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Job ID : 1577308 Date Updated : February 6th, 2026
Data Engineer (Kafka, Spark, GCP)

Senior Data Engineer - Modern Data Platform (Kafka, Spark, GCP)

Location Tokyo - 23 Wards
Job Type Temporary
Salary 7 million yen ~ 7.5 million yen

Job Description

The candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines and architectures within the business services industry. This role requires a technical expert who is passionate about data and thrives in creating efficient solutions.

Client Details

The hiring company is a respected entity within the business services industry, known for its focus on innovative technology solutions. They are a medium-sized organization with a strong commitment to excellence and technical precision.

Description

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data ingestion pipelines using Kafka from relational and NoSQL data sources.
  • Implement large-scale data processing and transformation using Apache Spark (PySpark or Scala) on GCP.
  • Develop analytical data models and optimized SQL for reporting and analytics in BigQuery, ensuring data quality and performance.
  • Monitor, optimize, and operate data pipelines with a focus on reliability, scalability, CI/CD, and cost efficiency.

Job Offer

  • Opportunity to work on innovative projects within the business services industry.
  • Collaborative and supportive working environment in the technology department.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Senior Data Engineer to make a significant impact. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply today!

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Serina Miyazono on +81 3 6627 6130.

General Requirements

Minimum Experience Level No experience
Career Level Mid Career
Minimum English Level Business Level
Minimum Japanese Level Basic
Minimum Education Level Post Grad Degree (PHD/MBA etc)
Visa Status Permission to work in Japan required

Required Skills

A successful Senior Data Engineer should have:

  • Proven experience as a Data Engineer building large-scale data pipelines using Kafka and Apache Spark (PySpark or Scala).
  • Strong hands-on expertise with GCP, particularly BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataflow, and cloud-based data architectures.
  • Excellent SQL skills with solid understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and analytics-ready datasets.
  • Engineering mindset with experience in CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and Git-based development, ensuring data quality and reliability.

Job Location

  • Tokyo - 23 Wards

Work Conditions

Job Type Temporary
Salary 7 million yen ~ 7.5 million yen
Industry Internet, Web Services

Job Category