Databricks Lead

Databricks Lead

Location: Charlotte/Raleigh, NC

Fulltime

Salary Range: $100,000-$140,000/Year

Job Description Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 10+ years overall experience in data engineering or related fields.
• 3–5 years hands-on experience with Databricks and Spark.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and data analysis techniques.
• Experience with ETL processes, data modeling, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with Python or Scala for data engineering tasks.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Roles & Responsibilities

We are seeking a hands-on Databricks Data Engineer to design, develop, and optimize data pipelines and analytics solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data engineering, ETL development, and production support, ensuring reliable, scalable, and high-performing data operations within Azure environment and can work in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge of insurance domain and Power BI is a plus but not mandatory.

• Development
• Design, develop, and deploy scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines using Apache Spark, PySpark, and Databricks.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries for data transformation and analysis.
• Collaborate with product owners, data architects and analysts to build data models, delta lake structures, and data workflows.
• Collaborate with data analysts and business teams to deliver actionable insights.
• Build job orchestration and monitoring solutions
• Ensure data quality, performance, and reliability across workflows.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Databricks notebooks, jobs, and workflows.
• Work with cloud-based data platforms (Azure preferred).
• GenAI & Databricks Genie Development
• Build natural language query interfaces (Genie / AI assistants) over enterprise data
• Develop RAG-based solutions integrating structured & unstructured data
• Implement prompt engineering, embeddings, vector search, and LLM orchestration
• Leverage Databricks AI capabilities (e.g., notebooks, MLflow, Model Serving)

Required Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years overall experience in data engineering or related fields.
• 3–5 years hands-on experience with Databricks and Spark.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and data analysis techniques.
• Experience with ETL processes, data modeling, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with Python or Scala for data engineering tasks.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Nice-to-Have:

Knowledge of insurance industry data.

Desired Skills:

Python

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.