Data Engineer Lead - Databricks
Mutt Data Β· full-time Β· posted 11 Sep
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Data Engineer Lead - Databricks
Mutt Data
- Seniority
- Lead
- Top skills
- Python Β· AWS Β· Azure
- Engagement
- Full-time
- Posted
- 4 days ago
What the posting asks for
- Databricks
- Python
- Spark
- Data migration
- Cloud data platforms
Employer text
The posting, in its own words
π Join Our Data Products and Machine Learning Development Remote Startup! π
Muttdata is a dynamic startup committed to crafting innovative systems using cutting-edge Big Data and Machine Learning technologies.
Weβre looking for a Data Engineer Lead to help take our expertise to the next level. If you consider yourself a data nerd like us, weβd love to connect! πΆπ
π What We Do
- Leveraging our expertise, we build modern Machine Learning systems for demand planning and budget forecasting.
- Developing scalable data infrastructures, we enhance high-level decision-making, tailored to each client.
- Offering comprehensive Data Engineering and custom AI solutions, we optimize cloud-based systems.
- Using Generative AI, we help e-commerce platforms and retailers create higher-quality ads, faster.
- Building deep learning models, we enhance visual recognition and automation for various industries, improving product categorization, quality control, and information retrieval.
- Developing recommendation models, we personalize user experiences in e-commerce, streaming, and digital platforms, driving engagement and conversions.
π Our Partnerships
- Amazon Web Services
- Astronomer
- Databricks
π Our Values
Responsibilities π€
- Lead end-to-end data migration initiatives, ensuring a smooth, secure, and business-aligned transition.
- Define and communicate data architecture decisions, evaluating impacts, risks, and performance considerations across cloud data platforms such as AWS Redshift, Databricks, and related technologies.
- Coordinate the discovery and documentation of dependencies, schema inventories, data flows, and critical processes involved in migration efforts.
- Own migration and cutover planning, ensuring all activities, validations, and contingency measures are properly defined and executed.
- Serve as the primary liaison between engineering, analytics, product, and business stakeholders, facilitating clear communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Translate technical changes in data pipelines, data warehouses, and platform architecture into clear business impact assessments.
- Define and document assumptions, requirements, and acceptance criteria to ensure successful migration outcomes.
- Oversee data validation processes to guarantee the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of migrated datasets against source-of-truth systems.
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate migration-related risks, escalating blockers and dependencies when necessary to maintain project timelines and quality standards.
- Drive problem-solving and decision-making in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, helping cross-functional teams stay focused on priorities and deliverables.
- Create, maintain, and improve project documentation, including migration runbooks, testing strategies, rollback plans, and operational procedures.
- Provide regular project status updates to technical and executive stakeholders, ensuring transparency around progress, risks, and next steps.
- Promote data governance, quality, and operational best practices throughout the migration lifecycle.
- Align engineers, analysts, and product stakeholders around priorities, timelines, and delivery expectations to ensure successful project execution.
Required Skills π»
- Experience in Data Engineering, including building and optimizing data pipelines.
- Experience working with Databricks, Python, and Spark, building batch and streaming.
- Advanced English Level.
- Familiarity with a BI visualization tool like Looker or Tableau.
π Perks
- Remote-first culture β work from anywhere! π
- AWS, DBT, Google Cloud, Azure & Databricks certifications fully covered
- In-Company English Lessons.
- Birthday off + an extra vacation week (Mutt Week! ποΈ)
- Referral bonuses β help us grow the team & get rewarded!
- Maslow: Monthly credits to spend in our benefits marketplace.
- βοΈποΈ Annual Mutters' Trip β an unforgettable getaway with the team.
- πΆ Monthly Childcare Reimbursement β Because supporting families matters too
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.