Lead Data Engineer

We’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to architect and build modern, cloud-native data platforms on Google Cloud. You’ll lead the design of unified batch and streaming pipelines, drive data quality and governance practices, and set the technical direction for open, interoperable data architectures. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys solving complex data problems and mentoring engineers along the way., * Architect and optimize large-scale data platforms on Google Cloud, with BigQuery as the analytical backbone

• Design and build unified batch and streaming pipelines that handle high-volume, mission-critical workloads
• Lead infrastructure-as-code practices, ensuring environments are repeatable, secure, and version-controlled
• Implement open table formats to enable cross-cloud and cross-engine data interoperability
• Establish automated data quality, metadata, and lineage practices across the data estate
• Partner with data scientists, analysts, and product teams to translate business needs into reliable data products
• Mentor engineers, review designs, and raise the bar on engineering standards, Lead design and delivery of Databricks-based Lakehouse solutions. Architect, develop, test, and deploy scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL. Mentor engineers, enforce Databricks best practices, integrate with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), support CI/CD, perform code reviews, and collaborate with data scientists and stakeholders to meet analytics and AI requirements. Top Skills: AdfAdlsAWSAws LambdaAzureAzure DevopsCi/CdData LakehouseDatabricksDatabricks Asset BundlesEltETLEvent HubGitGitGlueJIRAMedallion ArchitectureNotebook RepositoriesPostgresPysparkPythonRdbmsS3SQLUnit Testing Frameworks Walker & Dunlop

Lead Data Engineer

7 Days Ago Remote USA 170K-190K Annually Senior level 170K-190K Annually Senior level Fintech * Payments * Financial Services Lead Data Engineer responsible for defining architecture, engineering standards, and best practices for the enterprise data platform, collaborating with distributed teams for modernization and scalability. Top Skills: AirflowAurora PostgresqlAWSKafkaRedshiftSQL Server Humana, The Lead Data Engineer will oversee the architecture and operationalization of the Finance reporting data platform, focusing on Databricks, SQL, and Power BI. Responsibilities include designing scalable data solutions, optimizing data workflows, developing reporting datasets, implementing data quality frameworks, and leading data engineering projects. Top Skills: DatabricksPower BISnowflakeSQL

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• 7+ years in data engineering, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior individual contributor capacity on Google Cloud-based platforms
• BigQuery (Advanced): Deep knowledge of BigQuery architecture, including partitioning, clustering, slot management, storage optimization, and query execution tuning
• Streaming & Batch Pipelines: Strong hands-on experience building unified pipelines using Dataflow (Apache Beam), Dataproc, and Pub/Sub
• Infrastructure as Code: Production experience developing and managing cloud infrastructure with Terraform
• Open Table Formats: Working knowledge of Apache Iceberg, including its role in enabling cloud and engine interoperability (e.g., across BigQuery, Spark, Snowflake)
• Data Governance: Experience with Dataplex and Data Catalog for automated data quality checks, metadata tagging, and column-level lineage from source to destination

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience leading or mentoring data engineering teams
• Familiarity with CI/CD for data pipelines (Cloud Build, GitHub Actions)
• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid data architectures
• Background in regulated industries (healthcare, financial services) where governance and lineage are critical

This role is eligible for our competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Paid Leave (Vacation/PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Sick Leave
• Parental Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• 401 (k) Employer Match
• Employee Referral Bonuses Check out our complete list of benefits here - >https://egen.ai/people/#benefits Important: All roles are subject to standard hiring verification practices, which may include background checks, employment verification, and other relevant checks. EEO and Accommodations: Egen is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Egen will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Egen welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.

Lead architecture and implementation of cloud-native data platforms on Google Cloud (BigQuery). Build unified batch/streaming pipelines, enforce IaC with Terraform, implement open table formats and governance (Dataplex/Data Catalog), automate data quality/lineage, partner with analytics and product teams, and mentor data engineers. The summary above was generated by AI About Egen: Egen is a fast-growing and entrepreneurial company with a data-first mindset. We bring together the best engineering talent working with the most advanced technology platforms, including Google Cloud and Salesforce, to help clients drive action and impact through data and insights. We are committed to being a place where the best people choose to work so they can apply their engineering and technology expertise to envision what is next for how data and platforms can change the world for the better. We are dedicated to learning, thrive on solving tough problems, and continually innovate to achieve fast, effective results. If this describes you, we want you on our team. Want to learn more about life at Egen? Check out these resources in addition to the job description. -> Meet Egen -> Life at Egen -> Culture and Values at Egen