap planning and platform modernization initiatives

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience) - 10+ years of overall technology experience, with significant time spent in hands-on data engineering roles - Proven track record of delivering production-grade solutions in Python and Snowflake environments - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in ambiguous or evolving requirements - Excellent communication skills, with experience presenting technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Related Skills

Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration and Deployment, Data Analysis, Debugging, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration, Operating Systems Management, Problem Solving, Programming, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Web Application Development _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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