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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Stefanini
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unity 3d, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Standard Sql, DataOps, Scala (Programming Language), Data Streaming, Workflow Management Systems, Apache Spark, Git, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** September 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs2.smartsearchonline.com/Stefanini/jobs/jobdetails.asp?jo_num=63782&apply=yes&

## About the Role

* 6+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles
 * Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog
 * Proficiency in Python, Scala, and SQL
 * Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
 * Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts
 * Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow, ADF, or similar
 * Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, and deployment automation for data solutions
 * Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
 * Databricks Platform Expertise: Strong proficiency in using the Databricks Lakehouse Platform for data engineering tasks., * Databricks certification
 * Experience with real-time/streaming data processing using Kafka or similar tools
 * Exposure to big data ecosystems and modern data lakehouse architecture
 * Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
 * Knowledge of data governance, access control, and audit requirements

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
Pay Range

## Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Databricks Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data solutions on the Databricks platform. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in data engineering, Spark, SQL, Python/Scala, and cloud-based data platforms. This role involves working closely with data architects, analysts, and business teams to deliver reliable, high-performance data pipelines and analytics solutions., Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark

Build batch and streaming data processing solutions for large-scale datasets

Optimize ETL/ELT workflows for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency

Work with data from multiple sources and integrate it into curated data models

Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and troubleshooting for production pipelines

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions

Develop reusable frameworks, notebooks, and libraries for data engineering standards

Ensure adherence to data governance, security, and compliance best practices

Support migration of legacy data workloads to Databricks/cloud platforms

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices
Apply best practices in schema management, data observability, data governance, and performance optimization.


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