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Aptino, Inc.

Senior Data Engineer

Contract · In Office · Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

Posted Aug 17, 2026

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  • Now Hiring: Senior Data Engineer
  • Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a high-visibility Enterprise Data Lake initiative, working within agile scrum teams to build scalable Hadoop and AWS Big Data solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • • Develop functional & technical solutions for enterprise data platforms
  • • Build analytics applications using AWS Big Data technologies
  • • Work with Kafka, PySpark, Spark, Hadoop, Shell Scripting & SQL
  • • Develop real-time data streaming solutions
  • • Participate in code reviews, performance tuning, and solution discussions
  • • Create reusable and scalable code components
  • • Collaborate with engineers, business analysts, and technical stakeholders
  • • Mentor team members and contribute to a fast-paced Agile environment

Must-Have Skills:

  • • 9+ years of overall experience with a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative/technical field
  • • 5+ years of Big Data development experience
  • • Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, SQL & Git
  • • Strong Shell scripting and complex SQL skills
  • • Experience with real-time data streaming systems
  • • Programming experience in at least 2 of: Python, Java, Scala
  • • Experience developing reusable, abstracted code components
  • • Strong performance tuning and troubleshooting skills

Preferred:

  • • Strong business acumen and critical-thinking skills
  • • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
  • • Ability to quickly learn new technologies
  • • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

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Senior Data Engineer

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