Why Should You Hire a Data Engineer with Penbrothers

Overview of the Role

Your Data Engineer becomes the anchor of your analytics pipeline. They build robust ETL processes, design scalable data architectures, and clean messy datasets so your team works with trusted insights, and not guesswork. Not just code wranglers. Data operators who understand business needs and engineer systems that drive outcomes.

Candidate Skillset

They speak fluent SQL, Python, and Spark. They also masters of Snowflake, BigQuery,and Redshift. Build and maintain pipelines that don’t break. And here’s the real difference: they optimize for scalability, care about data governance, and make data usable across teams. Whether it’s cleaning billions of rows or designing event-based pipelines, they bring clarity to complexity.

How We Vet Data Engineer Candidates

We don’t just verify certifications and experience. Every Data Engineer candidate completes real data pipeline challenges that demonstrate their ability to design, build, and maintain scalable data infrastructure systems.
Every candidate typically goes through validated skills assessments powered by TestGorilla:

  • Python Programming: Evaluates data processing and pipeline development capabilities;
  • SQL (Advanced): Tests complex query optimization and database architecture skills;
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS): Assesses cloud data services and infrastructure management proficiency;
  • Data Structures & Algorithms: Measures problem-solving approach and computational efficiency understanding.

Have specific assessment requirements?
We seamlessly integrate your coding challenges, data modeling assessments, or platform-specific evaluations into our vetting process. Whether using our standard assessments or your specialized requirements, only candidates who demonstrate genuine expertise make it through our evaluation.

Ways They'll Collaborate with and Make an Impact on Your Team

Your Data Engineer becomes the enabler behind every data-informed decision. Analysts need clean data, product teams need event tracking, leadership needs reliable dashboards. They work across teams to ensure the right data flows to the right people securely, scalably, and without bottlenecks.

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Hire an Experienced Data Engineer in the Philippines

Whether you're hiring your first Data Engineer or adding leadership to a growing team, we offer three levels of expertise:

Junior Data Engineer

  • Builds ETL scripts
  • Cleans and wrangles data
  • Sets up basic pipelines
  • Supports daily ops
  • Supports audit and compliance efforts
Years of Experience 3 +
Talent Location: Philippines
Monthly Salary: $2,180

Mid-Level Data Engineer

  • Designs pipelines
  • Improves data quality
  • Optimizes queries
  • Collaborates with teams
  • Builds data models
Years of Experience 5 +
Talent Location: Philippines
Monthly Salary: $3,145

Senior Data Engineer

  • Leads data architecture
  • Owns data platforms
  • Implements real-time systems
  • Mentors engineers
  • Aligns data with strategy
Years of Experience 9 +
Talent Location: Philippines
Monthly Salary: $4,431

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Tech Roles Hired

30 days

Time to hire

$1,000

Average Salary

Penbrothers makes outsourcing to the Philippines work long-term

Hire within days.

Skip the lengthy recruitment cycles. Our pre-vetted talent pool allows you to hire fast — often in under a week.

Save up to 70% on salaries

Build a cost-efficient team without compromising on skill, culture fit, or reliability.

Hypercare Onboarding Experience

We go beyond placement. From Day 1 to Day 180, we provide structure, check-ins, and support to ensure success for both you and your new hire.

How it works

1

Discovery Call

Let’s understand your goals, timelines, and the kind of talent you need.

2

Solution Presentation

We present a custom setup with the roles and structure to build your remote team.

3

Find and Hire

We source, screen, and present top candidates from our curated pool of Filipino professionals. You choose who fits best, we handle the rest.

4

Hypercare Onboarding

Once hired, we stay involved.
From Day 1 to Day 180, our team supports onboarding, engagement, and early success.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the vetting process take?

Our complete scouting and vetting process takes up to 30 days. This includes sourcing, rigorous screening, skills assessments, and client interviews to ensure the best candidate fit for your team.

Hypercare is our 90-day post-hire support program. It ensures seamless onboarding, proactive check-ins, performance tracking, and structured feedback loops to set up your offshore team for long-term success.

We specialize in building offshore teams across tech, product, design, marketing, finance, and customer support. Our approach is tailored to each client’s operational needs and growth stage.

No need. Penbrothers serves as your local employment and compliance partner, so you can legally and efficiently hire full-time offshore staff without setting up a legal entity.

Our offshore teams can work in your timezone, Philippine business hours, or a hybrid setup depending on the role and your operational requirements.

Start Building Your Data Team Today

Scalable data expertise is within reach. With Penbrothers, you get skilled Filipino Data Engineers built for clean pipelines, smart architecture, and long-term success.