Senior Data Engineer Job in Builder.ai

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer

Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India

Company: Builder.ai

About Builder.ai

At Builder.ai, we re transforming software development so that anyone regardless of technical expertise or budget can bring their software ideas to life. From startups to global enterprises like BBC, Makro, and Pepsi, we ve empowered thousands of customers around the world.

With over $450M in Series D funding, including backing from Microsoft and QIA, and recognition from Fast Company as one of 2023 s Most Innovative Companies in AI, we are scaling rapidly and redefining what s possible in software and AI.

Life at Builder.ai

We believe in experimentation, ownership, and constant improvement. Our team of 800+ is spread across the globe but united by our shared HEARTT values:

Heart, Entrepreneurship, Accountability, Respect, Trust, and Transparency.

We reward your skills with:

• Stock options in a hyper-growth company
• International offsites
• Unlimited learning opportunities
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and impact

About the Role

As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll be a foundational part of our growing Data & Analytics team. We're not just building pipelines we're engineering the data backbone for an entire platform that powers AI-driven software creation, operational intelligence, and customer solutions.

This role will focus on building robust, scalable, and efficient data systems, and working with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Software Engineers to ensure our data infrastructure is best-in-class.

What You ll Be Doing

• Own and operate end-to-end data pipelines across critical business domains
• Optimize compute, storage, and query performance using modern big data technologies
• Manage and evolve our CI/CD workflows and data infrastructure
• Improve data accuracy, integrity, and reliability for mission-critical datasets
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Analytics, AI, Product) to deliver business value
• Drive best practices in data engineering, architecture, and tooling
• Lead projects independently while clearly communicating with stakeholders on timelines and expectations
• Mentor junior data engineers and contribute to a strong data culture

What We re Looking For

Must-Have Experience:

• Expert in ETL orchestration tools (e.g., Dagster, Airflow, Luigi)
• Proficient in SQL databases (e.g., Snowflake, PostgreSQL)
• Deep understanding of big data systems (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Hive)
• Strong programming in Python
• Experience with DBT and data modeling best practices
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (especially Azure)
• Familiarity with streaming data systems (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis)
• Exposure to MLOps and experience delivering clean, usable datasets to AI/ML teams
• Experience with CI/CD and Agile environments

Nice to Have:

• Background in ML infrastructure or knowledge graphs
• Experience working in product-led B2B/SaaS organizations
• Contributions to open-source data tools

What You ll Get

• Quarterly discretionary performance pay
• Stock options in a $450M-funded scale-up
• 24 days annual leave + public holidays
• 2 Builder Family Days + Christmas/New Year break
• Fully covered private medical insurance
• Free lunch at our Gurugram HQ
• Referral bonus scheme
• Trips abroad and global collaboration

Why You Should Join

If you re ready to build world-class data systems that power AI at scale, and want to help shape how software will be built in the future this is your moment.

#WhatWillYouBuild?

Apply today and transform the way software is created one data pipeline at a time.