Senior Data Engineer

EPAM Systems; Argentina; On-site; ARS 136,430,000 - 197,065,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling and certification

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build and evolve a next-generation analytics platform focused on Databricks-based data products. You will combine hands-on delivery, technical leadership, and architecture to enable trusted, scalable, and AI-enabled data capabilities.

You will design scalable ingestion, manage batch and streaming pipelines, mentor engineers, define best practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to align on delivery plans.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of data engineering experience with modern data platforms.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Proven end-to-end analytics solutions delivery.
• Advanced SQL and large-scale processing with Spark.
• Experience with Databricks production environments and performance tuning.
• Experience with data governance, security, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable data ingestion and transformation frameworks for analytics use cases.
• Build batch, near real-time, and streaming pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark.
• Define Databricks best practices for Medallion layers, performance, and operations.
• Deliver end-to-end data products from raw ingestion through governed consumption layers.
• Develop trusted analytical datasets and semantic models for reporting and self-service.
• Implement data quality, lineage, monitoring, and observability across pipelines.
• Lead proof-of-concepts and evaluate new capabilities within the Databricks ecosystem.
• Enable AI-assisted engineering patterns and reusable accelerators for faster delivery.
• Coordinate with engineering and analytics stakeholders to align on delivery plans.
• Mentor engineers and promote consistent platform standards across teams.

Skills

Leadership

Project delivery

SQL

Apache Spark

PySpark

Databricks

CI/CD

Data governance

Communication

English (B2)

Tools

Databricks

Apache Spark

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to build and evolve a next-generation analytics platform with a strong focus on Databricks-based data products. You will combine hands-on delivery, technical leadership, and architecture to enable trusted, scalable, and AI-enabled data capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable data ingestion and transformation frameworks for analytics use cases
• Build batch, near real-time, and streaming pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark
• Define Databricks best practices for Medallion layers, performance, and operations
• Deliver end-to-end data products from raw ingestion through governed consumption layers
• Develop trusted analytical datasets and semantic models for reporting and self-service
• Implement data quality, lineage, monitoring, and observability across pipelines
• Lead proof-of-concepts and evaluate new capabilities within the Databricks ecosystem
• Enable AI-assisted engineering patterns and reusable accelerators for faster delivery
• Coordinate with engineering and analytics stakeholders to align on delivery plans
• Mentor engineers and promote consistent platform standards across teams

Requirements

• 3+ years of data engineering experience with modern data platforms
• Strong leadership skills to drive engineering standards and mentor other engineers
• Proven project delivery experience building enterprise analytics solutions end to end
• Advanced Apache Spark and PySpark skills for large-scale processing
• Advanced Databricks skills in production environments, including performance tuning
• Strong SQL skills for transformation logic and analytics-ready datasets
• Solid data architecture knowledge, including Lakehouse and Medallion patterns
• Hands-on CI/CD and data engineering SDLC experience using Git-based workflows
• Strong data governance skills covering security, quality, and operational controls
• Excellent communication skills to lead technical discussions with cross-functional teams
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2) for effective collaboration

Nice to have

• Data Architecture experience designing scalable Lakehouse patterns
• Data Solution Architecture experience translating business needs into platform designs
• Scala experience for Spark-based pipeline development

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn