Lead Data Engineer

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 6-8+ years of data engineering experience with enterprise scale platforms.
• 6-8+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, Confluent Cloud, AWS Kinesis, or Apache Pulsar.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Scala, or Go, combined with production experience using Flink, Kafka Streams, or Spark Structured Streaming.
• Strong experience with AWS and modern data platforms.
• Deep expertise with CDC tools such as Debezium and Kafka Connect and log-based replication mechanisms such as Oracle Redo, PostgreSQL WAL, and MySQL binlog.
• Hands-on experience sinking streaming events into modern lakehouse formats such as Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake and cloud warehouses such as Snowflake or BigQuery.
• Solid foundation in Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD automation for event-driven microservices.
• Experience implementing data contracts and schema management using tools such as Schema Registry to support end-to-end data quality, schema evolution, and interface reliability.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and data warehousing.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineers.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

What will set you apart:

• Experience integrating AI agents to self-heal pipeline failures, dynamically resolve schema drift, and extract structured data from unstructured event streams.
• Experience designing resilient fallback strategies, including automated dead-letter reprocessing, circuit breakers, and deterministic idempotency keys.
• Experience championing domain-driven event design, including Event Sourcing and CQRS, and defining enterprise-wide event contracts and governance.
• Experience establishing and formalizing data contracts between producers and consumers and leading adoption of schema registry practices for lifecycle versioning and backward and forward compatibility.

This job operates in a professional office environment.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required to perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work, and play. BRGs are open to all.

Base Salary Range

$125,400.00 - $181,875.00

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements, and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer • Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable, or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.

Job Posting End Date at 12:01 am on: 09-11-2026

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