**Experienced Full Stack Lead Data Engineer – Cloud-Based Data Solutions and Infrastructure Development for blithequark**

Are you a seasoned data engineer with a passion for building scalable, cloud-based data solutions and infrastructure? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where innovation and experimentation are encouraged? If so, we invite you to join blithequark's team of talented professionals as a Lead Data Engineer. At blithequark, we're reimagining the way we create magical viewing experiences for the world's most cherished memories while transforming our media enterprise for the future. Our team is dedicated to designing and constructing the infrastructure that will power our media, marketing, and distribution companies for years to come. As a Lead Data Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on products and structures that satisfy hundreds of thousands of customers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and many more. **Why Join blithequark?** There are several reasons why you'd love working for blithequark. You'll be part of a team that innovates and executes groundbreaking products and strategies that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment, and news. You'll have the opportunity to work with the latest technologies available from AWS and beyond, and you'll be embedded in the Orchestration team that runs workflow scheduling packages and data ingestion infrastructure that enables the analytics, operations, and data science behind our flagship streaming packages. **Job Summary** We're seeking a highly skilled Lead Data Engineer to help us grow the data platform. As a Lead Data Engineer, you'll be responsible for leading a cross-functional team of engineers to build software for a large-scale data processing environment supporting real-time and batch data that underpins all analytic and operational data flows. You'll also be responsible for building tools and services to support data discovery, lineage, resiliency, and privacy compliance across the data platform. **Responsibilities and Duties of the Role** The key responsibilities of the Lead Data Engineer role include: * Leading a cross-functional team of engineers to build software for a large-scale data processing environment supporting real-time and batch data that underpins all analytic and operational data flows * Building tools and services to support data discovery, lineage, resiliency, and privacy compliance across the data platform * Designing and developing CICD processes for infrastructure components that ensure high availability and agility * Driving software engineering and architecture best practices and standards within the team and wider organization, alongside a culture of quality, innovation, and experimentation * Providing mentorship and guidance for team members; evangelizing the platform, best-practices, data-driven decisions; identifying new use cases and capabilities and driving adoption **Required Education, Experience, Skills, and Training** The basic qualifications for the Lead Data Engineer role include: * 3+ years of applicable professional experience * Fluency in Python and Scala * Deep experience deploying and running cloud-based data solutions (ideally AWS) and infrastructure-as-code frameworks like Terraform * Ability to dive deep into any technical aspect as well as understand and drive the overall systems architecture * Excellent written and verbal communication skills The preferred qualifications for the Lead Data Engineer role include: * Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field * Experience maintaining real-time data infrastructure such as Kinesis or Kafka * Expertise with workflow scheduler tools such as Airflow * Experience with Scala, Python, Terraform, and AWS **What We Offer** The hiring range for this role is $35 to $45 per hour. The base pay actually offered will consider internal equity and may also vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive devices may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the level and function offered. **Benefits of Working at blithequark** Because our employees and cast members are at the heart of everything we do, blithequark offers a competitive total rewards package that includes pay, health and savings benefits, time-off programs, educational opportunities, and more. Together, these rewards make up a comprehensive package that helps our employees and cast members to maintain their best lives, grow individually and professionally, and take advantage of the unique extras that only blithequark can offer. Some of the benefits of working at blithequark include: * Online learning tools and programs designed to foster inclusion and support growth and development for all employees and cast members * Opportunities to volunteer through blithequark VoluntEARS * blithequark Commuter Assistance program to help employees and cast members find commuter resources, options, and incentives * Discounts available at select hotels, dining, products, and recreational locations * Flexibility @ blithequark, designed to fit your professional and personal needs, offering a portfolio of options for a work arrangement that lets you thrive, both in your career and in your life * Affordable health insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, available for full-time positions * On-site, low-cost, and back-up child care options available at select locations * Vacation and sick leave available for full-time positions, with vacation and personal holidays accrued based on length of service, role, and hours worked * Retirement plans available for full-time and part-time positions * Complimentary theme park admission for full-time and part-time positions after weeks of employment * Educational compensation and blithequark Aspire, which pays 100% tuition upfront at community colleges for full-time and part-time hourly employees **About blithequark Direct to Consumer** blithequark's Direct to Consumer team oversees the Hulu and Disney+ streaming businesses within blithequark Entertainment, helping to bring The Walt Disney Company's best-in-class storytelling to fans and families everywhere. **About The Walt Disney Company** The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified global family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent position in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of its family. Disney's stories, characters, and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally loved. **We Encourage You to Apply!** Even if you feel you're not a perfect match, we'd still love to hear from you. We are looking for great people to join our friendly team. Apply now and become a part of the blithequark team, where you can make a difference and grow your career in a dynamic and innovative environment. Apply To This Job Apply for this job Apply for this job