# Senior Data Engineer lead

> Weekday AI · India (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-04

**Salary:** INR 400,000–3,000,000

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients**

**Salary range: Rs 400000 - Rs 3000000 (ie INR 4 - 30 LPA)**

Min Experience: 8+ years

Location: India  
JobType: full-time

We are seeking senior-level professionals with strong hands-on experience in **Microsoft Fabric**, **Python**, and **Semantic Data Modeling/Ontologies**. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in designing scalable data platforms, building semantic layers, and enabling business insights through modern data engineering practices.

## Requirements

**Key Responsibilities**

-   Design, develop, and optimize data solutions using **Microsoft Fabric**.
-   Build and manage data pipelines, lakehouses, warehouses, and analytics workloads.
-   Develop semantic models, ontologies, and knowledge representations to support business use cases.
-   Implement data engineering solutions using **Python** and modern data frameworks.
-   Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data architectures.
-   Ensure data quality, governance, metadata management, and semantic consistency across data assets.
-   Support advanced analytics, AI/ML, and enterprise data initiatives.

**Required Skills**

-   8+ years of experience in **Data Engineering and Analytics**.
-   Strong hands-on expertise in **Microsoft Fabric** (Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Power BI, OneLake).
-   Experience with **IQ/Ontologies, Semantic Modeling, Knowledge Graphs**, or related semantic technologies.
-   Advanced **Python** programming skills for data processing and automation.
-   Strong understanding of data architecture, ETL/ELT, data modeling, and cloud-native analytics platforms.
-   Experience working directly with business stakeholders and enterprise-scale data ecosystems.

**Preferred Qualifications**

-   Experience with knowledge graphs, metadata management, and semantic search solutions.
-   Exposure to AI/GenAI-enabled data platforms.
-   Microsoft Fabric and Azure certifications preferred.

### Must-have skills

MS Fabric, Fabric IQ, Python

### Good-to-have skills

Microsoft Fabric, Ontology

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/C804C56723/apply)

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