Tech Lead, Data & Inference Platform

Catalyst Labs; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Above market compensation

Job summary

A tech-driven recruitment agency is seeking a Tech Lead, Data & Inference Engineer to design and scale a cutting-edge data platform. This role involves building scalable data pipelines and ensuring data quality while leading a team of engineers. The ideal candidate has 6 to 12 years of experience in production-grade data systems, strong SQL and Python skills, and a background in distributed data technologies. Hybrid work environment offered, with a focus on mentorship and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• 6 to 12 years of experience building production-grade data systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to teach and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of end-to-end data platform.
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines.
• Ensure high data quality and low latency.

Skills

Data architecture expertise

SQL optimization

Python proficiency

Distributed data technologies (Spark, Flink, Kafka)

Modern orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect)

Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure exposure

Node.js skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics

Job description

A tech-driven recruitment agency is seeking a Tech Lead, Data & Inference Engineer to design and scale a cutting-edge data platform. This role involves building scalable data pipelines and ensuring data quality while leading a team of engineers. The ideal candidate has 6 to 12 years of experience in production-grade data systems, strong SQL and Python skills, and a background in distributed data technologies. Hybrid work environment offered, with a focus on mentorship and technical leadership.