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Our team is the heartbeat of our company. We believe in nurturing talent and fostering growth. Join us to shape the future together.

Why work with Unifonic?

Flexible environment

Options for flexible working hours, remote work, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Professional career growth opportunities

We provide a clear path for advancement and professional development.

Every Unifone is an owner

We provide opportunities for employees to participate in ownership through stock options.

Fair Bonus System

A transparent and equitable bonus system based on the company performance.

Unifonic in numbers

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Global offices
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Nationalities
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Languages spoken

A little bit about us

Unifonic is a leading customer engagement platform and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider based in the Middle East. We use conversational AI technology to streamline omnichannel communication and revolutionize business customer experiences. 

Our solutions empower organizations to manage all their customer communication channels from a single platform, including text, voice, WhatsApp, and web. This helps businesses to create stronger customer relationships while minimizing communication infrastructure costs. 

With proven expertise in serving emerging markets since 2006, Unifonic safely handles over 10 billion annual transactions for millions of recipients across 160 countries. Our commitment to service excellence is backed by a local corporate presence in six countries and a dedicated team of over 400 professionals serving clients 24/7.

The hiring process 

Here's what to expect along the way.

1. Meet the Talent Acquisition Team

The Talent Acquisition team conducts the initial technical and cultural assessment through phone/video calls and provides you with all the information about our company's perks and benefits.

2. Meet your team

After the initial call, you will have a meeting with the technical team to discuss the role’s responsibilities, goals, and expectations from both sides. This is an opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

3. Technical Assignment

At this stage, the Talent Acquisition team provides you with a mini-assignment and a timeline for delivery based on the role you are being considered for.

4. You're Hired

After carefully evaluating the assignment you submitted, the Talent Acquisition team presents a job offer. If all goes well, we extend congratulations on your successful hiring.

The hiring process 

Here's what to expect along the way.

  • 1. Meet the Talent Acquisition Team

    The Talent Acquisition team conducts the initial technical and cultural assessment through phone/video calls and provides you with all the information about our company's perks and benefits.

  • 2. Meet your team

    After the initial call, you will have a meeting with the technical team to discuss the role’s responsibilities, goals, and expectations from both sides. This is an opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

  • 3. Technical Assignment

    At this stage, the Talent Acquisition team provides you with a mini-assignment and a timeline for delivery based on the role you are being considered for.

  • 4. You're Hired

    After carefully evaluating the assignment you submitted, the Talent Acquisition team presents a job offer. If all goes well, we extend congratulations on your successful hiring.

Lead Data Engineer

Cairo, Al Qāhirah, Egypt
+ 1 more
Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia
Product Engineering
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Job description

Proudly voted a Great Place to Work®, we are a dynamic startup in the SaaS space that is revolutionizing the way businesses communicate. Our team is made up of 500 energetic and passionate Unifones who are dedicated to delivering the best possible experience to 5000+ customer-centric companies.

We pride ourselves on our fun and collaborative work environment, where creativity and new ideas are constantly encouraged. As shareholders in the business, we’re so much more than a group of passionate communicators. We are Unifones. Join our team and be a part of something big!

Meet the Team!

Our Engineering team is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the systems and technologies that drive Unifonic’s solutions. We work closely with other departments to ensure our products and services meet the needs of our customers. If you are passionate about technology and are excited about working on cutting-edge communication and engagement solutions, we want you on our team.


As a Lead Data Engineer, you will invest in our "Data Foundation" space to become a data-driven organization and to provide our business with needed insights about our customers, performance, and future predictions. In this role, you will be responsible for building the future enterprise Data Lake for Unifonic, end-to-end data-related capabilities from data ingestion to reporting.


Help us shape the future of communication by:

  • Helping to establish industry best practices for the data engineering team, by building the needed capabilities for the organization to become more data-driven.

  • Evolving our data architecture by determining structural requirements; developing and installing solutions.

  • Building upon existing data lakes & data warehouses based on structural requirements and in-depth analysis.

  • Testing and maintaining those databases to ensure their longevity and overall efficiency.

Job requirements

What you'll bring:

  • Hands-on 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Big Data.
  • Proven work experience with ETL Development or similar areas.

  • Advanced knowledge in Database Engines, Data Lakes, Data Practices, and policies.

  • In-depth understanding of database structure principles, integration, ETL, ELT, data processing, and data management.

  • Expertise in Data Warehouse & Data Lake technologies. Such as Vertica, Greenplum, Cloudera framework/ecosystems, Apache Kafka, ApacheNiFi, Apache Spark, Impala, etc).

  • Hands-on experience with programming languages, such as Python, Java, Scala, and SQL.

  • Experienced in assembling large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements.

  • Experienced in building the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources technologies.

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

  • Analytical skills and strong organizational abilities.

As a Unifone you’ll receive a range of benefits:

  • Competitive salary and bonus.

  • Unifonic share scheme (we are all owners!).

  • 30 holiday days after the first anniversary.

  • Spend up to 10 weeks per year working from anywhere in the world!

  • Paid leave for new parents.

  • LinkedIn Learning License.

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Cairo, Al Qāhirah, Egypt
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Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia
Product Engineering

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