Lead Data Engineer
Core
Own the end-to-end data platform (lakehouse, pipelines, reporting) and lead the data team to support finance close, fraud signals, and customer-facing data products.
Role type
Senior Lead Data Engineer (player-coach)
Builds
Databricks lakehouse, data pipelines, internal reporting, customer data connectors, and AI data foundations
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Payouts
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Data engineering, Databricks, SQL, Python, pipeline orchestration, data governance, AI tooling, team leadership
Preferred skills
Fintech experience, embedded analytics, data governance (GDPR/PII), context layers for AI agents
Technologies
Databricks, SQL, Python, Salesforce, NetSuite, Sigma
Responsibilities
Manage and mentor the data engineering team; own the Databricks lakehouse architecture and reliability; build and maintain pipelines from operational/SaaS sources; support finance close and revenue calculations; develop customer-facing data products and AI data foundations; ensure data privacy and security compliance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
