Job Title: Senior Data Engineer
Work location: 4 days/week at the client office in Midtown, Atlanta GA
Local candidates only
Job Description:
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join the core Symphony platform team in an onshore capacity. This is a hands-on development role focused on building, maintaining, and optimizing data pipelines and warehousing solutions. The engineer will work within a local-first development model and is expected to be a strong, independent contributor capable of owning complex workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Scala and SQL on Apache Spark
Monitor and support Phase 1 pipelines post go-live
Investigate and remediate pipeline failures, data quality issues, and performance bottlenecks
Lead refactoring and cleanup of existing Phase 1 code
Optimize existing solutions for performance and scalability
Build and contribute to reusable patterns and automation frameworks
Work within metadata-driven architecture
Ensure pipelines are used strictly for scheduling - ETL logic must remain in code
Manage code using GitHub version control
Contribute to discovery sessions to derive requirements directly from data
Required Skills & Experience
Must Have:
8 10 years of hands-on data engineering experience
Strong understanding of Apache Spark and its core concepts
Proficiency in Scala and/or Java - code-first approach required
Advanced SQL skills
Experience with Azure Synapse
Working knowledge of GitHub for source control
Experience with data warehousing and large-scale data integration
Nice to Have:
Experience with Microsoft Fabric
Background in marketing data or consumer goods analytics
Familiarity with metadata-driven architectures
Non-Negotiables:
Must be a hands-on builder
Must be available to mobilize immediately
Must commit to 4 days/week onshore
Akanksha Agarwal | Sr. US IT Recruiter
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