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Lead Data Engineer

8451 Open
Cincinnati Senior Data Engineering

At a glance

Senior Data Engineering role at 8451. Cincinnati · $125,000–$207,000 base.

SalaryStated by 8451
$125,000 – $207,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleData Engineering
SenioritySenior
LocationCincinnati
Base pay$125,000–$207,000
PostedOct 29, 2026
Role brief

dataroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Design data flows on Azure that ingest, store, reshape and distribute large datasets
  • Set technical direction with data science, product, architecture and Kroger partners, connecting business needs to engineering decisions
  • Lead Databricks solution development and build REST APIs running in Kubernetes
  • Own features through the full development lifecycle, including tests, operations and process improvements
  • Guide engineers, mentor junior colleagues and reinforce consistent development practices

What you bring

  • At least five years in professional data development and building with Spark, including Databricks or PySpark
  • A bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems or another listed technical discipline
  • At least three years developing in Python, plus a year each with REST APIs and Kubernetes
  • You understand ETL and data warehousing, and can work within Agile Scrum practices

Who this fits

This senior role suits an engineer ready to set technical direction, own delivery and mentor junior colleagues while working with product and data science. The schedule requires five days in the office. U.S. applicants need work authorization that will not require visa sponsorship now or later.

From the employer

84.51° Overview:

84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.

Powered by cutting-edge science, we utilize first-party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer-centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.

84.51° follows a 5‑day in‑office work schedule to support collaboration, alignment, and team connection.

Join us at 84.51°!

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PLEASE NOTE:Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United Stated and with the Kroger Family of Companies (i.e. H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

LEAD DATA ENGINEER

SUMMARY:
As a Lead Data Engineer, you will design and implement solutions to ingest, store, transform, and distribute big data on Azure Cloud. Our developers use Databricks (Spark, SQL, PySpark), Databricks Workflows, Python, JSON, and SQL to build products, tools, and features that power customer personalization at scale. Communication and Collaboration with Product and Data science are critical to success and are expected for this role to be successful.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Take ownership of features and drive them to completion through all phases of the entire 84.51° SDLC. This includes external facing and internal applications as well as process improvement activities such as:

*Develop Business Domain understanding, bridges this to technical stakeholders
*Sets technical strategy in partnership with Data Science, Product, Architecture, and Kroger partners
*Oversees team(s) of Engineers including operations and development, blended Offshore/Onshore
*Provide mentoring to junior resources
*Lead design and development of Databricks-based solutions
*Perform development of REST APIs hosted in Kubernetes
*Execute unit and integration testing
*Collaborate with senior resources to ensure consistent development practices
*Bring new perspectives to problems and be driven to improve yourself and the way things are done

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:
*Bachelor’s degree typically in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Business Analytics or another technically strong program.
*5+ years proven ability of professional data development experience
*Strong understanding of Agile Principles (Scrum)
*5+ years proven ability of developing with Spark (Databricks, PySpark)
*Full understanding of ETL concepts and data warehousing concepts
*3+ year developing experience with Python
*1+ year developing experience with REST APIs
*1+ year experience with Kubernetes

Pay Transparency and Benefits

  • The stated salary range represents the entire span applicable across all geographic markets from lowest to highest. Actual salary offers will be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data and cost of labor. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for variable compensation.
  • Below is a list of some of the benefits we offer our associates:
    • Health: Medical: with competitive plan designs and support for self-care, wellness and mental health. Dental: with in-network and out-of-network benefit. Vision: with in-network and out-of-network benefit.
    • Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution. Health Savings Account with matching contribution (requires participation in qualifying medical plan). AD&D and supplemental insurance options to help ensure additional protection for you.
    • Happiness: Paid time off with flexibility to meet your life needs, including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, as well as 6 company-paid holidays per year. Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.

Base Pay Range$125,000—$207,000 USD
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