Kharon · 6 hours ago
Data Engineer
Kharon is a highly innovative organization focused on navigating risks related to global security threats and international commerce. They are seeking a Data Engineer to design and implement large-scale automated data processing systems and data lakes, collaborating with engineers and data scientists to optimize data quality and workflow.
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Responsibilities
Help build large-scale distributed automated data processing systems and data lakes, while optimizing for both computational and storage efficiency on AWS Databricks
Create data pipelines, infrastructure, and overall workflow orchestration to pull data from a diverse set of data sources into the Kharon Data Lake
Build systems to track, monitor and validate the quality of data coming into or going out of Kharon Data Lake
Collaborate with engineers, architects, and data scientists to implement scalable solutions to solve complex problems
Interact and develop with internal and external APIs
Work with product and business teams to define novel and critical metrics for the business
Follow good engineering practices like documentation, diagrams, and unit/validation tests
Take full responsibilities for the development, deployment, adoption monitoring and maintenance of the data systems and services you build
Qualification
Required
2+ years of experience, not including internships as a software engineer or a data engineer and a strong passion to learn
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in related fields
Experience in Python, Pandas, PySpark, and Notebooks
SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases including schema design, access patterns, query performance optimization, etc
Experience with data pipeline technologies like AWS Glue, Airflow, Kafka, or other cloud based equivalence
Experience with ETL and data warehousing like Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent
Container-based deployment experience using Docker and Kubernetes
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
Experience working with or data modeling for graph databases like Neo4J, Neptune, etc
API experience using FastAPI, Flask, Spring Boot or equivalent
Understanding of elasticsearch data and query modeling is a big plus
Interests or experience in Geopolitics, Sanction Compliance, or Financial Risk
Benefits
Fully sponsored medical, dental, and vision
FSA program for both medical and dependent care
401k + Roth with matching and immediate vesting
Paid time off + 11 paid holidays
Company
Kharon
Network intelligence at the nexus of global security + international commerce
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2025-12-16
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