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Malik Ali H.

Malik Ali H.

Data Engineer | BigQuery, Airflow, dbt | ETL, Data Warehousing | GCP

If you’re looking for a Data Engineer who can build scalable data pipelines and deliver actionable analytics, dashboards, and business insights on GCP/AWS, you’re in the right place. I’m a Google Cloud Certified Data Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing and deploying end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines, modern data warehouses, and business intelligence solutions that turn raw data into meaningful insights. I help businesses centralize, transform, and activate their data - enabling better reporting, faster decision-making, and scalable analytics systems. 🚀 What I Bring • Design and build scalable batch & real-time data pipelines (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub) • Architect modern data warehouses with optimized data models (star schema, medallion architecture) • Develop robust ETL/ELT workflows using Python, SQL, dbt, and Apache Airflow • Build interactive dashboards and reports using Looker, Power BI, and Tableau • Deliver KPI tracking, business intelligence, and data-driven insights • Transform raw data into analytics-ready datasets for reporting and decision-making • Implement data orchestration & deployment pipelines (Airflow, Kubernetes, CI/CD) • Optimize BigQuery performance & cost efficiency • Integrate marketing & SEO data sources (Google Analytics, DataforSEO, Screaming Frog, AWR) • Migrate data from on-premise systems to cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure) 🧠 Specialized Expertise • Modern Data Stack: dbt, BigQuery, Airflow • Data Modeling: Logical & Physical modeling, DWH lifecycle • Data Integration: Batch & streaming pipelines • Analytics Engineering: Clean, testable, and scalable transformations • Business Intelligence & Analytics: Dashboarding, KPI reporting, data visualization • SEO & Marketing Data Pipelines (high-demand niche) 📊 Tools & Technologies • Cloud: GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Composer), AWS, Azure • Languages: Python, SQL • Orchestration: Apache Airflow, Cloud Composer, Kubernetes • Warehousing: BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL • BI & Visualization: Looker (Looker Studio), Power BI, Tableau (dashboards, KPI reporting) • Data Tools: dbt, Dataform, Cloud Data Fusion 🎯 What You Can Expect • Clean, scalable, and well-documented data solutions • Strong focus on performance, cost optimization, and reliability • Clear communication and a long-term collaboration mindset 💬 Let’s Work Together If you need help building data pipelines, optimizing your data warehouse, or creating dashboards and analytics solutions, feel free to send a message - I’d be happy to discuss your project. Keywords Data Engineer, ETL, ELT, BigQuery, Apache Airflow, dbt, Data Warehousing, Modern Data Stack, GCP, Google Cloud Platform, Data Modeling, Analytics Engineering, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL, Batch Processing, Real-time Data Processing, Data Architecture, Data Lake, Data Lakehouse, Medallion Architecture, Data Orchestration, Workflow Orchestration, Cloud Data Fusion, Dataproc, dbt Cloud, Incremental Models, SQL Optimization, BigQuery Optimization, Cost Optimization, Performance Tuning, Data Transformation, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Dashboarding, Data Visualization, KPI Reporting, Looker, Looker Studio, Power BI, Tableau

🇵🇰Lahore, Pakistan$25/hr100% JSS4.77 (7)Since Jan 2020

Earnings and projects

MRR (estimate)as of Sep 25
≈$6

An estimate from an earlier read

World#175,742 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#26,198 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
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Last 6 months: $39

Total earnings
$1.3k

Billed in all: $1.3k

World#373,062 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#46,641 / 52.9k
Per project
$142

$39 in the last 6 months

World#286,727 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#38,426 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,095 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#22,565 / 52.9k
Projects in all
9

Across 10 contracts

40% fixed60% hourly
World#212,270 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#34,674 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$1.3kNo reading in this rangeBilled in all by Sep 8, 2026, the last reading before this range
$1,260$1,280$1,300$1,320No dataOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

No reading in this range. Dotted: longer than usual between two readings. Hatched: over two weeks without one.

Skill rankings: Top 21% in Apache Spark

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #39Data Ingestion114 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #10Top 34%
  2. #55Data Lake186 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #17Top 30%
  3. #97Apache Spark467 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #19Top 21%
  4. #164Apache Airflow491 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #31Top 33%
  5. #181Data Warehousing494 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #42Top 37%
  6. #254Snowflake621 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #50Top 41%
  7. #318Data Integration633 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #85Top 50%
  8. #419BigQuery908 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #64Top 46%