182 lead data engineer jobs at 85 companies in New Jersey

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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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Lead Data Engineer
East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
$125k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
APC Postal Logistics
APC Postal Logistics: Dynamic international delivery and technology solutions provider.
8+ YOE8+ years in data engineering or analytics; scalable data warehouse; advanced SQL; Python; large-scale data; reliability and cost focus; logistics domain preferred.
SQL, Python, ETL/ELT, Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Pipelines
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Lead Data Engineer
New Brunswick or United States or North America
$170k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & JohnsonNYSE: JNJ: Global healthcare providing pharmaceuticals and medical technologies.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering or related and 5+ years' data engineering experience. Experience designing architecture, building batch and real-time data pipelines, integrating ML models, coaching engineers, and optimizing data infrastructure.
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Data Engineer Lead- PMS & QA
Trumbull or Livingston
$120k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CooperSurgical
CooperSurgicalNasdaq: COO: Manufactures medical devices for fertility and women's health.
6+ YOELead data analysis, visualization, and reporting for PMS & QA; strong Power BI, data analytics, and regulatory data experience; medical device/pharma industry background preferred.
Power BI, ERP, QMS, Data Visualization, Statistical Techniques, eQMS, Trackwise, Veeva
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Lead Data Engineer
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
$170k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & JohnsonNYSE: JNJ: Provides pharmaceutical products and medical technology healthcare solutions.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering or related and 5 years' related experience; experience designing resilient data analytics systems, mentoring engineers, integrating ML models, and optimizing data pipelines.
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Lead Data Engineer
Las Vegas or New Jersey or Michigan or Texas or Florida or Massachusetts or Maryland or Mississippi or Ohio
$122k-$162k/yr OnsiteFull Time
MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts InternationalNYSE: MGM: Operates destination resorts, luxury hotels, casinos, and global entertainment venues.
8+ YOE8+ years delivering enterprise data integration, lakehouse and platform solutions using Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake and Azure; experienced with ELT/ETL, CI/CD, IaC, MLOps/DataOps, data governance, and mentoring engineers.
Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, Azure, ELT/ETL, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), MLOps, DataOps, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
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Lead, Data Engineer - PGIM Private Capital (Hybrid - Newark, NJ)
Newark, New Jersey, United States
$150k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
PGIM
PGIMNYSE: PRU: Provides global investment management services across various asset classes.
7+ YOELead data engineer with expertise in Azure data services, data vault 2.0, data modeling, and data pipelines; strong SQL and Python/Scala; prior leadership experience.
Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Database, Azure Databricks, SQL, Python, Scala, Power BI, Data Vault 2.0, Fabric, Dataflow Gen2
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Lead Data Engineer
Cary or Bridgewater or New York
$120k-$176k/yr HybridFull Time
MetLife
MetLifeNYSE: MET: Global provider of insurance, annuities, and financial services.
8+ YOE8+ years data solutions experience with 4+ years in Azure/Databricks; strong SQL, Spark, Scala/Python, Big Data (Hive/HBase), Azure services, ETL/warehousing, CI/CD, data governance, and leadership/mentoring experience.
Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Databricks, Databricks, Apache Spark, SQL, Scala, Python, Hive, HBase, Microsoft Azure Functions, Microsoft Cosmos DB, Microsoft Azure Data Factory, Delta Lake, Shell, Bash, Microsoft PowerShell, Microsoft Event Hub, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, CI/CD
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AVP, Lead Data Engineer
Philadelphia or Jersey City or Simsbury
$153k-$221k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Chubb
ChubbNYSE: CB: Provides property, casualty, and life insurance and reinsurance services globally.
12+ YOEBachelor's degree required; 12+ years data engineering with ETL/ELT, data warehouse design, and automated pipelines. Expertise in Informatica/IICS, Azure (Synapse, ADF, Databricks), Snowflake, Databricks, Autosys, Python/Shell. Must be based in NJ or Greater Philadelphia.
Informatica, IICS, Azure, Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark, Snowflake, Snowpark, Autosys, Python, Shell
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Lead Data Platform Engineer
Morristown or United States
$59-$103/hr RemoteFull Time
Atlantic Health System
Atlantic Health System: Operates a non-profit network of hospitals and healthcare facilities.
8+ YOE8–14 years software/data engineering experience with 3+ years as a technical lead; deep expertise in distributed data systems, Python and SQL, JVM languages (Scala/Java), modern warehouse/lakehouse platforms, open table formats, and streaming platforms.
Python, SQL, Scala, Java, Spark, Flink, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, Apache Hudi, Apache Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, DataHub, OpenMetadata, Collibra, Alation
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Lead Engineer, Data Platforms
Tempe or Phoenix or Alabama or Arizona or California or Colorado or Florida or Idaho or Kansas or Kentucky or Missouri or New Mexico or Nevada or Oklahoma or Oregon or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Washington or Wyoming or Louisiana or Illinois or Indiana or North Carolina or Ohio or Michigan or New Jersey or Arkansas or Georgia
RemoteFull Time
Dutch Bros
Dutch BrosNYSE: BROS: Operates and franchises drive-thru shops serving handcrafted beverages.
7+ YOE7+ years data/software engineering experience (4+ years on backend or data infrastructure). Bachelor\u0002s in CS or related (or 4 years experience). Expert Python and SQL, Snowflake, Airflow, Power BI, AWS services, CI/CD, DataDog, Kafka, ETL/ELT tools, data governance, and strong communication skills.
