Lead Data Engineer

Job Details

Employer: Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.

Job Title: Lead Data Engineer

Job Code: A011.8547

Job Location: New Brunswick, NJ

Job Type: Full-Time

Rate of Pay: $170,000 - $190,000

Final date to receive applications: 7/26/2026

Lead portfolio of data engineering projects working on multi‑functional teams involving business analysts, product managers, and data scientists.

Define architecture and design resilient data analytics systems, processing large volumes of data in both batch and real‑time modes.

Drive adoption of modern data engineering principles, patterns, and best practices to improve velocity, quality, reliability, and maintainability of products.

Provide technical leadership by coaching and mentoring a team of engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and other means.

Work with data scientists to incorporate ML models in the data analytics platform to derive intelligent insights.

Optimize existing data infrastructure, code, and data pipelines to reduce cost, increase efficiency, and improve scalability.

May telecommute.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Five (5) years of experience in a Lead Data Engineer‑related occupation or a related field.

• Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (48 hours for employees who reside in Colorado, 56 hours for employees who reside in Washington)
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member, 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52‑week rolling period (10 days)
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time‑Off – 80 hours per calendar year
• Eligible for medical, dental, vision, and other benefits as provided under applicable agreements.
• Long‑term incentive program participation is available.
• Additional general information on Company benefits available at

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.