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# Lead Data Engineer (AWS, Snowflake, Python, AI/LLM)

- **Company:** Finoit Inc
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, ARM Architecture, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Systems, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Pulumi, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Snowflake, Cloudformation, Build Management, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** September 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usec1ad15324c95f5b864be35a7f535c1e

## About the Role

* 10+ years of Data Engineering experience
 * Strong AWS experience (must-have)
 * Expert in Python & SQL
 * Snowflake (Cortex AI is a plus)
 * CI/CD, Docker, DevOps
 * Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Pulumi, Terraform)
 * Experience building AI/LLM-enabled data applications
 * Strong data architecture and pipeline design experience
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## Description

We're hiring a Lead Data Engineer to design and build scalable cloud-based data platforms and AI-powered data solutions. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll drive architecture, mentor engineers, and develop enterprise-grade data pipelines on AWS., Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (Golang, Java, Python, AWS) Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a f…

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