Job Title: Lead Data Engineer

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

About the Role

We're looking for a hands-on Lead Data Engineer to build and scale our next-generation data platform powering analytics and AI-driven products. You'll lead the design of scalable data pipelines, cloud-native architectures, and AI-enabled data services while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Python and SQL .
- Architect robust data models, APIs, and cloud-native data platforms on AWS .
- Build reliable data pipelines for analytics, reporting, and AI-powered applications.
- Design and implement LLM and RAG solutions using vector databases and AI frameworks.
- Optimize PostgreSQL databases for performance and scalability.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Analytics teams to deliver business-critical features.
- Drive engineering best practices, code quality, testing, and data governance.
- Mentor engineers through design reviews and technical leadership.

Required Skills





- 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Backend Engineering.
- Robust expertise in Python , SQL , and PostgreSQL .
- Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and data modeling.
- Experience with AWS (RDS, S3, Lambda, Redshift, Glue).
- Experience building AI-enabled applications using LLMs , RAG , LangChain/LlamaIndex , vector databases, and semantic search.
- Experience with BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Power BI .
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and scalable architectures.
- Excellent problem-solving and Python coding skills.

Nice to Have

- Airflow, dbt, Kafka, Spark
- Docker, Kubernetes
- CI/CD, Terraform
- Startup or SaaS product experience

What We're Looking For A passionate, hands-on engineer with strong Python, SQL, and cloud expertise who enjoys building scalable data platforms and AI-powered applications. If you thrive in a fast-paced product environment and love solving complex data challenges, we'd love to hear from you.

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