Lead Data Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Lead Data Engineer - Backend (Python / Typescript / Big Data / AWS / Kubernetes).

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale features for REST APIs and large-scale data processing pipelines
• Architect and optimize backend services for high throughput and low-latency performance
• Mentor developers and automate deployments using Terraform and Kubernetes

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience with a strong backend focus
• 7+ years of hands-on Python experience, particularly with APIs and large-scale data pipelines
• 3+ years of experience with Typescript / Node.js
• Advanced experience with AWS services and Kubernetes
• Proven experience with large datasets and distributed computing frameworks such as Spark and Kafka