Full-Time

BI Engineer

Updated on 9/4/2026

Kayali

Kayali

Direct-to-consumer luxury fragrance layering brand

No salary listed

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

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Category
Data & Analytics (2)
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Required Skills
Power BI
Microsoft Azure
Python
GitHub Actions
Apache Spark
SQL
RDBMS
ETL
Data Engineering
Role-based Access Control
REST APIs
Data Modeling
DevOps
Databricks
Requirements
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in both reporting and data engineering, including at least 3+ years focused on Azure-based data platforms, mainly Power BI and Azure Databricks.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of the Azure Data Stack and hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, and open-source cloud-native tools.
  • Extensive experience with Power BI, including dataset design and optimization, report and dashboard development, calculated measures, and Data Analysis Expressions (DAX).
  • Knowledge of performance-tuning techniques, including query optimization, Import versus DirectQuery, and aggregations.
  • Proficiency in Structured Query Language (SQL), PySpark, and Python.
  • Solid understanding of data-modelling techniques.
  • Effective problem-solving skills and strong people skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
  • Manage a scalable modern data platform leveraging the Azure ecosystem, including Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Data Lake Storage.
  • Design and implement Lakehouse architecture using Medallion Bronze, Silver, and Gold patterns with Delta Lake, ensuring data reliability, scalability, and performance through ACID-compliant data architectures.
  • Apply data-modelling techniques, including dimensional modelling and star and snowflake schemas, to support operational and analytical use cases.
  • Develop and maintain robust, high-performance data pipelines using Databricks, PySpark, and Lakehouse Workflows for ingestion, transformation, and curation of large-scale datasets.
  • Identify and resolve complex data discrepancies across multi-stage ETL/ELT pipelines, including root-cause analysis of failures, data skew, and late-arriving data.
  • Build and optimize end-to-end data-integration frameworks for relational databases, flat files, and third-party REST APIs, including authentication, pagination, and incremental loads.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex data-pipeline failures, performance bottlenecks, and data inconsistencies in production environments.
  • Design, develop, and optimize Power BI datasets, reports, and dashboards using data-modelling, DAX, and performance-tuning best practices.
  • Use DAX Studio and Tabular Editor to debug semantic models and investigate filter context, row context, and complex relationship cardinalities.
  • Troubleshoot Gateway connectivity failures, DirectQuery latency issues, and visual-level calculation errors to improve report accuracy and response times for executive stakeholders.
  • Manage integration between data platforms and Power BI to provide efficient data models and seamless data consumption for reporting and analytics.
  • Implement and manage data-security frameworks, including role-based access control, row-level security, and governance using Unity Catalog or equivalent tools.
  • Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for automated deployment of data solutions.
  • Monitor and optimize data-platform performance and cloud-resource utilization, identify cost-optimization opportunities, and ensure efficient workload execution.
  • Implement data-quality, validation, and monitoring frameworks to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data assets.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, analysts, and engineers to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Kayali is a Dubai-based fragrance brand that lets customers personalize scents by layering multiple perfumes. Fragrances are created with perfumers from DSM-Firmenich and manufactured in France, and products use numbering to show tweaks in the final blend. The brand targets prestige-seeking women aged 25–44 and sells direct-to-consumer online plus through retailers like Sephora and Harrods in thousands of stores. Its goal is to enable self-expression through customized scent wardrobes rooted in Middle Eastern fragrance traditions.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Kayali launched Yum Lip and Body Collection on August 28, 2026, extending layering into bodycare.
  • Sephora preview on August 27, 2026 expanded Kayali's reach across major global markets.
  • Kayali's 2025 Sephora leadership confirms strong consumer pull and pricing power in prestige fragrance.

What critics are saying

  • Sephora dependence concentrates Kayali's discovery funnel; one retailer reset would crush sell-through.
  • Yum-driven gourmand expansion narrows innovation breadth and overexposes the brand to copycats.
  • A post-independence growth slowdown would pressure General Atlantic to cut support or demand exit terms.

What makes Kayali unique

  • Mona Kattan turned Middle Eastern layering rituals into Kayali's core global consumer habit.
  • General Atlantic-backed independence since February 2025 gives Kayali strategic control and cleaner ownership.
  • Yum Boujee Marshmallow | 81 made Kayali Sephora's top fragrance brand in 2025.

