- Hilton
- McLean, VA
- Full-Time
- 84 days ago
- $170,000–$185,000
Lead Data Engineer.
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Lead Data Engineer: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for a lead data engineer building data and machine learning pipelines for forecasting, marketing, revenue management, and customer analytics.
- The Person:The person will design and build batch and real-time data pipelines, develop scalable data infrastructure, apply data quality and modeling practices, troubleshoot production defects, and mentor junior engineers.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has a master's degree or bachelor's degree with experience in Data Engineering, Analytics, Scala, Python, SQL, NoSQL databases, AWS Glue, EMR, Athena, Hadoop, Apache Spark, and CI/CD practices.
About the role
Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
Job title: Lead Data Engineer
Location: McLean, VA (position allows 100% full remote work anywhere in the U.S.)
What will I be doing?
Design, develop, and implement machine learning pipelines (batch and real-time) to support forecasting, marketing, revenue management, and customer behavior analytics. Develop innovative data solutions that enable revenue optimization, personalization, and data-driven decision-making across business functions with minimal oversight. Apply industry-standard software engineering principles throughout the lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring. Build and optimize scalable data ingestion, transformation, and processing workflows using distributed computing frameworks. Leverage cloud-based services, including AWS Data Pipeline, AWS Glue, AWS EMR to design reliable, high-performance data infrastructure. Implement robust data modeling, feature engineering, and data quality validation to support production-grade machine learning and AI solutions. Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate analytical needs into deployable systems. Troubleshoot and resolve production defects while implementing long-term fixes. Lead and mentor junior engineers in best practices for big data engineering, AI-driven applications, version control, CI/CD, and DevOps automation. Ensure compliance with enterprise data governance, security, and privacy standards, while conducting performance tuning of large-scale pipelines. Research and recommend emerging technologies in AI, cloud, and data engineering to enhance enterprise capabilities.
Requirements:
Requires Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Business Analytics, Computer Science and Engineering, or related field and three years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics, or related occupation. Alternatively, Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Business Analytics, Computer Science and Engineering, or related field and five years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics, or related occupation required. Must have progressive experience in application development and object-oriented programming using Scala and Python; working with large data sets, Hadoop, data lakes, and cloud technologies; utilizing SQL and NoSQL databases such as Hive, AWS Redshift, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and REST API integration; leveraging cloud-based services, such as AWS Glue, EMR, or Athena for scalable data engineering; implementing distributed computing frameworks, such as Apache Spark, Hadoop MapReduce, and Apache; and applying DevOps tools and CI/CD practices.
SALARY: $170,000 - $185,000 / year
BENEFITS: Health/Dental/Vistion ins., 401(K), PTO, Life/Disability Ins. & more
TO APPLY: Apply to Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. at https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en using req. #217847 or submit your resume to [email protected]. Please include the job title and requisition # in the subject line of the e-mail.
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