About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced Team Lead - Databricks Applications to lead a team of developers building production-grade applications on the Databricks platform. You will drive technical decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure delivery of enterprise-ready solutions.

What you will do :

- Architect and design production applications on the Databricks platform

- Drive technical decisions on application patterns, security, and performance

- Build and optimise data pipelines using Databricks Workflows and Delta Lake

- Establish coding standards, best practices, and code review processes

- Configure Unity Catalogue for data governance and access management

- Oversee cloud security, service principals, and permissions strategy

- Own application monitoring, performance tuning, and cost optimisation

- Lead and mentor a team of 1 - 2 Databricks developers

- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions

- Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and delivery

You'll need to have :

- 8+ years of hands-on experience building production applications on Databricks or comparable cloud data platforms

- 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role

- Expert-level Python and SQL development skills

- Strong experience with REST API and web application development

- Deep expertise in Databricks Apps, Workflows, Unity Catalog, and Delta Lake

- Experience with compute management and performance optimization at scale

- Strong understanding of cloud security, identity management, and service principals

- Track record of turning prototypes into production-ready enterprise applications

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows

- Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, ARM templates)

- Automated testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end)

- Frontend development experience with React

- Databricks certifications (Data Engineer Associate, Platform Administrator)