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As a Databricks partner, we go deep on lakehouse architecture, machine learning, and applied AI, with a bias toward production over proof of concept. Our team brings deep technical expertise and a builder's mindset to every engagement, and we measure our work not just by what ships, but by the business impact it drives.\nRole Summary\nSenior Data Engineers own complete data engineering workstreams within client engagements. You design, build, and operationalize the data platforms that power analytics and AI, taking your work from discovery and design through implementation, production, and handoff.\nThis is a hands-on engineering role built around ownership. You work directly with client stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions, making the technical decisions necessary to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-efficient platforms. While the Data Architect owns the overall platform architecture, you own the successful delivery of your workstreams and the quality of the systems you build.\nOur work focuses on modernizing enterprise data platforms using Databricks and the broader cloud ecosystem, enabling organizations to build trustworthy data products and AI-ready foundations that last beyond the engagement.\nKey Responsibilities\nOwn one or more data engineering workstreams, from technical design through production deployment and handoff.\n\nDesign and implement scalable data models and lakehouse architectures, including medallion patterns where appropriate.\n\nOptimize performance and cost across Databricks and the underlying cloud: you treat compute spend as your problem, not someone else's.\n\nOrchestrate workflows using Databricks Workflows, Delta Live Tables, or equivalent tooling.\n\nImplement governance, security, observability, and lineage with Unity Catalog, and stand up CI/CD for data.\n\nDesign and build AI-ready data platforms that enable reliable analytics, machine learning, and agentic applications.\n\nWork directly with client stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.\n\nReview code, mentor junior engineers, and maintain high engineering standards across your workstreams.\n\nContribute reusable accelerators, frameworks, and best practices back to the practice.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n6+ years in data engineering or analytics engineering.\n\nAdvanced experience building production data pipelines with Apache Spark (PySpark and SQL), including performance optimization.\n\nHands-on production experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, Jobs, Workflows, Unity Catalog).\n\nDeep experience with at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).\n\nStrong SQL and data modeling fundamentals.\n\nA track record of building and operating production-grade data pipelines, not just prototypes.\n\nComfortable working directly with client stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.\n\nDemonstrated ability to independently own a data engineering workstream from design through production.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with Delta Live Tables, structured streaming, or real-time pipelines.\n\nFamiliarity with dbt, Airflow, or other modern data stack tooling.\n\nA demonstrated performance- and cost-optimization mindset (cluster sizing, Photon, file layout, partitioning).\n\nExposure to governed or regulated environments (e.g., financial services, healthcare).\n\nPrior consulting, systems integrator, or professional services experience.\n\nNote on certification: Existing Databricks certifications are a plus. Where not already held, Databricks certification (e.g., Data Engineer Associate/Professional) is expected to be obtained post-hire.\nWho Thrives Here\nThis role is designed for engineers who are ready to own complete workstreams today and are growing toward whole-system architecture and engagement leadership.\nYou naturally take ownership of complete workstreams rather than waiting for individual tasks.\n\nYou treat data quality, reliability, and performance as product features, not afterthoughts.\n\nYou enjoy solving ambiguous problems with practical engineering.\n\nYou leave every platform easier to operate than when you found it.\n\nYou'd rather ship something maintainable than demo something clever.\n\nWhy Climb\nGround floor, real backing. You are joining early, with founders who have built and exited firms like this before. You help write the playbook rather than inherit one.\n\nOutcomes, not hours. We sell and deliver against business results. Advancement is tied to delivery performance and account impact, not utilization targets.\n\nSenior team, no body-shop drag. Small pods of A-players, heavy internal AI leverage, and no bloated middle layers between you and the work.\n\nIP that compounds. Every engagement feeds reusable accelerators, patterns, and points of view back into the practice.\n\nWhat We Offer\nCompetitive base salary with performance-based bonuses\n\nMacBook Pro and swag kit so you can do your best work\n\nComprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance\n\n401(k) with company match\n\nGenerous holidays, flexible PTO, and remote-first work environment\n\nProfessional development budget including Databricks and cloud certifications\n\nSpot bonuses for relevant certifications\n\nConference attendance and thought leadership opportunities\n\nCollaborative, low-ego culture with direct access to leadership\n\nOpportunity to shape a growing practice from the ground floor\n\nClimb is an equal opportunity employer. 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