Senior Data Engineer - Azure Databricks

Company Description

Blend is a premier AI services provider, committed to co-creating meaningful impact for its clients through the power of data science, AI, technology, and people. We help organisations solve complex business challenges by combining deep domain understanding with modern data and AI capabilities.

Our teams work across strategy, analytics, engineering, and product delivery to create scalable, high-value solutions that improve decision-making, efficiency, and growth.

Job Description

We are looking for a skilled Data Engineer with 5+ years of experience to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and platforms using Azure and Databricks. The ideal candidate will work closely with analytics, data science, and business teams to deliver reliable, high-performance data solutions that enable data-driven decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines using Azure Databricks
• Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT frameworks for structured and unstructured data
• Ingest data from multiple sources including APIs, databases, files, and streaming systems
• Work with Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2) for efficient data storage and retrieval
• Develop data transformation logic using PySpark and Spark SQL
• Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance across pipelines
• Implement data modeling concepts to support analytics and reporting use cases
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, BI teams, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Databricks jobs for performance and cost efficiency
• Apply best practices around security, governance, and compliance within Azure
• Participate in code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Engineer
• Strong experience with Azure Databricks
• Proficiency in PySpark, Spark SQL, and Python
• Experience working with Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2)
• Solid understanding of data warehousing and data modeling concepts
• Experience building batch and/or streaming data pipelines
• Familiarity with Azure Data Factory or similar orchestration tools
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases
• Experience using Git or similar version control systems
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Additional Information

• Experience with Delta Lake
• Knowledge of streaming technologies (Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, Spark Structured Streaming)
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Understanding of cloud cost optimization strategies