Data Engineer

About the role

The Data CoE team at UST is seeking a Junior Full Stack Developer to build data-driven applications and platforms. This role involves developing and maintaining full stack applications, integrating with enterprise data platforms, and collaborating with data engineers, data scientists, and architects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain end-to-end full stack applications (frontend + backend)
• Build scalable data-driven applications and APIs
• Integrate applications with enterprise data platforms (data lakes, warehouses, APIs)
• Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and architects
• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and debugging
• Ensure code quality, testing, and adherence to modern engineering practices (CI/CD)

Requirements

• Graduation year: 2024, 2025, or 2026
• GPA: 3.5
• Experience: 0-3 years
• Frontend: React / Angular / Vue.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Backend: Java / Python / Node.js
• Databases: SQL (Postgres/MySQL) + NoSQL (MongoDB preferred)
• APIs: REST / Microservices architecture
• Cloud: Exposure to AWS / Azure / GCP
• Tools: Git, CI/CD, Docker (good to have)

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of data pipelines, ETL, and data modeling concepts
• Exposure/interest in AI/ML-driven or data-centric applications (nice to have)

Preferred Background

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science or related field
• Candidates from top-tier universities (e.g., MIT, Stanford, CMU, UC Berkeley, etc.) or equivalent strong institutions preferred
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design

Skills

• Java
• Microsoft Azure
• Python

Benefits

• Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty.
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines.