We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer who is passionate about building scalable, cloud-native data solutions and eager to grow into a broader architecture role. You will lead the technical delivery of modern data platform solutions while engaging with clients and internal stakeholders to design, implement, and optimize enterprise-grade data systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end development and implementation of scalable data pipelines, data lakes, and cloud-native data platforms
- Ensure performance, security, and reliability of data solutions through CI/CD, testing, and automation best practices
- Mentor and guide a team of engineers; review code, enforce standards, and foster knowledge sharing
- Participate in solution design with architects and senior stakeholders - contribute to data architecture, system integrations, and technology selection
- Translate business needs into data models, transformation logic, and orchestration workflows
- Gradually take on architecture ownership for projects and support pre-sales with technical scoping and effort estimation
- Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to clarify requirements, demonstrate value, and refine deliverables
- Participate in pre-sales activities: help shape proposals, provide technical insights, and create solution roadmaps
- Stay on top of modern data platform trends (e.g., Data Mesh, Lakehouse, real-time analytics, observability)
- Explore new tools and techniques - contribute to N-iX’s internal Data & Analytics accelerators and reference architectures
Requirements
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering
- Strong SQL, Python, and Spark skills
- Strong expertise in Azure and Databricks modern data platforms
- Knowledge of Airflow, dbt, Kafka, or similar tools preferred
- Proven experience building data lakes, lakehouses, data warehouses, and streaming pipelines
- Familiarity with architectural concepts like Data Mesh, Data Fabric, and cloud-native data architectures
- Experience leading delivery teams or mentoring other engineers
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English
- Willingness to travel for business (when needed) and to engage directly with clients
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
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What We Do
N-iX is a global software solutions and engineering services company that helps world’s leading organizations turn challenges into lasting business value, operational efficiency, and revenue growth using advanced technology. Whether you need to build a custom solution, modernize your digital product or acquire extra tech expertise - we have the experience and capabilities to ensure your success.
With over 2,000 professionals in 25 countries across Europe and the Americas, N-iX offers expert solutions in cloud, data analytics, embedded software, IoT, AI, machine learning, and other tech domains. Being in business for over two decades, we have worked with dozens of industry-leading enterprises and Fortune 500 companies creating value across a wide variety of sectors, including finance, manufacturing, supply chain, retail, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Our unique combination of business domain expertise and technical know-how enables us to effectively collaborate with ISVs, tech companies, and enterprises of all sizes. Thanks to the strong tech ecosystem and partnerships with AWS, GCP, Microsoft, SAP, OpenText, Snowflake, and others, we bring extra speed, scale and efficiency to more than 160 organizations across the globe. N-iX is recognized by numerous industry awards, such as CRN Solution Provider 500, Global Outsourcing 100 by IAOP, ISG Provider Lens™, Modern Application Development services providers by Forrester, etc
