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Lead Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Aug 11, 2026
This job expires in: 26 days

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer for a full-time remote position, responsible for architecting and evolving a modern cloud data platform, mentoring a growing team, and driving innovation in data engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring for the Data Engineering team, establishing engineering standards and best practices
  • Design and support scalable enterprise data pipelines using Databricks Lakehouse, SQL, and Python
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop trusted data products that enable self-service analytics and AI capabilities
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with 3+ years in a leadership role
  • Expert knowledge of the Databricks Lakehouse Platform and strong experience with SQL and Python
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Azure, including ADLS Gen2 and cloud security
  • Demonstrated success in mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence

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