Lead Data Engineer, Experimentation & Data Platforms

TechLink Resources, Inc; Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

TechLink Resources, Inc. in Santa Monica, CA, seeks a Lead Data Engineer – Experimentation to design scalable data platforms powering A/B testing, product analytics, and data-driven decisions for consumer streaming products.

You will lead data pipelines (batch and streaming) with Python, SQL, and modern tools, partnering with engineering, data science, and product teams to turn massive user data into actionable insights driving product strategy and growth.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering or large-scale data platforms.
• Strong hands-on Python and SQL.
• Experience designing and operating large-scale data pipelines.
• Knowledge of ETL/ELT, data modeling, streaming, and data warehouses.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Kafka, or Airflow.
• Experience building data solutions for experimentation and analytics.
• Ability to lead technical discussions across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and platforms for experimentation and analytics.
• Develop batch and real-time streaming pipelines using Python, SQL, and modern data engineering tools.
• Build data infrastructure supporting A/B testing, geo experiments, feature launches, and causal analysis.
• Design dimensional data models and datasets optimized for experimentation and machine learning.
• Develop reusable data products to measure experiment outcomes accurately.
• Implement automated data quality checks, testing, monitoring, governance, and observability.
• Build and maintain production data systems with CI/CD and infrastructure automation.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Software Engineers, Product Managers, and stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

Streaming architectures

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or related quantitative discipline

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Apache Spark

Kafka

Airflow

Job description

TechLink Resources, Inc. in Santa Monica, CA, seeks a Lead Data Engineer – Experimentation to design scalable data platforms powering A/B testing, product analytics, and data-driven decisions for consumer streaming products.

You will lead data pipelines (batch and streaming) with Python, SQL, and modern tools, partnering with engineering, data science, and product teams to turn massive user data into actionable insights driving product strategy and growth.