Python Developer (Databricks)
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About the Role
We are seeking a Python Developer to drive the strategy and architecture of our UCX
migration platform. You will define the technical roadmap, lead the design of complex
migration workflows, and ensure performance and reliability at scale. Beyond hands-on
engineering, you’ll mentor a small team of engineers, set best practices, and collaborate
closely with Product, Solutions Architecture, and Customer Success. This role combines
deep technical problem-solving with leadership, innovation, and customer impact.
What You’ll Do
Technical Leadership & Strategy
• Architectural ownership: Define and evolve the technical roadmap for UCX migration
workflows and platform architecture
• Technical decision-making: Drive critical architectural decisions across storage,
compute, and governance layers
• Cross-functional collaboration: Lead technical discussions with Product, Solutions
Architecture, and Customer Success teams
Advanced Implementation & Engineering
• Complex feature leadership: Own design and implementation of sophisticated
migration workflows (cross-cloud table moves, advanced privilege reconciliation,
multi-workspace orchestration)
• Performance optimization: Lead efforts to optimize Spark workloads, Delta Lake
operations, and large-scale data movement patterns
• Platform reliability: Define and implement SLAs, monitoring, and alerting for
production migration workflows
Team Leadership & Mentorship
• Technical mentorship: Guide and develop 3-5 engineers across different seniority
levels
• Code quality leadership: Establish and enforce engineering best practices, code
review standards, and testing strategies
• Knowledge sharing: Lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and
knowledge transfer sessions
Strategic Initiatives
• Innovation leadership: Research and prototype next-generation migration capabilities
and Unity Catalog integrations
• Customer escalation: Serve as technical expert for complex customer migration
scenarios and edge cases
• Support technical evaluations of other consultants when required, contributing to the
assessment of skills and alignment with project needs
What You Bring
• Expert-level Python (3.10+) with 2+ years of production PySpark experience
• 1+ years architecting solutions on Databricks with deep Unity Catalog and Hive
metastore expertise
• 3+ years leading engineering teams and driving technical strategy
• Direct experience leading enterprise-scale data platform migrations
• Proven ability to design distributed systems that handle petabyte-scale data
migrations
• Data governance at scale: Enterprise-grade understanding of security, compliance,
and audit requirements
• API and integration design: Experience building robust APIs and integration patterns
for enterprise customers
• Passion for defensive programming and building highly scalable and reliable software
Nice to have:
• Staff/Principal Engineer experience at a major technology company
• Significant contributions to open-source data platforms
• Enterprise sales engineering experience working directly with large customers
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or
equivalent practical experience
What We Offer
• 100% remote work to provide flexibility and work-life balance.
• Company laptop and necessary equipment to perform your role effectively.
• Competitive salary and benefits package aligned with local market benchmarks.