Sr. Data Engineer (Databricks)

Insight Global
Los Angeles, CA, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Airflow Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 Big Data Continuous Integration Database Design Github Python (Programming Language) Performance Tuning SQL Databases Apache Spark Real Time Data
+3 more
Software Version Control Data Pipelines Databricks

Job description

The data engineer will be focused on building and optimizing scalable data pipelines, data models, and database designs that support analytics and operational use cases.

The ideal candidate is a high-throughput, senior-level data engineer who can ramp effectively, work within full CI/CD governance, and contribute at or above squad productivity once up to speed.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global’s Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Requirements

5-7+ years of experience as a data engineer with:

  • Strong, hands-on experience with Databricks (critical, primary platform)
  • Apache Spark for large-scale data processing
  • Advanced Python and SQL (performance tuning and complex transformations)
  • DBT for data modeling and pipeline development
  • Experience designing and maintaining robust data pipelines
  • Experience working under full CI/CD governance
  • Source control using GitHub
  • AWS exposure, including sourcing data from S3 - Familiarity with Airflow
  • Conceptual knowledge of tools such as Monte Carlo or Atlan
  • Experience supporting data quality, observability, or governance initiatives
  • Exposure to media, ad tech, or large-scale enterprise data
  • Experience optimizing both batch and real-time data workflows

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