Tech Lead Data Engineer

Remote position, based in Argentina.

About the role

We are looking for a Data Engineer to lead the Analytics area from a technical standpoint. The analytics solution currently supports a Short Codes messaging product and will onboard other products shortly.

What you will do

• Design and implement modern data ingestion, transformation, and analytical workflows using AWS services.
• Ensure data accuracy and performance.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to validate requirements and improve existing reporting logic.
• Ensure strong data governance, testing practices, and documentation to support long-term maintainability.

Must have

• Experience working with end-to-end (E2E) data pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, including QuickSight for analytics and dashboarding, and PostgreSQL relational databases.
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript/JavaScript for data transformation and backend utilities.
• Experience with dbt (data build tool) for data modeling, transformations, and pipeline creation.
• Solid understanding of ETL/ELT workflows, data quality validation, and performance optimization.
• Experience with data consistency and integrity testing.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Ability to escalate issues and risks to the client on a regular basis.
• Ability to detect gaps in the data ingestion process and propose solutions when needed.
• Ability to work with full autonomy alongside other workstreams under an agile methodology.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Amazon Quick Suite or similar agentic or AI workflow tools.
• Experience developing data utilities, reporting tools, or scripts in Python.
• Background in, or exposure to, short codes, messaging platforms, or telecom reporting environments.