Lead Full Stack Data Engineer (2 year contract)

StarHub


Date: 14 hours ago
City: Petaling Jaya
Contract type: Contractor
Job Description

We seek a seasoned Full Stack developer with strong interest and hands-on data engineering skills to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered, cloud-based products. You will own frontend/backend development, database/schema design, data pipelines, and integrate user-facing features with data services, collaborating closely with data science and infrastructure teams to deliver production-grade solutions.

As a Lead Full Stack Data Engineer, you will:

  • Architect & Build Full Stack Applications
  • Design responsive UIs using Next.js, React, Vue, or Angular
  • Implement server-side logic, REST/GraphQL APIs, and microservices with Nest.js, Node.js, or Express
  • Ensure seamless data flow, authentication (JWT/OAuth2), and caching (Redis)
  • Design & Maintain Data Pipelines & Databases
  • Define data models for relational (PostgreSQL, Redshift) or document stores (MongoDB)
  • Develop ETL/ELT pipelines (PySpark, Airflow) to load data into warehouses
  • Implement scalable storage (tables, indexes, partitions, materialized views) and tune queries
  • Integrate with Data Services & APIs
  • Consume analytics/ML endpoints and real-time streams (Kafka, Kinesis)
  • Implement efficient data-fetching on the frontend (pagination, caching, debouncing)
  • Design endpoints serving aggregated or pre-processed data; manage API versioning/documentation (Swagger)
  • Implement CI/CD & DevOps Collaboration
  • Define CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD) for both applications and data workflows
  • Containerize components with Docker; orchestrate with Kubernetes, Docker Compose, or ECS Fargate
  • Collaborate on cloud provisioning (Terraform, CloudFormation) and manage secrets (AWS Secrets Manager)
  • Develop Dashboards & Visualizations
  • Build dynamic charts with D3.js, ECharts, or Recharts to surface key metrics
  • Create real-time data displays using WebSockets or polling
  • Implement frontend data validation (date pickers, filters, drill-downs)
  • Mentorship & Collaboration
  • Mentor junior engineers; conduct code reviews and share best practices
  • Work with product, infra, delivery/sales specialist teams to refine requirements, automate tests, and enforce security standards


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, Software Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years as a Full Stack developer with demonstrable data engineering involvement
  • Proficient in JS/TypeScript frameworks: Next.js, React, Vue, or Angular
  • Strong Server-side Rendering (Next.js). Node.js experience with Nest.js or Express; RESTful/GraphQL API design;
  • ETL/ELT pipeline development (PySpark, Airflow) and data modeling for PostgreSQL, Redshift, or MongoDB
  • Experience integrating real-time streams (Kafka, Kinesis) and consuming ML/analytics endpoints
  • Define scalable storage (tables, indexes, partitions, materialized views) and perform query tuning (sort keys, distribution keys, vacuum)
  • CI/CD pipeline creation (GitLab CI/CD) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform or CloudFormation; secret management (AWS Secrets Manager)
  • Cloud experience (AWS) deploying full stack apps and data pipelines (S3, EMR, Redshift)
  • Unit/integration testing (Jest, Mocha, pytest) and E2E testing (Cypress, Playwright)
  • Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, and ability to mentor and collaborate cross-functionally


Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda) and PWA principles
  • Exposure to vector databases, data mesh or lakehouse architectures
  • Participation in GenAI POCs (RAG pipelines, Agentic AI demos)
  • Passion for UI/UX patterns, accessibility, and developer productivity
  • Client-facing experience in data-driven or AI/ML projects
  • Ability to travel 10–30%; This is a Malaysia-based role collaborating closely with Singapore team

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