Lead Data Engineer, Consumer at Versant3

Seniority in posting: entry

Compensation

$170,000 – $190,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: Sep 25, 2026

Description

VERSANT Media is hiring a Data Product Engineering Lead to manage a distributed or offshore engineering team and deliver scalable, governed data products from source ingestion through the Silver layer of an enterprise data platform. The role covers data engineering, cloud and lakehouse platforms, ELT/ETL pipelines, data quality, observability, lineage, security, documentation, and delivery operating-model leadership. Candidates need at least 8 years of data, software, or data-platform experience, including 2+ years leading engineers or technical workstreams, along with strong SQL, Python, Spark/PySpark, and enterprise data-platform expertise.

Required Skills

SQL
Python
Spark/PySpark
Databricks
Delta Lake
CI/CD
Data quality
Observability
Lineage
Distributed teams

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 8+ years of data engineering, software engineering, or data-platform experience
2+ years leading engineers, technical workstreams, or large-scale delivery
Experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale ingestion and transformation pipelines
Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, or a comparable lakehouse platform, cloud storage, orchestration, and CI/CD
Experience implementing data quality, observability, lineage, metadata, and production support practices
Experience leading distributed teams and creating effective delivery practices across time zones
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Unity Catalog or comparable governance, catalog, and access-control capabilities
Experience with data contracts, schema evolution, change data capture, APIs, event streaming, and large-volume data processing
Experience supporting multiple data domains, global data products, or regional data-residency requirements
Experience with infrastructure-as-code, DataOps, and automated environment provisioning
Experience in a regulated, high-scale, or operationally sensitive environment
Translation Company Name: Versant