Motion Recruitment

Data Engineer / Remote / Databricks / Work Life Balance

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This role is for a Senior Data Engineer with 3+ years of experience, focusing on Databricks, Spark, and cloud platforms (AWS or Azure). It's a remote, full-time position with a competitive hourly rate, lasting over 6 months.
🌎 - Country
United States
πŸ’± - Currency
$ USD
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πŸ’° - Day rate
Unknown
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πŸ—“οΈ - Date
July 10, 2026
πŸ•’ - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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πŸ“„ - Contract
Unknown
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πŸ”’ - Security
Unknown
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πŸ“ - Location detailed
Detroit, MI
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Apache Spark #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Consulting #Cloud #Data Engineering #Delta Lake #dbt (data build tool) #Data Governance #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #PySpark #Collibra #Databricks #Scala #Azure #Spark (Apache Spark) #Data Pipeline #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #Datasets #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Data Modeling
Role description
A leading data-driven digital consultancy is hiring a Senior Data Engineer for a fully remote, full-time opportunity. This organization works at the cutting edge of AI, analytics, and cloud technology, helping enterprise clients unlock value from complex datasets. This role is centered around Databricks, Spark, and modern lakehouse architecture within AWS and Azure ecosystems. This is an opportunity to work on meaningful, production-grade data solutions, not experimental projects that never ship. Engineers here take ownership of building scalable pipelines that directly impact business outcomes for large organizations. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, gain exposure to diverse industries, and help shape a growing data and AI practice. It’s an ideal role for someone who wants both technical depth and client-facing impact in a fast-evolving environment. Required Skills & Experience β€’ 3+ years of experience in data engineering β€’ Hands-on experience with Databricks and Delta Lake β€’ Strong experience with Apache Spark (PySpark preferred) β€’ Advanced SQL skills for large-scale data transformation β€’ Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) β€’ Experience building and maintaining production data pipelines β€’ Understanding of data modeling and lakehouse architectures Desired Skills & Experience β€’ Experience with Delta Live Tables or similar frameworks β€’ Familiarity with dbt or data transformation tooling β€’ Exposure to data governance tools (Collibra, Purview, etc.) β€’ Experience with Kafka or streaming pipelines β€’ Background in consulting or multi-client environments What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown β€’ 70% Databricks / Spark / Data Engineering β€’ 30% Cloud + Data Modeling + Collaboration Daily Responsibilities β€’ 80% Hands On β€’ 15% Team Collaboration β€’ 5% Management Duties The Offer β€’ Competitive Hourly Rate You Will Receive The Following Benefits β€’ Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future. Posted By: Charles Deuter