Senior Data Engineer - Remote Lead Data Platform Architect

Build; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ImagineX is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, implement, and operationalize enterprise data platforms. You will lead scalable data pipelines, lakehouse architectures with Apache Hudi, and data governance in collaboration with product teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive best practices, and deliver production-grade systems using SQL, Spark, and AWS analytics in a remote US-based role with East Coast hours.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software or data engineering experience.
• Expert proficiency in SQL and advanced relational data management techniques.
• Strong hands-on experience building distributed data processing frameworks using Apache Spark.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of robust, scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows using AWS Glue and Apache Spark.
• Architect and build complex, transactional data lakehouses leveraging Apache Hudi for efficient ingestion and data management.
• Guide design discussions, conduct rigorous code reviews, and provide data architecture leadership for development squads.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members, product managers, and client stakeholders to deliver high-quality data features and business insights from conception to deployment.
• Establish data engineering standards, drive clean code initiatives, and champion best practices across the data development lifecycle.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to optimize development workflows, automate data testing, and improve overall pipeline reliability.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize high-scale analytical queries within Amazon Athena and distributed data systems for peak performance and security.
• Oversee CI/CD pipeline integration, cloud data infrastructure deployments, and workflow automation efforts.
• Mentor junior and mid-level data engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous growth.

Skills

SQL

Apache Spark

AWS Glue

Amazon Athena

Data lakehouse

Data modeling

Git

Leadership

Code reviews

Tools

Git

Job description

ImagineX is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, implement, and operationalize enterprise data platforms. You will lead scalable data pipelines, lakehouse architectures with Apache Hudi, and data governance in collaboration with product teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive best practices, and deliver production-grade systems using SQL, Spark, and AWS analytics in a remote US-based role with East Coast hours.