Lead Data Engineer â Chennai (Data Platform & Big Data Focus)

Build the foundation of AI â engineer the data systems that power enterprise intelligence

Location: Chennai, India

Experience: 5+ years in Data Engineering / Software Engineering

Problem solvers who donât just move data but build scalable, reliable data platforms that drive intelligent business decisions.

Role Overview

As a Lead Data Engineer, you will design, build, and scale data platforms that power AI-driven products and analytics solutions. You will work closely with data scientists, product managers, and engineering teams to enable seamless data flow, storage, and processing for enterprise use cases.

What makes you right for this role

Data Platform Development â Design and build scalable data pipelines and data lake architectures for high-performance analytics.

End-to-End Engineering â Develop robust data ingestion, transformation, and processing systems from raw data to production-ready datasets.

Cloud-Native Development â Architect and deploy data solutions on AWS, Azure,



or GCP with robust DevOps and automation practices.

Big Data Expertise â Work with distributed data processing frameworks like Spark, Hadoop, and Hive to handle large-scale data workloads.

Collaboration â Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and impactful data solutions.

Best Practices â Ensure data quality, governance, security, and performance through standardization and continuous improvement.

The person youâre looking for

Strong experience in data engineering with proficiency in Python, Scala, or Java.

Hands-on expertise in building scalable data pipelines and distributed systems.

Good understanding of data lake architecture, data warehousing, and relational databases (Oracle, SQL, DB2, Teradata).

Experience with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Hive, and HBase.

Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow.

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

📌 Lead Data Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Crayon Data
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