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Lead Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Wed, Aug 19, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days

Job Summary

Combining hands-on application development with technical leadership, the remote Lead Data Engineer will manage end-to-end delivery of SaaS and custom applications, APIs, and integrations while guiding developers and ensuring implementation quality.

Key responsibilities
  • Lead hands-on development and technical delivery of application products and services from design through production implementation
  • Contribute to solution architecture and create both conceptual and detailed technical design documentation
  • Provide technical leadership through mentoring, code review, and ensuring engineering best practices
Required qualifications
  • Strong hands-on application engineering experience with SaaS, custom applications, APIs, and automation
  • Proven technical leadership skills, including mentoring developers and influencing code quality
  • Experience in solution architecture and technical design reviews
  • Ability to support production applications, including advanced troubleshooting and implementation support
  • Experience creating technical design documentation and providing software-engineering perspectives on system requirements

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