Senior Databricks Engineer (Remote / DC Metro)

Anakim-Consulting-Inc; New Carrollton (MD); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Anakim Consulting is seeking an experienced Senior/Lead Databricks Developer to design, build, and optimize enterprise-grade data solutions for mission-critical programs. You will analyze complex data landscapes, prototype modern architectures, and deliver resilient cloud-based software solutions while mentoring a collaborative engineering team.

Responsibilities include architecture design, prototyping, code quality, production support, and stakeholder collaboration within an Agile framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a related field is required.
• 10+ years of progressive professional experience in software engineering, data engineering, or systems development.
• Professional experience leading, supervising, or mentoring data engineering teams.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills to engage with a cross‑functional team at all levels, including stakeholders.
• Ability to clearly convey technical information to non‑technical audiences.
• Demonstrated organizational skills to manage independent and collaborative work efforts.
• Prior experience operating in Agile/Scrum delivery teams and delivering value in a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in standard enterprise productivity tools, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Interest in ongoing learning and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable data pipelines, analytics workloads, and software applications leveraging Databricks on AWS.
• Assess and interpret complex business and technical requirements, rapidly developing proof‑of‑concept (POC) prototypes during discovery and design phases.
• Conduct structured peer code reviews, enforce engineering standards, write robust unit/integration tests, and execute systematic debugging, refactoring, and performance tuning across sprint cycles.
• Promptly investigate, diagnose, and resolve defect reports, data anomalies, and system errors to maintain operational stability.
• Evaluate existing project architecture, identify structural gaps, and propose new frameworks or software products to enhance performance and maintainability.
• Lead and mentor engineering team members through design, implementation, and delivery, fostering high engineering standards and continuous team growth.
• Interface directly with client stakeholders across technical and non‑technical tiers, translating mission objectives into technical roadmaps within an Agile framework.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Agile/Scrum delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Tools

Databricks

AWS

PySpark

SQL

Palantir

Job description

Anakim Consulting is seeking an experienced Senior/Lead Databricks Developer to design, build, and optimize enterprise-grade data solutions for mission-critical programs. You will analyze complex data landscapes, prototype modern architectures, and deliver resilient cloud-based software solutions while mentoring a collaborative engineering team.

Responsibilities include architecture design, prototyping, code quality, production support, and stakeholder collaboration within an Agile framework.