Sr. Databricks Data Engineer, Vice President

State Street; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health, dental, vision, basic life, &

Short/long-term disability coverage

Paid time off (vacation, sick leave)

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Sr. Databricks Data Engineer to design and implement end-to-end data pipelines on Azure, with Databricks and data warehousing expertise.

You will collaborate in an agile team, build scalable ETL processes, and contribute to the development of cutting-edge financial data platforms while advancing your own skills and knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree level qualification in a computer or IT related subject.
• 10+ years of Big Data data pipeline experience.
• 5+ years of Databricks hands on experience.
• 5+ years of experience on cloud-based development including Azure Services, Azure Devops, Kubernetes, Docker.
• Experience on Snowflake is plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and test end to end data pipeline including data ingestion (streaming, events, and batch) on cloud-based infrastructure using Azure, Cosmos DB.
• Develop and implement ETL processes for data ingestion, transformation and loading data into data lakes.
• Work extensively on Databricks and data warehousing concepts.
• Design & develop custom high throughput and configurable frameworks/libraries.
• Ability to drive change through collaboration, influence and demonstration of POCs.
• Responsible for all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including design, coding, integration testing, deployment, and documentation.
• Work collaboratively within an agile project team.
• Follow best practices and coding standards.
• Grow your personal skillset.

Skills

Databricks

Azure

Scala

SQL

Data pipelines

Data warehousing

DevOps pipelines

Git

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Databricks SQL

Delta Lake

Apache Spark

Cosmos DB

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

The person in this role will have extensive technical, people and process skillsets that enable us to successfully deliver on this initiative. The position requires a strong background in application architecture and development, a very good understanding of leading IT technologies. The person in this role will be hands‑on, will contribute to the development, enhancement and maintenance of platforms as a member of an agile scrum team. This is an opportunity to work within a very strong development team and help to develop challenging new products in the financial space using cutting edge technology.

Who We Are Looking For

The person in this role will have extensive technical, people and process skillsets that enable us to successfully deliver on this initiative. The position requires a strong background in application architecture and development, a very good understanding of leading IT technologies. The person in this role will be hands‑on, will contribute to the development, enhancement and maintenance of platforms as a member of an agile scrum team. This is an opportunity to work within a very strong development team and help to develop challenging new products in the financial space using cutting edge technology.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As Sr. Databricks Data Engineer you will

• Design, build and test end to end data pipeline including data ingestion (streaming, events, and batch) on cloud-based infrastructure using Azure, Cosmos DB
• Develop and implement ETL processes for data ingestion, transformation and loading data into data lakes
• Work extensively on Databricks and data warehousing concepts
• Design & develop custom high throughput and configurable frameworks/libraries
• Ability to drive change through collaboration, influence and demonstration of POCs
• Responsible for all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including design, coding, integration testing, deployment, and documentation
• Work collaboratively within an agile project team
• Follow best practices and coding standards
• Grow your personal skillset

What We Value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Experience in micro-services architecture and understanding of Cloud Computing is highly desirable (Azure preferred)
• Proficient working knowledge on Data Warehousing platforms as Databricks, Delta lake and Apache spark
• Hands on development experience in Databricks SQL and Scala
• Strong understanding of Databricks platform including clusters, jobs and other resources
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines to identify and resolve issue
• Implement Data quality checks and validations to ensure data accuracy
• Experience performing data analysis and data exploration
• Strong hands‑on experience in troubleshooting Devops pipelines (ADO and Harness)
• Experience working in a multi‑developer environment, using version control (i.e. Git)
• Strong critical thinking, communication, and problem‑solving skills
• Experience in handling semi-structured data (Avro, JSON and XML)
• Basic knowledge on shell scripting, UNIX, TOAD, SQL developer

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree level qualification in a computer or IT related subject
• 10+ years of overall Bigdata data pipeline experience
• 5+ years of Databricks hands on experience
• 5+ years of experience on cloud-based development including Azure Services, Azure Devops, Kubernetes, Docker
• Experience on Snowflake is plus

Additional Requirements

• Communicate effectively in a professional manner both written and verbally
• Team player with a positive attitude enthusiasm initiative and self‑motivation
• Ability to multi‑task energetic fast learner & problem solver
• Experience of working in the financial industry
• Experience with agile development methodology

Work Requirement

• Onsite 4 days a week in office and one day remote
• Standard business hours aligned to project and stakeholder needs(8am to 5pm)

Salary Range

$120,000 - $202,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid‑time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance‑based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work‑life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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