Lead Data Engineer

Mindera is seeking a Lead Data Engineer with deep hands-on expertise and strong leadership capabilities to design, build, and scale modern data platforms. This role requires a technical leader who codes daily , mentors teams, and collaborates closely with US (Pacific Time) and UK stakeholders .

The ideal candidate is comfortable working in US PT overlap hours , can independently drive technical decisions, and has a strong background in Databricks, PySpark, and SQL on cloud platforms.

Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications

Mandatory Technical Skills

• 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering or related roles
• Strong, hands-on experience with Databricks in production environments
• Advanced proficiency in PySpark
• Excellent SQL skills (query optimization, complex joins, CTEs, window functions)
• Experience with any major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and analytics patterns
• Experience leading production-grade data pipelines

Leadership & Work Style Requirements

• Proven experience as a Lead Data Engineer / Technical Lead
• Ability to balance team leadership with individual contribution
• Strong ownership mindset with excellent problem-solving skills
• Experience working with global teams across time zones
• Mandatory availability to support meetings and calls in US Pacific Time (PT)

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Delta Lake and Lakehouse architecture
• Streaming technologies (Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming)
• CI/CD pipelines for data platforms
• Data governance, lineage, and security best practices
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum teams

Benefits

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on modern cloud data platforms
• Challenging, high-impact data projects
• Collaborative and engineering-driven culture