Build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines in Databricks using PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, Workflows, and Unity Catalog. Ingest batch and streaming data across medallion architecture layers, develop transformations and data quality rules, and implement orchestration, monitoring, alerting, and automation. The role requires cloud data engineering, data modeling, performance tuning, CI/CD, and strong knowledge of lakehouse architecture, governance, and distributed systems.
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Senior/Lead Data Engineer — Databricks
Rutherford, NJ/ Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
- Build scalable, production-grade ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks (PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Live Tables, Workflows).
- Ingest structured, semi-structured, and streaming data into Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers.
- Develop optimized transformations, data quality rules, and reusable framework components.
- Implement best practices for job orchestration, monitoring, alerting, and automation.
- Hands-on experience: Spark, Delta Lake, Workflows, Unity Catalog.
- Strong SQL programming and performance tuning skills.
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
- Experience with modern data lakehouse concepts and distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of Lakeflow Connect, LSDP/Lakehouse, Medallion Architecture, Data Validations, Genie, and Agent Bricks/RAG use cases.
- Should be able to explain these concepts using real project examples and architecture decisions.
- Knowledge of medallion architecture, DLT and unity catalog within Databricks.
Requirements
- Strong Python (PySpark) and SQL programming
- Databricks — Spark, Delta Lake, Workflows, Unity Catalog
- ETL/ELT pipeline development — Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold)
- Delta Live Tables, Auto-Loader, Structured Streaming
- Data modeling — dimensional (star/snowflake), normalization/denormalization
- CI/CD, Git, job orchestration
- Cloud experience — AWS, Azure, or GCP
- 7–10+ years in data engineering
- Knowledge of medallion architecture, DLT and unity catalog within Databricks.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Lakeflow Connect, LSDP/Lakehouse, Genie, Agent Bricks/RAG use cases
- Data governance, metadata management, Unity Catalog advanced features
- Airflow, dbt, or similar orchestration tools
- Data security, compliance, and access models
- Cost optimization and performance tuning in cloud environments
- Corporate/enterprise data warehousing background
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