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Lead Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Tue, Aug 18, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Combining hands-on application development with technical leadership, the remote contract Lead Data Engineer will support end-to-end delivery of SaaS and custom applications, APIs, integrations, and automation while guiding developers and maintaining 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, participate in design reviews, and create technical design documentation
  • Provide technical leadership through mentoring, developer guidance, and code review while collaborating with cross-functional teams
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 contributing to solution architecture and technical design reviews
  • Ability to support production applications, including troubleshooting and implementation support
  • Experience creating technical design documentation and providing software-engineering perspectives on system requirements

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