What is a Database engineer ?
In this Information Age, enterprises must deal with a massive amount of data, hence creating a need for data engineers who can collect and manage large quantities of data. Data Engineers build systems that collect, manage, and convert raw data into usable information so that organizations can use to evaluate and optimize their performance.
Main activities carried out by Database engineer
- Analyze customer requirements.
- Design data warehouses.
- Develop algorithms to transform data into useful information.
- Create new data validation methods and data analysis tools.
Essential hard skill and knowledge
- At least Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, software engineering.
- Proficiency of common programming languages such as C#, Java, Python, R, Ruby, Scala and SQL.
- A good understanding of ETL (extract, transform, load) tools and APIs for creating and managing data integration jobs. Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases (NoSQL databases, Apache Spark, MySQL and PostgreSQL) and Unix-based operating systems (OS) such as Unix, Solaris and Linux.
- Knowledge of cloud computing and data security is a plus.
- An experience in data engineering is often preferred.
- Willingness to work out of hours.
Essential soft skills
- Critical thinking
- Analytical thinking
- Communication
- Teamworks
Language skills
- Good written English.