What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Data Engineer position at KANINI?

Title : “Lead Data Engineer”

Position Type : Fulltime engineer position.

Position Summary

The Lead Data Engineer role revolves around providing both technical and team leadership. This is a hands-on position using modern technologies and innovative architecture within a forward-thinking organization dedicated to good customer experience. This individual will possess an in-depth understanding of system design principles, system scaling, DevOps methodologies, and the integration of AI for automating tasks. The ideal candidate will showcase expertise in data workflows, data quality, automated testing, and Cloud computing. Strong communication skills are essential, as the role involves assisting other engineers and conveying complex concepts to non-technical colleagues.

Daily Activities

Develop new features and systems to support rapidly emerging business and project requirements.
Contribute to design sessions, code reviews, collaborative coding, and research.
Ensure application performance, uptime, and scalability while upholding rigorous standards for code quality and application design.
Employ agile development methodologies, embracing best practices and pursuing ongoing learning opportunities.
Participate in all aspects of software development, including design, implementation, and deployment.
Provide and implement solutions to automate internal or customer workflows.
Provide and implement solutions for optimizations of system performance.
Use AI tools to monitor and analyze various aspects of internal systems, including infrastructure, logs, and DevOps, and report on and implement improvements.
Collaborate across time zones via Jira, GitHub, SharePoint, videoconferences, and other standard platforms.
Work closely with the stakeholders to ensure IT solutions align with business needs.
Follow all applicable federal / state regulations concerning privacy and security, as well as all compliance policies defined in SOC2, HIPAA, and HITRUST.
Other duties as assigned.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, tasks, duties, or responsibilities required by this position. This position's duties, responsibilities, tasks, and activities are subject to change at any time, with or without notice.

Education and Experience

8 years of experience in DevOps and full-stack development.

Healthcare technology, or other heavily regulated industry experience.

A 4-year degree in computer science, healthcare information technology, or a relevant field or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.

Experience with Agile methodologies.

Technologies :

Python 3.10 / PySpark – Required

SQL – at least on one of MS Sql Server, MySql, PostgreSql, SparkSql

Databricks – Required or equivalent system

Feature Flagging (e.g. LaunchDarkly) - Preferred

Cloud Computing, Azure preferred – Required

Event-driven or distributed systems – Required

AI tools (e.g. Azure Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Kubiya)

Supervisory Responsibilities

Leading and mentoring a team of Data Engineers

Discussions with DevOps leadership to discuss designs, blockers, and progress.

Competencies

Every position in Engineering requires that we are each a “leader of one”. This means everyone is required to manage themselves. Core values and behaviors that support this attitude are

Active Listening – Whether it is a colleague in Engineering or Product, it is our responsibility to listen and gain clarity on their input.

Creativity – There are always constraints to solving a problem, it is our jobs as Engineers to find those creative solutions to help with scalability, efficiency, and cost.

Cooperation – It has been proven time and again that more heads are better than one when it comes to building software. We practice no-ego development and focus on making the best product.

Initiative – There are going to be these slow times that pop-up, and we all must take this time to do something to better ourselves or the team. Sometimes rest is the right thing to do, too.

Learning – There is always something to learn from every situation.

Outlook – We focus on finding the solution to a problem, not all the ways it can’t be solved.

Communication – Even the greatest idea can’t be realized if no one can understand it.

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