Senior Databricks Engineer

Senior Contract Databricks Engineer Needed! THE OPPORTUNITY We're working with a leading technology organisation embarking on a major data platform programme across its European business. They're looking for an experienced Senior Databricks Engineer to design, build and optimise their Lakehouse platform, deliver scalable data pipelines, and support the migration of legacy data workloads onto Databricks. This is a 12-month contract working on a major enterprise data transformation programme with significant visibility across the organisation. WHY THIS ROLE? Build at Enterprise ScaleTake ownership of core Databricks architecture and pipeline development, working on large, complex datasets that directly underpin analytics and AI capability across a large European organisation. Technical & Hands-OnWork closely with data architects, analytics teams and business stakeholders to design robust, performant and cost-efficient data solutions in a modern cloud environment. Flexible ContractFully remote across Europe12-month initial contractLong-term enterprise programmeHighly competitive day rate — DOEEnglish-speaking environmentImmediate / near-term start available WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Contract RequirementsFreelance / Independent ContractorBased in EuropeRight to work within the EUStrong commercial experience delivering large-scale data engineering projectsExcellent English communication skills Data Engineering ExperienceProven experience as a Senior Data Engineer delivering complex, production-grade data platformsStrong experience building and optimising ETL / ELT pipelines at scaleStrong hands-on Python and advanced SQLExperience with data modelling, warehousing and Lakehouse / Medallion architectureExperience with CI/CD, version control and automated testing for data workloadsExperience tuning performance and managing cloud cost efficiencyComfortable working in international, distributed teams Technical / Platform ExperienceStrong hands-on Databricks experience (Workflows, Notebooks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog)Strong Apache Spark / PySpark experience, including performance tuningExperience with Delta Live Tables and streaming or near-real-time pipelinesGood understanding of at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS or GCP)Experience with infrastructure as code and deployment automation (Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles or similar)Experience with data governance, security and access management NICE TO HAVEDatabricks certification (Data Engineer Professional / Associate)Unity Catalog migration or implementation experienceExperience migrating legacy platforms (Hadoop, Synapse, Snowflake, on-prem warehouses) to DatabricksExperience with dbt, Kafka, Airflow or similar toolingMLflow or ML/AI pipeline experienceExperience within multinational organisationsExperience with Jira, Confluence or similar toolsPrevious experience delivering across multiple European countries CONTRACT DETAILSDuration: 12-month initial contract (extensions possible)Location: Fully Remote (Europe)Day Rate: Undisclosed — highly competitive and dependent on experienceWorking Language: EnglishStart Date: Immediate / ASAP INTERVIEW PROCESSInterviews taking place shortlyFast turnaround on feedbackStreamlined recruitment processImmediate / near-term start available APPLY CONTRACT ONLY If you're an experienced Senior Databricks Engineer with strong Spark and cloud data platform experience and you're looking for your next long-term remote contract, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now with your latest CV. #DatabricksEngineer #SeniorDataEngineer #Databricks #ApacheSpark #PySpark #DeltaLake #UnityCatalog #DataEngineering #Lakehouse #CloudData #DataPlatform #ETL #Contract #Freelance #RemoteJobs #Europe #TechJobs