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Lead Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Tue, Aug 18, 2026
This job expires in: 28 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 on a contract basis.

Key responsibilities
  • Lead the development and technical delivery of application products and services from design through production implementation
  • Contribute to solution architecture and create technical design documentation while participating in design reviews
  • Provide technical leadership through mentoring, code reviews, and ensuring adherence to engineering best practices
Required qualifications
  • Strong hands-on experience with SaaS, custom applications, APIs, and production implementation
  • Proven technical leadership skills, including mentoring and influencing code quality
  • Experience in contributing to solution architecture and overseeing implementation quality
  • Ability to support production applications, including troubleshooting and upgrades
  • Experience creating technical design documentation and communicating technical risks effectively

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