Lead SQL Developer
Core
Lead a team of data engineers to design, build, and operate modern data pipelines and analytical platforms on Azure.
Role type
Senior IC Lead SQL Developer (Data Engineering)
Builds
Enterprise data platform, modern data pipelines, lakehouse platforms, and analytical platforms on Azure
Domain
Data Engineering / Cloud Data Platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical leadership, architectural guidance, engineering standards, team mentoring, Azure Synapse Analytics, Synapse Spark, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure SQL Database, Microsoft Fabric, PySpark, Delta Lake, large-scale data ingestion pipelines, T-SQL, relational database design, ETL/ELT pipeline design, troubleshooting data pipeline and database performance, hybrid environment management
Preferred skills
Microsoft Fabric, CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / Git), cloud data platform cost optimization, Azure networking and integration runtimes, data quality and observability frameworks
Technologies
Azure Synapse Analytics, Synapse Spark, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure SQL Database, Microsoft Fabric, PySpark, Delta Lake, Azure DevOps, Git
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to data engineers and SQL developers; Establish engineering standards and best practices for data pipelines and SQL development; Mentor team members and support their technical growth; Design and evolve a modern Azure data platform; Define scalable architecture patterns for lakehouse platforms and data ingestion pipelines; Optimize and troubleshoot Spark workloads and Azure SQL performance; Improve platform reliability, observability, and cost efficiency; Support operational processes including investigating alerts and resolving data pipeline failures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities