Data Engineer

About the job

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

Chalhoub Group’s Capability Hub is our technology and innovation hub set up with the vision to unite exceptional talent to build technology and capabilities that elevate luxury experiences and define the future of luxury retail.

For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.

Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM.

Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.

What you'll be doing

Build, maintain, and monitor automated data pipelines on the Group's cloud data platform, transforming raw transactional data into reporting schemas and developing BI dashboards to deliver reliable, analytics-ready data.

• Build, maintain, and monitor automated ETL/ELT data pipelines using Apache Airflow, dbt, and Airbyte on Google BigQuery or another MPP data warehouse, such as Snowflake.

• Transform raw transactional data into reporting schemas and curated data models using dbt and SQL, applying dimensional modeling.

• Optimize data warehouse performance through partitioning, clustering, and query optimization in BigQuery.

• Develop and maintain Looker BI dashboards (LookML) and Power BI reports for business stakeholders.

• Integrate data from a variety of source types, including e-commerce, POS, and ERP feeds, APIs, databases, and files, using tools such as Airbyte as well as custom-built integrations.

• Handle data ingestion incident resolution, monitoring pipeline jobs and ensuring reliability, uptime, and data freshness.

• Write clean, performant Python and SQL for ingestion, transformation, and data validation, and participate in code reviews and Git-based CI/CD workflows.

• Collaborate with analytics and business teams to deliver analytics-ready data and support data quality checks.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Minimum 3 years of experience building and operating data pipelines.

• Proficiency in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience in dbt for data

transformation and dimensional modeling.

• Experience with Google BigQuery (partitioning, clustering, query optimization), orchestration (Apache Airflow), and ingestion tools (Airbyte).

• Hands-on experience with core cloud concepts and containerisation, including Docker and Kubernetes (e.g. GKE).

• Experience developing BI dashboards with Looker (LookML) and Power BI.

• Understanding of ETL/ELT development, data ingestion incident resolution, and BI and data warehousing concepts.

• Hands-on experience with Git workflows, CI/CD, and AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) for AI-assisted development.

What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

Using GenAI in Your Application Process

To support a fair and consistent experience for all candidates, we ask that assessments and interviews are completed independently and without assistance from generative AI tools. This ensures we understand your strengths, your thinking, and how you approach real situations.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.