Lead Developer - Databricks Applications

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Team Lead - Databricks Applications to guide a team of developers in building enterprise-ready, production-grade applications on the Databricks platform. In this role, you will lead technical direction, architect scalable patterns, mentor developers, and deliver robust cloud solutions.

What You Will Do

• Architecture & Design: Architect and design production applications on the Databricks platform while driving key technical decisions around performance, security, and application patterns.
• Data Engineering & Governance: Build and optimize data pipelines using Databricks Workflows and Delta Lake, and configure Unity Catalog for data governance and access control.
• Operations & Optimization: Oversee cloud security, service principals, cost optimization, performance tuning, and application monitoring.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Lead and mentor a team of 1–2 Databricks developers, establish coding standards and review processes, and translate stakeholder requirements into technical solutions within an Agile framework.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: 8+ years of hands-on experience building production applications on Databricks or comparable cloud data platforms.
• Leadership: 2+ years of technical leadership experience.
• Core Technical Skills: Expert-level Python and SQL skills, strong experience with REST APIs and web application development, and deep expertise in Databricks Apps, Workflows, Unity Catalog, and Delta Lake.
• Cloud & Operations: In-depth understanding of compute management, performance optimization at scale, cloud security, identity management, and service principals.
• Track Record: Proven success transforming prototypes into production-ready enterprise applications.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates).
• Automated testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end) and React frontend development experience.
• Databricks Certifications (Data Engineer Associate, Platform Administrator).