Databricks Engineer

Programmers.io; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers.io seeks an Azure Databricks Engineer to design scalable Lakehouse solutions on Azure using Databricks, Delta Lake, PySpark, Spark SQL and ADLS Gen2.

You will build data pipelines, migrate legacy systems, optimize Spark workloads, and ensure governance and security across data platforms.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing cloud data architectures on Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design Databricks Lakehouse architecture using Delta Lake across Bronze/Silver/Gold layers.

Skills

Databricks

Delta Lake

PySpark

Spark SQL

ADLS Gen2

ADF

Synapse

Data governance

Cloud architecture

Performance optimization

Data migration

Data modeling

Streaming

Security

Tools

Databricks Workflows

Delta Live Tables

Auto Loader

Azure Data Factory

Databricks SQL

Job description

The Azure Databricks Engineer will design and deliver scalable Lakehouse solutions on Azure using Databricks, Delta Lake, PySpark, Spark SQL, ADLS Gen2, ADF, Synapse, and modern data governance practices.

Key Skills & Responsibilities

The candidate should have strong hands-on experience in cloud data architecture, Databricks platform design, performance optimization, migration, data modeling, streaming, and security.

Design Databricks Lakehouse architecture using Delta Lake and Bronze/Silver/Gold Medallion layers.

Build pipelines using Databricks Workflows, Delta Live Tables, Auto Loader, Azure Data Factory, and Databricks SQL.

Work with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Synapse, PySpark, Spark SQL, and SQL for enterprise data solutions.

Optimize Spark workloads through partitioning, cluster sizing, data skew handling, broadcast joins, and Photon acceleration.

Lead migration from SAS, Hadoop, Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server, Synapse, and legacy ETL platforms.

Define data modeling, domain architecture, batch/streaming, event-driven processing, governance, security, lineage, and access controls.