Senior Data Practice Lead
Core
Senior Data Practice Lead responsible for hands-on data engineering delivery, client-facing technical credibility, and building YLD's data practice reputation.
Role type
Senior IC data engineer (practice lead)
Builds
Production data pipelines, transformation layers, models, and infrastructure for diverse client contexts
Domain
Software engineering consultancy, data engineering, AI-native workflows
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
SQL engineering, Python for data, data modelling, transformation architecture, pipeline design, data testing, data observability, CI/CD for data, data governance, cost optimization, platform fluency, AI-native engineering
Preferred skills
Consulting or agency experience, public profile in data community, travel readiness
Technologies
Airflow, Dagster, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Fivetran, Airbyte, dbt, Spark, RAG, semantic search
Responsibilities
Execute hands-on data engineering work (pipelines, transformations, infrastructure); guide teams and unblock technical problems; define internal data standards; mentor data engineers; act as technical authority in client meetings and proposals; represent YLD at external events; support sales and hiring for the data practice
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership scope