Senior Databricks Engineer

Bounteous

Lead Databricks Engineer/Architect designing and scaling a cloud-based lakehouse platform. Collaborating with data science and analytics teams for the data ecosystem on Databricks.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $91,000 - $119,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheAWSAzureCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformPySparkPythonSparkSQLUnity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform using PySpark, Spark SQL, and Delta Lake.
Design and implement medallion (bronze/silver/gold) data architectures and enforce data quality, governance, and lineage standards.
Optimize Spark jobs and cluster configurations for performance and cost, including partitioning, caching, and autoscaling strategies.
Implement and manage Unity Catalog for access control, data governance, and cross-workspace asset sharing.
Build and orchestrate workflows using Databricks Workflows, Delta Live Tables, and CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable data products.
Establish engineering best practices, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior data engineers.
Monitor production pipelines, troubleshoot failures, and drive root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of data engineering experience, with 3+ years building production solutions on Databricks and Apache Spark.
Expert proficiency in Python (PySpark) and advanced SQL.
Deep hands-on experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and the medallion architecture pattern.
Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and its core data services.
Proven track record optimizing Spark performance and managing cluster cost.
Experience with data modeling, warehousing concepts, and building dimensional/analytics-ready datasets.
Proficiency with Git-based version control, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bounteous is proud to be an equal opportunity employer
Bounteous does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Bounteous is willing to sponsor eligible candidates for employment visas.

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Hard Skills & Tools

ETLELTPySparkSpark SQLDelta Lakedata modelingdimensional datasetsCI/CDinfrastructure-as-codedata warehousing

Soft Skills

collaborationmentoringtroubleshootingroot-cause analysiscontinuous improvementcode reviewscommunicationproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Engineering