Lead Solutions Engineer
Retail Insight · Chicago, IL · 1 wk ago
HybridEngineeringFull-time
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the design, delivery, and optimization of end-to-end data solutions.
- Architect scalable, resilient cloud-native data platforms.
- Build and oversee large-scale data pipelines and analytics solutions.
- Partner with clients to translate business challenges into practical technical solutions.
- Guide delivery across complex projects, balancing quality, speed, and long-term sustainability.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve performance and accelerate delivery.
Ledership & Collaboration
- You'll be a technical leader both internally and externally, helping to raise standards, develop talent, and strengthen client relationships.
- Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.
- Work closely with Product, Delivery, and Customer Success teams to shape solutions.
- Define and uphold engineering and architectural standards.
- Support the growth and development of the engineering team.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients and a bridge between commercial and technical teams.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in data engineering and modern data platforms.
- A background in solution architecture and designing production-ready data solutions.
- Demonstrable expertise in T-SQL and Python.
- Hands-on experience with Databricks and cloud-based data ecosystems.
- Experience delivering complex projects across multiple stakeholders.
- Confidence working directly with customers and influencing senior decision makers.
- The ability to thrive in fast-moving environments where priorities evolve.
Plus Leadership & Collaboration
- Experience building data platforms that support AI or machine learning workloads.
- Exposure to additional modern data tools, frameworks, or programming languages.