Lead Data Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-10
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Software Development
Data Engineering
Lead Data Engineer
Location:
Charlotte, NC (Hybrid working - 2 days a week) Contract to hire
Job Summary:
1. Lead Data Engineer
We are looking for a hands-on Lead Data Engineer with proven experience leading engineers and driving technical delivery.
Key requirements:- Strong hands-on experience with Python,PySpark, SQL and Databricks
- Strong experience with Azure/clouddata platforms
- Proven technical/team leadership experience
- Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data solutions
- Strong understanding of Data Lakes, ETL/ELT, data modeling and performance tuning
- Experience with CI/CD and production data pipelines
- Ability to mentor engineers,conduct code reviews and provide technical direction
- Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka/Kinesis is a plus
- Experience in regulated/enterprise environments is preferred
This is notsimply a “Lead” title role. The team is specifically looking for someone whohas real experience leading engineers/projects while remaining technically hands-on
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- 5–8 years of Data Engineering/Data Integration experience
- Strong Python
- Strong PySpark / Spark
- Strong SQL
- Hands‑on Databricks
- Experience with Azure oranother major cloud platform
- Data Lake, ETL/ELT and data pipeline development
- SQL and pipeline performance optimization
- CI/CD experience
- Strong understanding of data structures and data modeling
- Experience supporting production data applications and troubleshooting complex issues
The technical interview will include live coding
, with a strong focus on PySparkand SQL
, along with experience- and scenario-based technical questions.
A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum hourly wage for this position is $75/Hr. to $85/hr.
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