Data Engineer - Databricks

Role : Data Engineer - Databricks (Certified)

Location : Bangalore / Chennai / Pune

Experience : 7 - 11 Years

Employment Type : Full-Time

Job Summary :

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Databricks and modern data engineering practices. The ideal candidate should possess deep technical knowledge of Databricks architecture, data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, and enterprise-scale data platform implementations. Databricks certification is mandatory for this role.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and implement scalable data engineering solutions using Databricks.
• Build and optimize data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and data processing frameworks.
• Drive architecture discussions and provide technical recommendations around scalability, performance, security, governance, and cost optimization.
• Work extensively with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Databricks Workflows/Jobs, and performance tuning.
• Evaluate existing implementations and propose improvements, accelerators, and best practices.
• Collaborate with architects, engineering teams, business stakeholders, and customers to deliver robust data solutions.
• Participate in technical design reviews and solution discussions.
• Demonstrate technical leadership by recommending optimized approaches and challenging existing designs when required.
• Ensure adherence to data governance, quality, and engineering best practices.
• Work effectively within Agile/Scrum delivery environments.

Required Skills :

• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks (Mandatory).
• Expertise in Databricks Architecture, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows/Jobs, and Performance Optimization.
• Strong understanding of Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, ETL/ELT Concepts, Data Modelling, SQL, and Databases.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale data platform solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience working directly with customers and senior leadership.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure delivery environments.

Preferred Skills :

• Advanced Databricks Certifications.
• Cloud platform certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with data governance and enterprise-scale data modernization initiatives.