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Lead Databricks Platform Engineer

ITSYNTAX INCNew York, NY🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 17, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a Lead Databricks Platform Engineer with ITSYNTAX INC, you'll drive innovation and build critical data platform capabilities for a reputable firm, offering significant opportunities for skill development in a hybrid environment. This role is perfect for a seasoned engineer with a passion for Python, SQL, and modern data solutions who thrives on reducing friction and accelerating research-to-production workflows. You'll have the chance to shape the future of data at a leading organization and contribute to impactful projects.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY, United States
Posted
22 hours ago
SQLAirflowDatabricksPythonTerraformUnity

Job Description

Titel: Sr. Databricks Platform Engineer
Location: Seattle, Los Angeles, or New York (Hybrid)
Client: Capital Group
We are looking for an experienced Senior Databricks Platform Engineer to design, build, and enhance modern data platform capabilities and accelerate the journey from research to production.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, build, and enhance platform capabilities within Databricks and related technologies
* Build reusable data products and self-service capabilities
* Design and maintain data pipelines and integration frameworks
* Improve data quality, reliability, lineage, and monitoring
* Partner with researchers to prototype solutions and establish scalable production patterns
* Reduce friction between research and engineering workflows
Mandatory Skills
* 12+ years of platform and data solutions experience
* Hands-on Databricks experience workspaces, notebooks, jobs, and platform capabilities
* Python & SQL
* Modern CI/CD & IaC Terraform strongly preferred
* Data governance & observability Unity Catalog, lineage, monitoring
* Orchestration Airflow
* AI fluency experience using AI agents, with Claude Code preferred, as a primary tool for designing, building, testing, and supporting solutions

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