James Zamora
James Zamora

Senior Data Engineer

Open to offers · Member since 16 Sep 2026
Location
Jacksonville, United States
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a Senior Data Engineer with extensive hands-on experience building scalable, reliable data platforms and pipelines for analytics and machine learning workloads.

I thrive in the complex middle stages of data migrations, where I can improve platform reliability, performance, cost efficiency, and operational maturity. My work spans both batch and real-time data processing environments.

I build data ingestion, ETL, streaming, and orchestration solutions using Python, SQL, Apache Airflow, Apache Beam, Kafka, Snowflake, and Databricks. I also work with cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code practices using AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, and Kubernetes.

I prioritize data quality, observability, lineage, governance, monitoring, and incident response. I enjoy creating trusted datasets and well-defined analytics products that help stakeholders make informed decisions.

I collaborate closely with product, analytics, engineering, and data science teams to translate ambiguous requirements into durable technical solutions. I have also led workshops, documentation efforts, and training sessions that strengthen data engineering practices across teams.

I am passionate about building efficient, maintainable systems and fostering a culture of data excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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Experience

Career history

Senior Data Engineer Uplabs

Designed, built, and maintained scalable batch and real-time data pipelines supporting analytics and machine learning initiatives using Apache Airflow, Apache Beam, Kafka, Snowflake, and Databricks. Architected a modern, performant, cost-efficient data platform and delivered curated datasets that served as trusted organizational sources of truth.

Improved data quality, reliability, observability, monitoring, testing, incident response, governance, and lineage tracking. Advanced CI/CD and infrastructure practices with Terraform and Kubernetes, optimized storage and processing costs, collaborated with product and data science teams, and led workshops on data best practices and tooling.

Software Engineer TechWebsters

Engineered data ingestion pipelines and backend data processes using Python and SQL, powering analytics applications across the organization. Designed and deployed Apache Airflow batch-processing components and Kubernetes-based infrastructure for scalable data processing applications.

Used Terraform to streamline environment provisioning and configuration management, while monitoring pipeline reliability and improving performance. Contributed to internal tooling, data documentation, governance, data cataloging, visualization capabilities, architecture reviews, and team training on data engineering practices.

Data Engineer FineLabs

Built and maintained high-volume data pipelines and ETL processes using Python and SQL, enabling efficient delivery of data to analytical tools and dashboards. Designed databases and optimized data storage and retrieval practices to improve performance and team productivity.

Collaborated with cross-functional and analytics teams to create reliable data products, align data definitions and metrics, and provide stakeholders with actionable information. Supported data quality framework development, exploratory data analysis, and third-party data-source integrations.

Education

Learning history

South College

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

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