Lead Data Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Tue, Aug 18, 2026
This job expires in: 23 days
Job Summary
Combining hands-on application development with technical leadership, the remote Lead Data Engineer will oversee the delivery of SaaS and custom applications, APIs, and integrations while guiding developers and ensuring implementation quality in a contract role.
Key responsibilities
- Lead development and technical delivery of application products from design through production implementation
- Contribute to solution architecture and create technical design documentation
- Provide technical leadership through mentoring and code reviews, while collaborating with cross-functional teams
Required qualifications
- Strong hands-on experience with SaaS, custom applications, APIs, and integrations
- Proven technical leadership skills without requiring formal people-management authority
- Experience in solution architecture and technical design reviews
- Ability to support production applications, including troubleshooting and implementation support
- Excellent collaboration skills across engineering and operational teams
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