N-iX is a global software development service company that helps businesses across the world develop successful software products. Founded in 2002 N-iX has come a long way expanding its presence across Europe the US and Latin America. Today we are a strong community of 2000 professionals and a reliable partner for global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies.
We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer who is passionate about building scalable cloud-native data solutions with Palantir Foundry and eager to grow into a broader data architecture this role you will lead technical delivery of modern data platforms on Palantir while working closely with clients and internal stakeholders to design implement and optimize enterprise-grade data systems.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of Palantir Foundry solutions: data pipelines ontologies workflows and operational applications
- Architect and implement scalable secure and reliable data platforms leveraging Palantir cloud services (AWS Azure) and modern engineering best practices
- Ensure quality through CI/CD automated testing and deployment pipelines in Foundry and supporting ecosystems
- Mentor and guide engineers: conduct reviews enforce coding standards and promote best practices within Palantir and beyond
- Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to shape solution design system integrations and technology selection
- Translate business requirements into Palantir ontology models transformation logic and workflows
- Gradually take on architecture ownership for projects and support pre-sales with technical solutioning and effort estimates
- Partner with business users to clarify requirements demonstrate value and iterate deliverables
- Contribute to pre-sales activities: shaping proposals presenting solution roadmaps and providing technical insights on Palantir-based data platforms
- Stay current with Palantir product capabilities and broader data platform trends (Data Mesh Lakehouse real-time analytics observability)
- Contribute to N-iX internal accelerators reference architectures and reusable Palantir delivery frameworks
Requirements:
- 5 years of hands-on experience in data engineering including design and delivery of production-grade solutions
- Strong experience with Palantir Foundry: ontology modeling pipelines transformation logic and operational applications
- Proficiency with SQL and Python; experience with Spark or PySpark a plus
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) and integrating Palantir with external systems and services
- Knowledge of data engineering tools such as Airflow dbt Kafka or similar is an advantage
- Proven track record building data lakes lakehouses warehouses or streaming pipelines
- Familiarity with modern architecture concepts: Data Mesh Data Fabric cloud-native patterns
- Experience leading teams mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence
- Strong communication and client engagement skills in English (written and spoken)
- Willingness to travel for client engagements when needed
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program tech talks and trainings centers of excellence and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
Required Experience:
Senior IC