✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Lead, Data Engineer

at Prudential Financial

📍 Newark, NJ, USA Unknown 💰 $133K – $220K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $133K – $220K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality data pipelines and analytics solutions to support investment reporting.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and optimize data pipelines
  • Conduct complex data analysis
  • Collaborate on data projects
  • Write automated tests
  • Coach team members

Technical Overview

Stack includes Python, R, SQL, Java, Scala, Spark, with emphasis on data transformation, automation, and DevOps integration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a lead data engineer with extensive experience in building data pipelines, performing data analysis, and deploying solutions using Python, R, SQL, and Spark technologies. They should have strong coaching skills and a solid understanding of SDLC and DevOps practices.

Must-Have Skills

Experience in working with DevOps automation toolsKnowledge of full software development life cycle (SDLC)Ability to coach othersExperience with PythonExperience with RExperience with SQLExperience with JavaExperience with ScalaExperience with Pyspark/Apache Spark

Nice-to-Have Skills

Data analysisData pipelinesData transformationData reliabilityData quality

Tools & Platforms

PythonRSQLJavaScalaPysparkApache SparkDevOps toolsJiraGitJenkins

Required Skills

PythonRSQLJavaScalaPysparkApache SparkData pipelinesData analysisDevOpsSDLC

Hard Skills

PythonRSQLJavaScalaPysparkApache SparkData pipelinesData analysisData transformationDevOpsSDLC

Soft Skills

problem solvingcommunicationteamworkagile ways of workingbusiness insightcontinuous learningcoaching

Industry & Role

Industry Financial Services / Insurance
Job Function Data engineering and analytics development
Role Subtype Data Engineer
Tech Domains Python, SQL / PostgreSQL, Apache Spark, Machine Learning

Keywords for Your Resume

Data EngineerPythonRSQLJavaScalaPysparkApache SparkData pipelinesData analysisDevOpsSDLCData transformationData qualityData reliability

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with Spark or Pyspark, No experience with SDLC or DevOps tools, No experience with data pipelines

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