Data Engineer L2:

Experience: 3 - 10 years in data engineering.

Location: Bangalore.

Work Mode: Bangalore - Hybrid.

Role Overview:

Join CoffeeBeans Consulting as a Data Engineer L2 and immerse yourself in a transformative role where your expertise will directly contribute to the future of AI. Located in Bangalore, this position offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of data engineering, shaping the way businesses leverage their data to drive innovation. With 4 - 7 years of experience, you will play a pivotal role in building and optimizing scalable data pipelines that empower analytics and AI/ML solutions. This is not just a job; it's a chance to elevate your career in a company that values engineering excellence and client impact.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design and implement enterprise-grade Databricks Lakehouse architectures using Delta Lake and Unity Catalog.

- Build scalable batch and real-time data ingestion pipelines using Lakeflow Connect, SDP, Auto Loader, Spark, and Kafka.

- Design and implement CDC architectures using Debezium, Kafka/Kafka Connect, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle.

- Implement streaming and event-driven data pipelines using Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming, and related technologies.

- Design and manage schema evolution and data contracts using Karapace / Schema Registry.

- Implement centralized governance using Unity Catalog, including catalogs, schemas, RBAC, row/column-level security, lineage, and data access policies.

- Develop metadata-driven ingestion frameworks, data quality, reconciliation, profiling, and observability solutions.

- Design Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers and appropriate data modeling strategies for analytical workloads.

- Establish engineering best practices covering CI/CD, testing, deployment, monitoring, logging, and operational support.

- Use Databricks Asset Bundles (DAB) and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins/GitHub Actions for automated deployment.

- Work with cloud services such as AWS S3, IAM, networking, monitoring, and security services.

- Lead technical discussions with clients, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and drive architecture decisions.

- Troubleshoot complex data engineering, CDC, streaming, performance, and production issues.

- Mentor engineers and provide technical direction across data engineering initiatives.

Must-Have Skills:

- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks and Lakehouse architecture.

- Advanced Python and SQL skills.

- Strong expertise in Apache Spark / PySpark and distributed data processing.

- Hands-on experience with Unity Catalog and Delta Lake.

- Experience with Lakeflow Connect, SDP / Spark Declarative Pipelines, and Auto Loader.

- Strong understanding of CDC architectures using Debezium and Kafka.

- Hands-on experience with Kafka / Kafka Connect.

- Experience with Karapace or Schema Registry and schema evolution.

- Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, data modeling, data warehousing, streaming, and data integration patterns.

- Experience with production-grade data pipelines and orchestration.

- Strong understanding of cloud-native data services, particularly AWS.

- Experience with CI/CD and Databricks Asset Bundles (DAB).

- Experience leading technical implementations and working directly with business/client stakeholders.

Good to Have:

- Experience with Snowflake and dbt.

- Experience with Apache Flink or other real-time processing frameworks.

- Experience implementing data governance, lineage, security, data quality, and observability.

- Experience with AWS S3, IAM, Glue, MSK/Kafka, and cloud networking.

- Experience designing metadata-driven data platforms.

- Experience with AI/ML data platforms and GenAI workloads.

- Databricks certifications, particularly Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional.

- AWS Data Engineering/Data Analytics certifications.

Other Expectations:

- Strong ownership and problem-solving mindset.

- Ability to balance hands-on engineering with architecture and technical leadership.

- Strong client-facing and communication skills.

- Ability to mentor and guide engineering teams.

- Willingness to adapt to new technologies and client environments.

- Willingness to travel within India and internationally for short/medium-term client assignments.