What are the responsibilities and job description for the Remote Data Engineer / Databricks / Work - Life Balance position at Motion Recruitment?
A fast-growing, AI-driven digital consultancy is hiring a Data Engineer to help build modern data platforms for large enterprise clients. This role focuses on technologies like Databricks, Apache Spark (PySpark), and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), delivering scalable solutions that power analytics and machine learning initiatives.
This opportunity stands out for its high impact and variety, so you won’t be siloed. Instead, you’ll design end-to-end pipelines, contribute to cloud lakehouse architectures, and partner closely with analytics and AI teams across multiple industries. It’s ideal for someone who wants to expand their technical depth while working on meaningful, production-level systems that directly influence business outcomes.
Required Skills & Experience
Tech Breakdown
Posted By: Charles Deuter
This opportunity stands out for its high impact and variety, so you won’t be siloed. Instead, you’ll design end-to-end pipelines, contribute to cloud lakehouse architectures, and partner closely with analytics and AI teams across multiple industries. It’s ideal for someone who wants to expand their technical depth while working on meaningful, production-level systems that directly influence business outcomes.
Required Skills & Experience
- 3–5 years of hands-on data engineering experience
- Strong experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, workflows, SQL)
- Proficiency with Apache Spark (PySpark preferred)
- Advanced SQL skills for large-scale data processing
- Experience with AWS or Azure data services
- Solid understanding of data modeling and architecture patterns
- Experience working in Agile environment
- Experience with Delta Live Tables or similar frameworks
- Familiarity with dbt or modern transformation tools
- Exposure to ML pipelines or feature engineering workflows
- Experience with data governance or cataloging tools
- Background in consulting or client-facing environments
- Experience with streaming data (Kafka or Spark Streaming)
Tech Breakdown
- 70% Databricks / Spark / Cloud Data Engineering
- 30% Data Modeling, Optimization, and Collaboration
- 75% Hands-on
- 15% Cross-Team Collaboration
- 10% Architecture & Design
- Bonus eligible
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Paid parental leave
Posted By: Charles Deuter