✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Senior Data Engineer

at Discover Financial Services

📍 2 Locations Unknown 💰 $161K – $184K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $161K – $184K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 1+ years in big data technologies
Education Bachelor's Degree
Category Data & Analytics

This role involves designing and developing data pipelines and solutions using big data tools and cloud platforms to support enterprise data needs.

  • Design data pipelines
  • Develop scalable data solutions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Support cloud migration
  • Optimize data processing workflows

The technical environment includes Java, Scala, Python, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, NoSQL databases, cloud data warehouses like Redshift and Snowflake, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level data engineer with 3+ years of experience in application development and at least 1 year working with big data technologies, cloud data warehousing, and distributed systems. They should be proficient in programming languages like Java, Scala, and Python, and familiar with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Bachelor's Degreeat least 3 years of application developmentat least 1 year of big data technologies
PythonSQLScalaJavaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudMapReduceHadoopHiveEMRKafkaSparkMongoDBCassandraRedshiftSnowflakeUNIX/Linuxshell scriptingAgile
RedshiftSnowflakeHadoopHiveKafkaSparkMongoDBCassandraUNIX/Linuxshell scriptingAgile
JavaScalaPythonOpen Source RDBMSNoSQLRedshiftSnowflakeHadoopHiveKafkaSparkAWSAzureGoogle CloudShell scriptingAgile
JavaScalaPythonOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesRedshiftSnowflakeBig Data TechnologiesDistributed MicroservicesCloud Data Warehousing
collaborationproblem-solvingmentoringlearningteamwork
Industry Fintech
Job Function Data engineering and big data solution development
Data EngineerBig DataDistributed MicroservicesJavaScalaPythonOpen Source RDBMSNoSQLRedshiftSnowflakeHadoopHiveKafkaSparkAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudShell scriptingAgileBig Data Technologies

Lack of Bachelor's Degree, Less than 1 year of big data experience, No experience with cloud data warehousing, No proficiency in Java, Scala, or Python

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