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Lead Data Engineer

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead Data Engineer driving end-to-end delivery of production-grade data pipelines, lakehouses, and analytics-ready datasets for high-profile client engagements.

Role type

Lead Data Engineer (hands-on IC with team leadership)

Builds

Production data platforms, lakehouses, and scalable data architectures for enterprise clients

Domain

AI consultancy, cloud data engineering, and advanced analytics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Python, SQL, cloud platform expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP), data lakehouse architecture, data governance, CI/CD, code review, technical mentoring, client stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Generative AI application knowledge, data privacy and encryption expertise, streaming vs batch processing

Technologies

Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, BigQuery, Redshift

Responsibilities

Architect and deploy production-grade data pipelines and lakehouses; establish best-in-class standards for code quality, testing, and data governance; coach and mentor mid and senior level engineers; partner with client architects and business leaders to translate technical choices into business value

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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