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Lead Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Sep 15, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Providing hands-on technical leadership, the remote Lead Data Engineer will design and maintain scalable ELT pipelines, lead data architecture initiatives, and mentor a team of engineers in a permanent role.

Key responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable ELT pipelines and data solutions
  • Lead data architecture, modeling, engineering standards, and best practices
  • Manage and mentor a small team of Data Engineers, supporting their development and performance
Required qualifications
  • 7-10+ years of experience, including 5+ years in Data Engineering
  • Strong SQL and Python skills
  • Deep experience with ELT, data pipelines, and large-scale data ingestion
  • Experience with Airflow or similar orchestration tools
  • Previous experience managing a small Data Engineering team is required

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