Data Engineer

We are a fast-growing SaaS company in the EduTech space, operating mainly in Singapore, Vietnam, and Malaysia. With almost 2000 schools as customers, our mission is to revolutionize early childhood education through technology and provide innovative solutions to our customers. We are committed to transforming the way education is delivered in the Southeast Asian region and beyond.

About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Data Migration Engineer to lead and execute complex, large-scale data migration from a legacy system to our new platform. This role requires a deep understanding of data structures, transformations, and migration strategies to ensure accuracy, consistency, and minimal business disruption.

This is a mission-critical role for ensuring data quality and integrity in our transformation journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage large-scale data migration projects from legacy to modern systems.
• Analyze complex relational data models and create clear data mapping documentation.
• Develop and optimize robust ETL/ELT pipelines using appropriate tools and technologies.
• Cleanse, transform, and validate large datasets to ensure accuracy and consistency pre- and post-migration.
• Identify and resolve data inconsistencies, gaps, and performance bottlenecks during migration.
• Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, QA, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and validate results.
• Build migration audit trails and rollback procedures to support safe and traceable data transitions.
• Provide post-migration support, including monitoring, validation, and issue resolution.
• Document migration processes, scripts, mapping logic, and QA procedures clearly.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Experience in data engineering, ETL development, or data migration projects.
• Proven experience with large data migrations involving complex schema relationships and business rules.
• Proficient in SQL and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Experience with ETL tools such as Talend, Informatica, Apache NiFi, or custom scripting frameworks.
• Solid understanding of relational and non-relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
• Comfortable working with millions of records and optimizing performance in data pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to data quality, completeness, and integrity.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

• Experience in educational systems, ERP/CRM migration

• Familiarity with API-based data extraction/integration.

• Knowledge of data governance, compliance, and privacy standards (e.g., PDPA, GDPR).

• Familiarity with cloud services like AWS, GCP, or Azure for data storage and migration.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunity to lead impactful, high-visibility projects.

• A supportive and collaborative team environment.

• Flexible work arrangements (depending on location and role).