Lead Data Engineer
Core
Design and operate scalable data platforms for Mastercard's high-growth fintech marketplace, ensuring secure and efficient data pipelines.
Role type
Senior individual-contributor Lead Data Engineer
Builds
Cloud-based data platforms and pipelines for payments and financial services
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Databricks administration, Spark, Python, PySpark, dbt, CI/CD, DataOps, data observability, architecture design, team leadership
Preferred skills
Banking, e-commerce, credit card, or payment processing experience; SaaS and premises-based architecture exposure
Technologies
Databricks, Spark, Python, PySpark, dbt, GitLab, Jenkins
Responsibilities
Set and enforce design standards for data pipelines; Provide technical leadership and conduct architecture reviews; Lead CI/CD, DataOps, and observability strategy; Own Databricks platform administration and deployment governance; Resolve complex technical challenges; Mentor engineers and establish code review culture; Partner on roadmap and technical trade-offs; Manage deployment and migration strategies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership
