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Senior Lead Data Engineer (Bank Tech)

at Discover Financial Services

📍 3 Locations Unknown 💰 $229K – $262K USD / year Posted March 31, 2026
Salary $229K – $262K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 9+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's Degree preferred
Category Data & Analytics

Senior Lead Data Engineer leading bank tech data initiatives, building scalable, cloud-based data platforms and real-time data pipelines across multiple locations.

  • Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, and support full-stack data solutions
  • Lead a team of developers with experience in ML, distributed microservices, and full stack systems
  • Utilize Java, Scala, Python and SQL across data platforms and cloud warehouses
  • Leverage Docker/Kubernetes for deployment and orchestration
  • Mentor team members and drive best practices across the engineering community

Stack includes Java/Scala/Python, SQL, Spark; NoSQL databases; data warehousing with Redshift/Snowflake; distributed data tools (Hadoop/Hive/EMR/Kafka); cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP); UNIX/Linux; Agile practices.

The ideal candidate is a senior lead data engineer with 9+ years of application development including Python/SQL/Scala/Java; 4+ years of cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP); 4+ years distributed data tooling; strong streaming experience and leadership capabilities.

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JavaScalaPythonMapReduceHadoopHiveEMRKafkaSparkGurobiMySQLRedshiftSnowflakeUnix/LinuxShell scriptingDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGoogle Cloud
Bachelor's Degree; 9+ years of application development including PythonSQLScalaor Java; 4+ years in public cloud; 4+ years distributed data/computing tools; 4+ years real-time data/streaming; 4+ years NoSQL; 4+ years data warehousing; UNIX/Linux; Agile
JavaScalaPythonRDBMSNoSQL databasesRedshiftSnowflakeMapReduceHadoopHiveEMRKafkaSparkGurobiMySQLUNIX/LinuxShell scriptingAgileDevOps
LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCommunicationProblem solvingDecision making
Industry Fintech
Job Function Lead data engineering initiatives to build scalable, cloud-based data platforms and real-time data pipelines
Tech Domains Java, Scala, Python, SQL, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Snowflake, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform
Visa Sponsorship Yes
Senior Lead Data EngineerData EngineerJavaScalaPythonOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesRedshiftSnowflakeMapReduceHadoopHiveEMRKafkaSparkGurobiMySQLUNIX/LinuxShell scriptingAgileDevOpsAWSAzureGoogle Cloudsenior lead data engineerdata engineerawsamazon web servicessnowflakeredshifthadoopsparksqlpython

Bachelor's degree required, 9+ years of application development experience, 4+ years of public cloud experience, 4+ years of distributed data/computing tools experience

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