Senior Databricks Data Engineer

Compunnel

• $130K — $155K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks and modern data engineering platforms.
  • Strong expertise in PySpark, Spark SQL, Apache Spark, and Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
  • Experience building and managing ETL/ELT pipelines on cloud platforms.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS S3, Snowflake, Apache Airflow, and AWS Glue.
  • Strong knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, and big data processing techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable data engineering solutions using Databricks and Apache Spark.
  • Build and optimize end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines integrating Databricks with AWS technologies.
  • Process and transform large-scale datasets to support enterprise reporting and analytics.
  • Develop reusable frameworks for data ingestion and cleansing processes.
  • Implement data quality checks and governance controls to ensure data reliability.
  • Perform performance tuning and optimization of Spark applications on Databricks.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions.

Benefits

  • Fully remote position offering flexibility in work environment.
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and large-scale data.
  • Engagement in enterprise-level projects with significant impact.
  • Exposure to regulatory and compliance aspects in data engineering.
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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Databricks Data Engineer with strong expertise in designing, developing, and optimizing large-scale data engineering solutions on the Databricks platform. The role will focus on building enterprise-grade data pipelines, processing high-volume datasets, and delivering scalable analytics solutions using PySpark, Spark SQL, Apache Spark, and AWS cloud technologies.

Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data engineering solutions using Databricks, PySpark, Spark SQL, and Apache Spark.
• Build and optimize end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines integrating Databricks with AWS S3, Snowflake, Airflow, and AWS Glue.
• Process and transform large-scale structured and semi-structured datasets to support enterprise reporting, analytics, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop reusable frameworks and components for data ingestion, cleansing, transformation, validation, reconciliation, enrichment, and business rule implementation.
• Implement robust data quality checks, monitoring, and governance controls to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
• Perform performance tuning and optimization of Spark applications and Databricks workloads to improve scalability and processing efficiency.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, and analytics teams to understand data requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production data pipeline issues while maintaining high availability and reliability.
• Support advanced analytics, customer segmentation, campaign analytics, AML and regulatory reporting, and data validation initiatives.
• Contribute to large-scale data migration and modernization programs.
• Support production data platforms and ensure reliable delivery of data engineering solutions.

Required Qualifications
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks and modern data engineering platforms.
• Strong expertise in PySpark, Spark SQL, Apache Spark, and Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
• Experience building and managing ETL/ELT pipelines on cloud platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS S3, Snowflake, Apache Airflow, and AWS Glue.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, and big data processing techniques.
• Experience working with structured and semi-structured data formats, including JSON, Parquet, Avro, and CSV.
• Hands-on experience implementing data quality frameworks and monitoring solutions.
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills.
• Experience developing scalable and production-ready data pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for production data engineering environments.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with regulatory reporting, AML, compliance, or financial data domains.
• Exposure to CI/CD and DevOps practices for data engineering.
• Experience with Delta Lake, Databricks Workflows, and Unity Catalog.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Experience with customer segmentation analytics.
• Experience with campaign analytics.
• Experience supporting AML and regulatory reporting.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms.
• Experience with data validation and reconciliation.
• Experience with large-scale data migration and modernization programs.

notes:

Mandatory Areas

Must Have Skills

7+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks and modern data engineering platforms.

Strong expertise in: PySpark Spark SQL Apache Spark Databricks Lakehouse Architecture

Experience building and managing ETL/ELT pipelines on cloud platforms.

Strong experience with: AWS S3 Snowflake Apache Airflow AWS Glue Knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, and big data processing techniques.

Domain Experience (If any) - Good to have healthcare experience

Must have Certifications - None

Location - Remote

Onsite Requirement - Remote

Number of days onsite - Remote

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