Lead Data Engineer - Databricks (Remote)
Lumenalta
Remote · Raleigh, NC · Posted November 5, 2026
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Where Raleigh, NC ranks
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November 2026
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Southeast68 / 100 · of 33
- #3Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Southeast84 / 100 · of 33
- #4Best all-round cities for new graduates67 / 100 · of 100
- #6Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina33% · of 11
- #8Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast142 jobs · of 72
- #9Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast341 openings · of 65
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 34 open lead data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $143,000 to $166,000 and the median is $155,000.
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About the job
...We partner with global enterprises to design and scale data platforms that power products used by millions of users. Our work involves... ...hands-on. Your Role as a Tech Lead As a Tech Lead, Data Engineering , you will own the technical direction of data initiatives while...