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title: 'Data Engineer at Wahed'
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# Data Engineer at Wahed

- **Company:** Wahed
- **Location:** India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/wahed.com/3a77f79c-4610-4389-ba48-bc314efa1fb4

## Job description

About Wahed: The global financial system wasn't built for everyone. For millions of people, its reliance on interest (riba) creates a barrier to managing money and building wealth without compromising their values.

At Wahed, we're changing that. We are a global fintech company on a mission to build a new financial system—one that is ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free. From our offices across the globe, our team is building products that were once deemed impossible, from pioneering Shariah-compliant equity ETFs, creating true riba-free alternatives to high yield savings accounts, to creating no-leverage real estate investments for truly interest-free income producing assets. If you're driven to solve complex problems and believe finance should empower, not exclude, join us in building a more equitable financial future.

Job Brief: We are looking for savvy Data Engineers to join our growing team of analytics experts in Asia. They will be responsible for building, expanding and optimizing our data systems and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection for cross functional teams and various business departments. They need to be experienced data system builders, have worked on 100s of ETL jobs and be data wranglers who enjoy optimizing data systems and building them from the ground up.

They will also ensure optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout ongoing projects. We are looking for candidates that are self-motivated and eager to learn new technologies, work well both within a team and on their own, and have an attention to detail.

Job Description:

- Build and maintain a centralised data system consisting of an optimally built data pipeline architecture, data warehouse, data lake and data hubs
- Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional and non-functional business requirements
- Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL, Events and AWS ‘big data’ technologies but not limited to AWS
- Build analytics tools and reports that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics
- Work with various stakeholders and teams at Wahed to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs
- Keep our data separated and secure across national boundaries through multiple data centers and AWS regions
- Create data tools for Product team members that assist them in building and optimizing our product into an innovative industry leader

Job Specification:

- At least 3 to 5 years of Data Engineering experience
- A degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field
- Strong Python coding skills
- Advanced SQL skills
- Experience with ‘big data’ data systems, pipelines, architectures, data sets and ETL tools
- Comfortable performing root cause analysis to answer specific business data questions and identify opportunities for improvement
- Comfortable working in a Linux environment
- Familiar with AWS
- Familiar with noSQL databases such as Elasticsearch and event-streaming platforms such as Kafka
- Strong analytical skills related to working with complex and non-structured datasets.
- Experience in creating and improving processes that support data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management
- Strong communicator, project management and organizational skills
- Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
- Understand the trade-offs in employing different engineering solutions to a problem, valuing pragmatism over idealism
- Eager and open to learning.

## About Wahed

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Wahed is a digital Halal investing platform that makes Shariah-compliant, ethical investing accessible and affordable for a global audience.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Mohsin Siddiqui (CEO) and co‑founders (not publicly detailed)

## Core Business
- **Industry**: Financial Services – Digital Investment / Islamic Finance
- **Target Customers**: B2C – individual investors seeking Shariah‑compliant portfolios; also serves B2B through ETF products.
- **Mission**: “Create a Riba‑free society” by providing easy, values‑aligned investing tools.

## Products & Services
- **Wahed Invest Platform**: A robo‑advisory service that builds and manages diversified, Shariah‑compliant portfolios based on risk tolerance and time horizon. (SaaS/Fintech)
- **HLAL ETF** (NASDAQ): The first Halal equity ETF listed on NASDAQ, offering diversified U.S. large‑cap exposure compliant with Islamic principles. (ETF)
- **SPUS ETF** (NASDAQ): An ESG‑aware and Shariah‑compliant ETF tracking U.S. companies with strong environmental, social, and governance practices. (ETF)
- **KWIN ETF** (launched 2025): A thematic ETF focused on halal‑compliant investments in emerging markets. (ETF)
- **Zakat Calculator & Purification Reporting**: Tools to help users calculate Zakat and simplify purification of non‑compliant income. (Feature)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: **400,000+ customers** globally (as of 2025) | Total funding of ~$34M+ (Seed £6M, Series A $25M, Venture round, Debt $3M)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Specific investor names are not publicly detailed in available sources; the company is backed by a mix of venture and debt investors. Shariah Committee of senior Islamic finance scholars oversees product compliance.
- **Growth Signals**: 13.8% headcount growth YoY (137 employees); expansion into Nigeria, South Africa, and UAE; launch of KWIN ETF; 43,784 LinkedIn followers (+18% YoY).

## Competitive Advantages
- **First‑mover** in digital Halal robo‑advisory with a global footprint (US, UK, Malaysia, UAE, Nigeria, India, South Africa).
- **Independent Shariah Committee** provides continuous certification and oversight – a key trust differentiator.
- **NASDAQ‑listed ETFs** (HLAL, SPUS) offer institutional‑grade access to Shariah‑compliant investing.
- **Integrated Zakat & purification tools** reduce friction for observant investors.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic expansion** into high‑potential Muslim‑majority markets (Nigeria, South Africa, UAE).
- **Product innovation** through thematic ETFs (KWIN) and ESG‑aligned offerings.
- **Scaling the customer base** beyond 400k by simplifying onboarding and increasing financial literacy content.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑driven environment** – employees report feeling empowered by the company’s goal of creating a Riba‑free society.
- **Global, diverse team** – workforce spans 15 countries, with offices in New York, London, Kuala Lumpur, Sharjah, Abuja, Mumbai, Abu Dhabi, and Johannesburg.
- **Hybrid/remote‑friendly** – roles listed as “Hybrid” or “Remote” on the careers page; flexible work arrangements.
- **Growth opportunities** – 13.8% headcount growth and expanding product lines offer career advancement.
- **Culture quotes**: “Wahed is a wonderful place to work… innovative and inspiring environment, backed by incredible leadership” and “empowered me to accomplish heights in my career at a pace that I wouldn’t have achieved elsewhere.”

## Sources
1. [wahed.com](https://www.wahed.com/)
2. [wahed.com/who-are-we](https://www.wahed.com/who-are-we)
3. [wahed.com/global/career](https://www.wahed.com/global/career)
4. [jobs.lever.co/wahed.com](https://jobs.lever.co/wahed.com/)
5. [linkedin.com/company/wahedinvest](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/wahedinvest)

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