Lead Data Engineer

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The following requirement is open with our client.

Title                                       : Lead Data Engineer

Location                               : Austin, TX

Duration                              : 12 Months                                                                                                                                                      

Relevant Experience (in Yrs.)    :
Onsite role (F2F interview)
Detailed Job Description:

Data Architecture & Pipeline Engineering:

• Architect, build, and optimize high-throughput, low-latency data pipelines handling large-scale and complex datasets.

• Design analytical models and transformation layers utilizing Snowflake, SingleStore, and DBT.

• Ensure high performance, data integrity, and cost efficiency across distributed architectures.

Business Engagement & Rapid Prototyping:

• Engage directly with senior business leaders to understand strategic needs, translate ambiguity into technical roadmaps, and convert ideas into production-ready POCs rapidly.

• Lead end-to-end technical delivery from discovery through architecture, implementation, and handover.

AI-Powered Reporting & Modern Analytics:

• Build next-generation reporting solutions that integrate AI/LLMs (e.g., automated narrative generation, natural language to SQL/analytics, dynamic summarization).

• Design APIs and data consumption layers to serve operational dashboards and interactive analytics applications.

Qualifications & Skillsets Must-Have:

• Big Data & Data Warehousing: 8+ years of hands-on data engineering/architecture experience with massive, complex data sets.

• Deep expertise in Snowflake; strong experience with SingleStore (or high-concurrency real-time databases) highly preferred.

• Modern Data Stack: Expert-level data modeling and transformation workflows using dbt and robust orchestrators/pipelines.

• Stakeholder & Business Interaction: Proven ability to work directly with business stakeholders, gather requirements, present technical solutions, and iterate quickly based on feedback.

• AI-Enabled Analytics: Demonstrated capability in leveraging AI/LLM tooling to power reporting, intelligent data extraction, or conversational analytics interfaces.

• Core Languages: Advanced SQL and Python.

Must Have Skill

Snowflake

GenAI

Python

DBT