Lead AWS Data Engineer

Position Title:

Lead AWS Data Engineer

Location:

St. Louis, MO FTE Job Description

• Design and build scalable, cloud-native data platforms using PySpark, Python, and modern data engineering practices.
• Mentor and guide other engineers, sharing knowledge, reviewing code, and fostering a culture of curiosity, growth, and continuous improvement.
• Create robust, maintainable ETL/ELT pipelines that integrate with diverse systems and serve business-critical use cases.
• Lead by example write high-quality, testable code and participate in architecture and design discussions with a long-term view in mind.
• Decompose complex problems into modular, efficient, and scalable components that align with platform and product goals.
• Champion best practices in data engineering, including testing, version control, documentation, and performance tuning.
• Drive collaboration across teams exteriores , working closely with product managers, data scientists, and other engineers to deliver high-impact solutions.
• Support data governance and quality efforts, ensuring data lineage, cataloging, and access management are built into the platform.
• Continuously learn and apply new technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve team productivity and platform reliability.
• Own and optimize cloud infrastructure components related to data engineering workflows, storage, processing, and orchestration.
• Participate in architecture discussions, iteration planning, and feature sizing meetings.
• Adhere to Agile processes and participate actively in agile ceremonies.
• Stakeholder management skills.