Junior Data Engineer (India)

Post Date

Feb 04, 2026

Location

Irvine,
California

ZIP/Postal Code

92612
US
Apr 11, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

OCC-9415dcc5-9103-48e1-8fed-7e090c6eabdf

Pay Rate

$12 - $15 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

We are looking for a Junior Data Engineer with 1–3 years of experience who is eager to learn and grow in cloudbased data engineering. The candidate should have basic exposure to GCP services, data workflows, or Airflow-based orchestration. A strong willingness to take responsibility, learn new tools, and adapt quickly is essential.
Key Responsibilities
• Support in building and maintaining data pipelines and workflow processes.
• Work with data related GCP services such as Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and Composer.
• Take responsibility for assigned tasks and ensure timely completion.
• Learn and adopt best practices for performance, reliability, and code quality.

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Required Skills & Experience

• 1–3 years of experience in data engineering.
• Good understanding of Python and SQL (mandatory).
• Basic exposure to cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
• Strong willingness to learn new tools and cloud technologies.
• Good problem solving and communication skills.
• Understanding of ETL/ELT concepts or workflow tools like Airflow.
Good to have any transactional database /DWH such as BigQuery or other cloud-based data services.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.