Senior Data Engineer

Position Summary: We are seeking a hands-on Data Engineer building on Databricks who is growing their Lakehouse and performance-engineering depth, with a builder's mindset for AI-assisted operations. Key Responsibilities: Design and develop scalable data pipelines and Lakehouse solutions on Databricks. Build and tune Databricks workloads for performance and cost, including cluster sizing, query optimization, and Delta Lake table design. Implement and utilize best practices for partitioning, clustering, and workload isolation. Track performance trends, identify high-cost queries, and partner with source teams and end users to resolve long-running loads. Design and operationalize Unity Catalog for data governance — access control, lineage, and security. Build monitoring and self-healing automation using Databricks-native AI and agentic capabilities. Contribute to CI/CD workflows for Databricks assets, applying DevOps best practices for deployment and release management. Deliver assigned pipelines and workloads with guidance from senior engineers, growing toward independent ownership. What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months) In your first 6–12 months, you'll independently build and tune production pipelines, implement Unity Catalog access controls as designed, and contribute to monitoring automation. Required Qualifications: Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent years of relevant experience. 3+ years of data engineering experience (with a focus on data integration), including 1+ years hands-on Databricks in enterprise settings. Solid understanding of Databricks Lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Workflow orchestration. Working ability to tune Spark workloads for cost and performance. Strong Python (PySpark) and SQL skills. Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and DevOps principles applied to data workloads. Experience with observability tooling for Databricks. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Databricks-native AI capabilities and agentic frameworks. Familiarity with Databricks Serverless Compute and DBSQL performance tuning. A Databricks Certified Professional is nice to have. Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code is a plus. Competencies: Performance-engineering mindset — measures, tunes, and re-measures. Curiosity for AI-native operations and continuous automation. Strong sense of platform ownership — quality, cost, and reliability. Effective communication with engineering peers, vendors, and business stakeholders. More information about NXP in India... #LI-7013 NXP Semiconductors N. V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, visit www.nxp.com Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills. Commitment At NXP. We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality. Thank you for considering a career at NXP. To help you prepare for the different steps in our hiring process, see the following useful advice and tips. Are you already an NXP employee? Do not apply here. Instead, you must apply via our internal career page. Thank you for your interest in supporting our recruitment efforts. Please note that NXP operates under a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for all recruitment activities. Any candidate profiles or resume submitted without a prior written agreement or explicit request from our Talent Acquisition team will be considered unsolicited. Such submissions will be deemed free of any obligations, and no fees will be paid by NXP or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or divisions - regardless of whether the candidate is hired, either coincidentally or otherwise. Thank you for your understanding.