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Tech Lead, Data Engineering
Job Location:
Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
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Posted:
3 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
15 September 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Be Part of Our Next Chapter
For over almost 60 years our solutions have enabled impactful connections between some of the worlds leading brands and their customers. And while weve already done a lot of work were proud of were just getting started!
Coates Group has the values of a family-owned business and the innovative spirit of a start-up both which fuel our purpose Creating Connections. Empowering Partnerships. Always Evolving. Through hard work dedication and creativity weve become industry leaders who have won awards and set records while remaining focused on continual growth and evolution. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.
We are curious charismatic authentic and we value and leverage the diversity of our crew. We are imaginers kindness enthusiasts experts creators thinkers challengers collaborators and over-achievers. And together as a Crew we are revolutionizing the way the worlds leading brands leverage technology to drive the best customer experiences.
Responsibilities
Architect and evolve a scalable cost-efficient AWS data platform that enables enterprise analytics reporting and future AI capabilities
Design and implement reliable production-grade data pipelines and processing frameworks for batch and near real-time data
Define enterprise standards for data architecture modeling observability reliability and platform performance
Lead foundational technical decisions across tooling infrastructure data design scalability and operational efficiency
Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practices across the data platform
Enable high-quality accessible and governed data products through scalable semantic layers curated datasets and transformation standards
Provide hands-on technical leadership mentoring and architectural direction for a growing team of data engineers and cross-functional stakeholders
Capabilities
Ability to design scalable secure and cost-efficient data architectures that support enterprise analytics and future AI initiatives
Strong technical problem-solving and decision-making skills including balancing tradeoffs between scalability complexity performance and cost
Ability to establish engineering standards operational best practices and reliable platform governance processes
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines modern software engineering practices and production support models
Experience enabling accessible high-quality data products for analytics reporting and downstream business consumers
Ability to work collaboratively across technical and business stakeholders while providing hands-on technical leadership and direction
Exposure to streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka or Kinesis) transformation frameworks such as dbt multi-cloud environments and/or ML and data science workflows is beneficial
Qualifications
6 years of experience in data engineering with strong expertise in scalable system and platform design
Proven experience building modernizing or significantly evolving enterprise data platforms and architectures
Deep hands-on experience within the AWS data ecosystem including production-scale data lake or lakehouse environments utilizing technologies such as S3 Glue Spark Athena and/or Redshift
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL with experience developing production-grade data pipelines and transformation workflows
Experience implementing workflow orchestration solutions preferably Airflow
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment practices using tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK
Familiarity with modern data warehousing and lakehouse concepts including dimensional modeling and platforms such as Snowflake Redshift or Databricks
$145200 - $165000 a year
Full Salary Range: $145200/year (minimum) $155100/year (midpoint) $165000/year (maximum).
Pay is based on relevant experience skills education internal equity and market data. Well-qualified candidates can generally expect offers around the midpoint. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications but have more limited directly relevant experience for this specific role are typically placed nearer the minimum while highly experienced candidates with strong role alignment may be placed closer to the maximum.
About Coates
We are industry leaders who have won awards and set records. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and we successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.
We are led by a forward-thinking CEO who has demonstrated a true passion for people and making Coates a place where people genuinely enjoy working. Our growth plans enable a focus on providing rapid career advancement opportunities for our talent.
Together we are creators allowing us to make our purpose a reality to create immersive brand experiences for everyone.
Join a Crew that Cares
Be part of a global team of talented ambitious creative people that value integrity individuality and inclusivity. (Ask us about our Equality Empowerment Initiatives).
The benefits include an annual market competitive bonus program and our Thrive Program which includes a suite of flexible work options because were strong believers that you should never miss an important life or work moment. Thrive also provides dedicated time to prioritize our health and wellbeing (think virtual Yoga or meditation sessions) a Global Wellness paid day off to recharge as well as a Give Back Day to allow our Crew an opportunity to make an impact in the community.
Be inspired To Be More
We skip the red tape and aim to always stay nimble. Were proud of where weve been and are energized by where were going. We encourage ideas and perspectives because we know the more we have the better we are. We work hard but have fun along the way. We push the boundaries but keep it real and authentic. We believe in the values that got us here are the ones that will continue to lead us forward. We are excited by what weve accomplished but know the best is yet to come.
Coates Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color creed national or ethnic origin gender religion disability age political affiliation or belief disabled veteran veteran of the Vietnam Era or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law).
Fraud Alert: Employment Scam Advisory
It has come to our attention that unauthorised individuals are impersonating our company and reaching out to job seekers through fraudulent emails falsely claiming to represent Coates. These emails often request personal information and appear to come from domains that are not affiliated with our organisation such as.
We take this matter very seriously. Coates has reported these incidents to law enforcement and is cooperating with the ongoing investigation. We are committed to protecting the integrity of our recruitment process and the privacy of our applicants.
Please be advised of the following:
- Wedo not contact employment candidates via email to solicit personal or financial information
- All applications for employment must be submitted through our official website directly through our LinkedIn profile:Coates Group
- All emails from us will come from our official domain which or via our Applicant - Tracking System (ATS) email address which is no-replyatdotco
If you receive any suspicious communications purporting to be from Coates we urge you not to respond do not click any links and do not provide any personal safety and trust are of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your vigilance.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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