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EXL

Senior Databricks Engineer

EXL

Senior Databricks Engineer leading architecture and optimization of next-generation Lakehouse platform. Drive technical direction and deliver scalable data solutions in remote work setup.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AirflowAWSAzureCloudETLGrafanaKafkaPySparkPythonSparkSplunkSQLTerraformUnityVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Ingestion & Transformation: Design and optimize high-volume ETL/ELT pipelines using Delta Live Tables (DLT) and PySpark, ensuring data integrity across the Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers.
  • Workflow Orchestration: Develop and maintain sophisticated pipelines using Databricks Workflows or Airflow, focusing on modularity, reusability, and automated error handling.
  • Streaming & Real-time Integration: Implement real-time data flows utilizing Structured Streaming and Kafka/Event Hubs to enable immediate data availability for downstream consumption.
  • Data Security & Privacy: Enforce data anonymization and fine-grained access controls to ensure compliance with global regulations (GDPR/CCPA/HIPAA).
  • DataOps & DevOps: Implement CI/CD patterns using Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs), Terraform, and Git to automate environment parity and deployments.
  • Open Table Formats: Manage and optimize Delta Lake storage, utilizing advanced features like Liquid Clustering, Z-Ordering, and Change Data Feed (CDF).
  • Compute Engine Optimization: Drive cost efficiency and performance by optimizing Spark configurations, Photon engine utilization, and Serverless SQL Warehouses.
  • Observability & Monitoring: Integrate comprehensive monitoring and alerting (e.g., Databricks System Tables, Grafana, or Splunk) to rapidly identify bottlenecks and troubleshoot production issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 6+ Years of hands-on, progressive experience in Data Engineering, with at least 5 years focused heavily on the Databricks platform.
  • Architectural Understanding: Expert knowledge of Medallion Architecture, Data Vault 2.0 or Dimensional Modeling, and modern Lakehouse design patterns.
  • Scale Expertise: Proven track record of building and managing large-scale data infrastructure (Petabyte-scale) in cloud-native environments.
  • Industry Experience: Experience in the Insurance or Financial Services industry is preferred (focusing on claims, policy, or risk data).
  • Technical Toolset:
  • Cloud Environment: Azure (preferred), AWS.
  • Databricks Stack: Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, Databricks SQL, MLflow.
  • Core Languages: Expert-level SQL, Python, and PySpark.
  • Supporting Tools: dbt (Databricks adapter), Git, and Orchestration tools.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools
ETLELTPySparkDatabricks WorkflowsStructured StreamingKafkaCI/CDTerraformSQLData Vault 2.0