Lead Data Engineer

at 5x
  • Remote - India

Remote

Data

Senior

Job description

At 5X our top priority is now to build out the platform. Picture every company using 5X as getting a core stack (Data Ingestion, Warehouse, Modelling & Orchestration and BI) out of the box with user permissions and Utilization insights. We are looking for Data Engineers with with a proven track record of successfully delivering end-to-end data solutions. This is a full time role.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the analysis of client’s business requirements to deliver strategic data solutions that align with organizational goals.
  • Oversee the design and development of data models and advanced Power BI dashboards, ensuring actionable insights for senior business stakeholders.
  • Drive the implementation and optimization of complex data models in Power BI, leveraging Medallion architecture principles (bronze, silver, gold layers) to ensure scalability and performance.
  • Manage end-to-end project delivery, including defining project scope, timelines, and milestones, while ensuring alignment with client expectations and business objectives.
  • Establish and enforce best practices in data engineering, ensuring high-quality, reliable, and scalable data solutions that meet industry standards.
  • Proactively communicate project updates, risks, and resolutions to stakeholders, driving transparency and trust.
  • Lead and mentor a team of data engineers and analysts, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
  • Facilitate high-level stakeholder conversations, translating technical concepts into business value and managing expectations to ensure successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or related fields, with a proven track record of leading and delivering complex, end-to-end data solutions.
  • Demonstrated project management experience, ensure timely delivery, and manage resources effectively.
  • Proven leadership skills, with experience managing and mentoring high-performing teams to achieve project and organizational goals.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders, build relationships, and communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python for data manipulation, transformation, and analysis.
  • Extensive experience with Snowflake and Power BI, including advanced dashboard development and optimization.
  • Deep expertise in medallion data architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) and advanced data modeling techniques.
  • Advanced knowledge of DAX calculations and measures for sophisticated analytics and performance optimization.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive solutions in a fast-paced environment.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of proactive client engagement and stakeholder management.
  • Self-motivated and results-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to unblock challenges, drive progress, and deliver with minimal supervision.

Benefits

  • 100% remote company - We love to give our employees the freedom to choose where they want to work from.
  • Wellness - We have monthly wellness programmes & workshops to make sure that all our employees are happy and satisfied.
  • Competitive compensation -We offer competitive compensation and meaningful equity.
  • Parental Leave: We value and support the family planning process and we provide paid parental leave.
  • Healthcare - We cover all employees’ health benefits and their dependents.
  • Offsite- 1 team offsite a year to incredible destinations. Check out our recent offsites here: Thailand, Sri Lanka and Bali

About 5X

  • 5X is a data and AI platform focused on traditional industries (like Banking, Manufacturing, Retail, Real Estate, Healthcare, Education,Government).
  • Traditional businesses are struggling with data silos, poor data quality - slowing the entire business now. These businesses are using legacy hard to reach systems or use platforms like SAP, Salesforce, Oracle which make it complex to get data out.
  • 5X is able to extract data from hard to reach systems, centralize, clean, structure & model it and enable data & agentic Gen AI capabilities.
  • Unlike legacy data platform implementations which take months and hundreds of thousands of dollars we are able to demonstrate end to end use cases in 48 hours at a fraction of the price.
  • 5X was founded in 2020 with presence in the USA, Singapore, UK and India. Our global team is 70+ people strong and rapidly growing.
  • We’re backed by Flybridge Capital and creators of popular open source projects like Airflow, Superset, Parquet & founders from companies like Datadog, Astronomer, Mode, Rudderstack.

Know about the Company

  • Website: https://5X.co/
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datawith5X/mycompany/
  • Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/5X-Reviews-E6110869.htm
  • 5X in 2 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Ppi00Lw70
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