Senior Data Engineer

About the Role

We are working with one of the largest iGaming platforms in MENA, scaling their Data Platform team in Dubai. We are hiring a Senior Data Engineer to help build the next generation of their cloud data platform.

You'll sit within the core BI & Data team, building and scaling production data infrastructure, and reporting directly to the Head of BI.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and platform infrastructure on GCP.
• Develop and optimise production data workflows using Python, SQL, Airflow and dbt.
• Design reliable, high-performance data platforms capable of supporting AI and analytics workloads.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Drive engineering best practices across testing, monitoring, CI/CD and platform reliability.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with GCP (BigQuery, Cloud Composer, GCS etc.).
• Expert-level Python and SQL skills.
• Commercial experience with Airflow, dbt and Terraform.
• Experience building scalable data platforms, streaming pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
• AI experience is mandatory (LLMs, RAG, AI Agents, GenAI or similar production AI workloads).

Nice to Have

• iGaming or FinTech/Crypto experience.

Additional Information

• Location: Dubai. This role requires relocation. The company adopts a remote-first policy, however you can go into their Dubai-based office as much as you like.
• Salary: 35,000 AED – 38,000 AED per month plus a 10-30% performance-related bonus.
• Relocation Support: Fully supported including private medical insurance, visas, 2 weeks paid accommodation in a hotel, and flights for you and your family.
• Interview Process: 3 stages. Urgent hire.
• Notice Period: You must have a maximum 1 month notice period to apply for this role.