The Sr. Staff Data Engineer provides architectural leadership across multiple data domains and drives the design of enterprise-scale data platforms supporting analytics and AI/ML systems. This role defines standards, influences strategy, and leads large cross-functional initiatives.
Define and drive architecture standards for data lakehouse, streaming, and batch processing systems.
Lead cross-team design and delivery of complex data platform initiatives.
Establish best practices for data modeling, pipeline orchestration, and platform scalability.
Serve as technical escalation point for high-complexity data challenges.
Drive platform reliability, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
Partner with security, compliance, and governance teams to ensure regulatory adherence.
Mentor senior engineers and shape engineering best practices across teams.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic adoption.
Perform other duties that support the overall objective of the position.

Education Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science,



Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
Or, any combination of education and experience that would provide the required qualifications for the position.

Experience Required
10+ years of experience designing and scaling enterprise data platforms, including demonstrated leadership of cross-team initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of: Enterprise data platform architecture. Streaming and distributed processing systems. Infrastructure-as-code and cloud-native design. Healthcare regulatory environments.
Skill in: Large-scale system architecture design. Strategic technical decision-making. Cross-team technical leadership. Evaluating and modernizing platform capabilities.
Ability to: Influence engineering direction without direct authority. Lead enterprise-scale technical initiatives. Translate business strategy into scalable data architecture.

📌 Sr. Staff Data Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 NextGen Healthcare India
📍 Bengaluru