Senior Data Software Engineer
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About the Position
We are seeking a Senior Data Software Engineer to support and strengthen a Data & Analytics program focused on scaling the Databricks platform and migrating data and workloads from Teradata. This role requires strong governance around data reconciliation, validation, CI/CD deployment controls, and production release readiness, along with a proactive approach to resolving incidents and improving the reliability of data pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day support for the Data & Analytics team, triage and resolve incidents raised by stakeholders
- Diagnose and fix broken or failing dbt models, including compilation errors, test failures, schema drift, and stale dependencies
- Monitor, debug, and repair Databricks workflows and jobs, including failed runs, cluster issues, and scheduling problems
- Investigate data quality issues and pipeline failures to identify root cause and apply fixes
- Maintain and improve dbt tests, documentation, and model configurations
- Respond to ad hoc requests for data fixes, backfills, or re-runs
- Collaborate with data engineers and analysts to prevent recurring issues by improving alerting, adding tests, and refactoring fragile models
- Keep runbooks and support documentation up to date
- Escalate complex issues appropriately while owning resolution end-to-end
Requirements
- 3+ years of practical experience with dbt, including models, tests, macros, and debugging build/run errors
- Experience with Databricks, including notebooks, jobs/workflows, clusters, and basic troubleshooting
- Solid SQL skills with comfort reading and modifying transformation logic
- Familiarity with git-based workflows, including PRs and version control
- Strong troubleshooting mindset and ownership of issues through to resolution
- Good communication skills for working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proficiency in English at a B2+ level
We Offer
- Remote work options in Georgia, USA, and other locations
About the Company
EPAM Systems is a global software product engineering and product development company. We deliver digital transformation and technology innovation to our clients across various industries.
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