Python, SQL, Snowflake, Snowpipe, SnowSQL, Airflow, Microsoft Power BI, AWS, IAM, VPC, Glue, S3, SFTP, Lambda, CloudWatch, SNS, Gitlab CI/CD, DataDog, Kafka, Workato, ADF, Matillion, DBT, Databricks, Fivetran, pyspark
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Founding Data Lead
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
HybridFull Time
Agora
Agora: Sues institutional-grade stablecoins and provides digital dollar payment infrastructure.
5+ YOE5+ years in analytics or data engineering; strong SQL; dashboards and metrics frameworks; clean data models; experience with high-volume event data; data orchestration tools; product analytics platforms; clear communication.
SQL, Metabase, Looker, Spark, Databricks, ClickHouse, dbt, Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, Amplitude, Mixpanel, PostHog, Heap
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Lead, Data Engineer - PGIM Private Capital (Hybrid - Newark, NJ)
Newark, New Jersey, United States
$150k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
Prudential Financial
Prudential FinancialNYSE: PRU: Provides insurance, investment management, and retirement services globally.
7+ YOELead data engineer with 7+ years experience; strong Azure data services; Python/Scala; SQL; experience leading data engineers; agile delivery; Data Vault 2.0 & lakehouse knowledge; Power BI.
Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Database, Azure Databricks, SQL, Python, Scala, Power BI, Data Vault 2.0, Medallion, Fabric, Apache Spark, Data Lakehouse
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Senior Data Engineer Lead - Senior Vice President
Jersey City or Tampa
$177k-$265k/yr HybridFull Time
Citi
CitiNYSE: C: Global diversified financial services holding.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years data engineering experience, 3+ years technical leadership, expert Python/Scala/SQL and Spark, cloud data platform experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), big data and streaming (Hadoop, Kafka, Spark), workflow tools (Airflow/Dagster/Prefect), CI/CD, data governance, and strong communication.
Python, Scala, SQL, Spark, Apache Spark, S3, GCS, Redshift, BigQuery, EMR, Dataproc, Kinesis, Dataflow, Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Kafka, Flink, Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Microsoft Copilot, Calude Code, Devin
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Snowflake Lead Data Engineer
Teaneck or Australia
OnsiteFull Time
Cognizant
CognizantNASDAQ: CTSH: Provides IT consulting and technology services to global enterprises.
Expert in Snowflake architecture, DDL/DML, Dynamic Tables, stored procedures, Snowpark, security (RBAC/ABAC), performance tuning, cost governance, and CI/CD for Snowflake.
Snowflake, Snowpark, Snowpipe, Snowflake Cortex, Apache Iceberg, Liquibase, SchemaChange, Terraform, SQL
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Senior Data Engineer Lead - Senior Vice President
Jersey City or Tampa
$177k-$265k/yr HybridFull Time
Citi
CitiNYSE: C: Providing global banking, investment, and wealth management services.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years data engineering experience, 3+ years technical leadership; expert Python/Scala/SQL; cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) and big data tools (Spark, Kafka, Hadoop); Airflow/Dagster/Prefect; CI/CD; strong communication and team management skills; bachelor’s required, master’s preferred.
Python, Scala, SQL, Spark, Apache Spark, S3, GCS, Redshift, BigQuery, EMR, Dataproc, Kinesis, Dataflow, Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Kafka, Flink, Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Microsoft Copilot, Calude Code, Devin
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Data Engineer - AVP
Whippany, New Jersey, United States
$190k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Barclays
BarclaysLondon Stock Exchange: BARC: Global bank providing retail, corporate, and investment financial services.
Experience building Java-based data pipelines, data warehouses and lakes; strong skills in Java, Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes, OAuth2/JWT, JUnit, Mockito, GitLab/Bitbucket; experience leading technical teams and ensuring data governance and observability.
Java, Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes, OAuth2, JWT, JUnit, Mockito, GitLab, Bitbucket
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Lead Data Engineer – Snowflake & Data Platforms
Jersey City or Dallas or Tampa
$75k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
DTCC
DTCC: Provides post-trade infrastructure for the global financial services industry
6+ YOE6+ years data engineering experience with Snowflake and SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT, cloud platforms, strong analytical and leadership skills.
Snowflake, SQL, Python, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, Bitbucket, Windows, Unix/Linux
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Staff Software Engineer Data - DC Tech Lead
United States or Alabama or Arkansas or California or Colorado or Florida or Georgia or Illinois or Kentucky or Massachusetts or Michigan or Montana or Missouri or Nevada or New Jersey or New York or North Carolina or Oregon or Pennsylvania or Texas or Washington or Utah or Virginia or Wisconsin
$168k-$273k/yr RemoteFull Time
Afresh
Afresh: AI-powered inventory management for grocery store fresh food departments.
Design and maintain large-scale ETLs; proficiency with Python, PySpark, SQL, Databricks/Snowflake/DBT; 2+ years technical lead experience; strong problem-solving, mentoring, and communication skills; experience with messy datasets.
PySpark, DBT, Python, SQL, Databricks, Snowflake
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Data Engineering Lead
East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
$168k-$210k/yr HybridFull Time
QXO
QXONYSE: QXO: Tech-enabled distributor of building materials and products.
Python, SQL, Spark; GCP stack; dbt; OpenMetadata/OpenLineage; CI/CD; Terraform; Docker; data quality and governance
Python, SQL, Apache Spark, Git, CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, dbt, OpenMetadata, OpenLineage
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Lead Data Engineer [Multiple Positions Available]
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan ChaseNYSE: JPM: Global financial services firm providing banking and investment solutions.
7+ YOE7+ years experience designing and implementing AWS-based data solutions, big data migrations, Python/Java/Scala development, Jenkins/GIT CI/CD, and mentoring junior engineers.
AWS, EC2, Lambda, EMR, Glue, Hadoop, Hive, S3, Redshift, Python, Java, Scala, Jenkins, GIT