Lead Data Engineer

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.
Freehold Township, United States of America
24 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Freehold Township, United States of America

Tech stack

Airflow
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Information Engineering
Data Infrastructure
ETL
Data Systems
Data Warehousing
Python
Ruby
SQL Databases
Snowflake
Kubernetes
Data Analytics
Looker Analytics
Docker
Redshift

Job description

My client is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for a full time direct hire position with deep expertise in Python and Ruby to lead their data platform initiatives. You'll manage a small team while actively building and scaling data infrastructure that powers our business and customer insights.

What You'll Do:

  • Lead architecture and development of robust ETL pipelines and data systems
  • Python, guiding engineering best practices
  • Collaborate with product and BI teams to enable data-driven features and insights
  • Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across cloud infrastructure (AWS, Airflow, Redshift)
  • Drive innovation and mentor a high-performing data team

Requirements

  • 6+ years in data engineering, 2+ years leading teams
  • Strong experience in Python for data workflows
  • Solid cloud experience (AWS preferred), Airflow, SQL, and data warehousing
  • BI/reporting integration experience (e.g. Looker)
  • Bonus: Docker, Kubernetes, Athena, Snowflake

Benefits & conditions

  • Culture of ownership, learning, and innovation
  • High-impact, visible leadership role
  • Full benefits, competitive compensation, and hybrid flexibility

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