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Company News

Retail Boss
Aug 27th, 2026
KAYALI launches its first Yum Lip and Body Collection with sephora.

KAYALI launches its first Yum Lip and Body Collection with sephora. It's about expanding the art of layering beyond the bottle and making every step of the ritual more intentional, sensorial, and delicious.' Published: Aug 27, 2026 6:51 PM KAYALI is expanding beyond perfume with its first lip and body collection, bringing two bestselling gourmand scents into skincare-inspired body creams and lip balms. Launching globally on August 28, 2026, the four-piece Yum Lip and Body Collection invites customers to "Layer With Love" through a fragrance ritual that begins on the skin. August 28, 2026 The collection translates Yum Boujee Marshmallow | 81 and Yum Pistachio Gelato | 33 into two Silk Soufflé Body Creams and two Cashmere Kiss Lip Balms. It is a category extension for the Dubai-founded fragrance brand, which has built its identity around scent layering and gourmand-inspired fragrances. A New Way to Layer The new range includes Yum Boujee Marshmallow | 81 Silk Soufflé Body Cream, Yum Boujee Marshmallow | 81 Cashmere Kiss Lip Balm, Yum Pistachio Gelato | 33 Silk Soufflé Body Cream and Yum Pistachio Gelato | 33 Cashmere Kiss Lip Balm. "As someone who has always been obsessed with fragrance rituals, I wanted to create products that allow our community to experience scent in an entirely new way," Mona Kattan, Founder and CEO of KAYALI, said. "This collection isn't just about adding body cream and lip balm to its portfolio. It's about expanding the art of layering beyond the bottle and making every step of the ritual more intentional, sensorial, and delicious." The body creams are formulated with hyaluronic acid and a new KAYALI Dream Elixir, a blend of date seed oil, pomegranate fruit extract, sesame oil, moringa oil, almond oil and olive oil... Members-only article Unlock the rest of this story. Join free to keep reading RetailBoss beauty coverage, industry analysis, and market intelligence. Used publicly if you comment. Retailboss Inc. encourage your real first name. RetailBoss is an independent global news publication and business insights platform built for executives, founders, operators, analysts, marketers, investors, and brand leaders. Its reporting covers the retail shifts across luxury, fashion, beauty, technology and marketing strategy. * Since - 2011 * Audience - 50 Million+ * Coverage - Global Markets Its editorial stance Retailboss Inc. prioritize news value, evidence, attribution, and practical relevance to retail decision-makers. Sponsored work is identified, and editorial coverage is kept distinct from commercial partnerships.

Durbin Rock
Aug 20th, 2026
Kayali Silk Soufflé Body Creams.

Kayali Silk Soufflé Body Creams. Kayali has been hinting at some new products for ages now, and the Kayali Silk Soufflé Body Creams is one of the brand's newest launches. As well as launching fragranced body creams, Kayali is also launching Cashmere Kiss Lip Balms. Keep on reading to find out more... The Kayali Silk Soufflé Body Creams are a brand new product type of Kayali, and they've debuted their brand new formula in just two of their fragrances. I imagine Kayali will launch a version of the new body cream in each of their permanent fragrances, but for now Durbin Rock has just two; Yum Boujee Marshmallow and Yum Pistachio Gelato. With these new body creams, they're described as being luxuriously whipped body creams that absorb effortlessly for up to 24 hours of hydration. These body creams leave your skin feeling silky-soft with zero greasiness, with the formula containing hyaluronic acid and a rich blend of date seed oil, pomegranate fruit extract, sesame oil, moringa oil, almond oil, and olive oil. This scented body cream is a delicious explosion of irresistible and edible notes including pistachio, voluptuous whipped cream, roasted hazelnut, sweet rum, fluffy marshmallow, and fizzy cotton candy. This fragrance features a delightful menu of mouthwatering notes, including fluffy pink marshmallow, succulent strawberry, flaky coconut, delicate freesia, whipped vanilla, and pink musk. Both versions of the Silk Soufflé Body Cream are $48 for 8.5 oz/240 mL, and they're available right now. *This post contains affiliate links. Images belong to respective brands. Edits made by Durbin Rock.