Job Description: Senior Data Engineer – CDO / Data & AI Engineering Job Title: Senior Data Engineer Location: Onsite/Hybrid - Middletown, Atlanta, or Plano Role Type: Full-Time Experience Level: Developer (5 years) Education: B.S. in Computer Science or related field Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain enterprise-scale data platforms using modern cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Palantir Foundry, Databricks, and/or Snowflake, with a strong background in building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data warehousing solutions. Daily Responsibilities:

Design and implement end-to-end data pipelines using Palantir Foundry, Databricks, and Snowflake

Develop scalable ETL/ELT workflows using Python, PySpark, and SQL for processing large-scale datasets

Build and maintain data lake and data warehouse architectures on cloud platforms(Azure (Data Factory, Synapse, ADLS), Databricks, Snowflake)

Implement data governance, quality checks, and metadata management frameworks

Create and optimize Databricks notebooks, Delta Lake tables, and Unity Catalog implementations

Design Palantir Foundry Ontologies, and transformation pipelines

Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver data products

Optimize query performance and storage strategies in Snowflake (clustering , partitioning, materialized views)

Implement real-time streaming pipelines using Spark Streaming, or similar technologies

Develop CI/CD pipelines for data workflows using Git, Jenkins, or similar tools

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of hands-on data engineering experience

Expert-level proficiency in Python and PySpark for data processing

Strong SQL skills with experience in complex query optimization

Hands-on experience with at least two of: Palantir Foundry, Databricks, Snowflake

Experience with cloud platforms (Azure) and their data services

Knowledge of data modeling (dimensional modeling, star schema, snowflake schema)

Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, dbt, Luigi, or similar)

Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance requirements

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with IBM WatsonX.data or similar AI data platforms

Knowledge of Delta Lake, Iceberg, or similar lakehouse formats

Experience with GenAI, RAG architectures, or LangChain

Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) for AI agent integrations