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Waqar A.

Waqar A.

Senior Data Engineer | Airbyte, BigQuery, Python, APIs & ETL/ELT

I design and build scalable, production-grade data engineering systems that turn fragmented, unreliable data into clean, automated, analytics-ready pipelines in Google BigQuery and modern cloud warehouses. If your business depends on data from CRMs, APIs, marketing platforms, or databases — and it’s inconsistent, delayed, duplicated, or breaking — I help you transform it into a reliable, real-time, decision-ready data system. With 12+ years of software engineering experience, I specialize in solving complex, real-world data problems that most engineers struggle with: API rate limits, pagination, authentication failures, schema drift, incremental sync logic, CDC pipelines, large-scale dataset processing, and production pipeline reliability. I don’t just build pipelines — I build data infrastructure that businesses can trust. WHAT I DELIVER * End-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines using Airbyte, Python, SQL, and Google Cloud * Reliable integrations between CRMs, APIs, databases, and webhook systems * Fixing and stabilizing broken or unreliable Airbyte pipelines * Custom API integrations and Airbyte connectors for unsupported systems * Scalable BigQuery data warehouse design and architecture * Incremental syncs, CDC pipelines, and near real-time data flows * High-performance SQL optimization and BigQuery cost reduction * Clean transformation layers using Dataform (SQL-based modeling) * Fully automated pipelines using Airflow, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub * Data validation, monitoring, logging, and pipeline observability * BI-ready datasets for Looker Studio and analytics dashboards TECHNOLOGIES & PLATFORMS Airbyte, Airflow, Dataform, Python, SQL, Google BigQuery, Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, CI/CD pipelines, REST APIs, OAuth2, webhooks, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and modern data stack tools. I have deep experience integrating systems like: GoHighLevel, CallRail, WhatConverts, NICE CXone, and custom enterprise APIs. WHY CLIENTS HIRE ME * I solve end-to-end data problems, not isolated tasks * I design systems for scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability * I can stabilize and improve existing pipelines without full rebuilds * I specialize in debugging complex production data failures * I think in terms of business impact, cost, and data reliability — not just code * I communicate clearly and make complex systems easy to understand IDEAL PROJECTS * Airbyte implementation and optimization * BigQuery data warehouse architecture * API-to-warehouse integrations * Broken pipeline debugging and recovery * Dataform transformation layer setup * Real-time or near real-time data pipelines * Data engineering system design and scaling If you’re dealing with messy data, broken pipelines, or unreliable reporting, I can help you design a system that is simple, scalable, and production-ready. Send me your data sources and current challenges — I’ll map out the most efficient and reliable architecture for your use case.

🇵🇰Peshawar, Pakistan$30/hr100% JSS5.00 (9)Since Mar 2012

Earnings and projects

MRR
$28

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#160,679 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#23,559 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $168

Total earnings
$11k

Billed in all: $11k

World#191,274 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#20,346 / 52.9k
Per project
$1.5k

$168 in the last 6 months

World#94,057 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#7,680 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
1
100% fixed0% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#22,564 / 52.9k
Projects in all
7

Across 12 contracts

58% fixed42% hourly
World#236,188 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#38,061 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$11.2kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$11.0k$11.2k$11.4k$11.6kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

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