Applicantz · 9 hours ago
Data Engineer
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$50/hr - $65/hr
7+ years expApplicantz is seeking a top-tier Data Engineer to design, own, and scale enterprise-grade data platforms. The role involves managing end-to-end data platforms and collaborating with product, ML, and analytics teams to ensure reliability and scalability of the systems.
Computer Software
Hiring Manager
Sandesh Agrawal
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end data platforms (batch + streaming)
Build and operate high-throughput streaming systems (Kafka-first)
Design lakehouse architectures for analytics and ML workloads
Ensure platform reliability: SLAs, monitoring, backfills, recovery
Make long-term architectural and scalability decisions
Partner with Product, ML, and Analytics teams as a platform owner
Qualification
Required
7+ years of Data Engineering experience
Senior/Staff-level ownership of production data platforms
Experience operating data platforms in Tier-1 enterprises
Strong background in distributed systems
Apache Kafka (production ownership)
Apache Spark (batch and streaming)
Python or Scala
Lakehouse technologies (Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi)
Workflow orchestration (Airflow or equivalent)
Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, or Azure
Data warehouses: Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift
Company
Applicantz
Empowering businesses of all sizes with access to bright talent for project solutions, staffing, and freelance expertise.
201-500 employees
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