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Ahmedabad · On-site · 6-9 Yrs · Oct 7
Information Technology Support Services · 1 to 50 Employees · Ahmedabad, India
Creole Studios is a young and vibrant creative digital agency catalyzing the digital transformation of businesses by providing tailor-made digital solutions and resource augmentation services. Creole Studios delivers curated solutions in the domain of Web App Development, Mobile App Development, and Cloud App Development that are ROI-focused and built by leveraging industry-proven tools & technologies. A growing team of adept professionals at Creole Studios strives to realize the vision of businesses and create value that outlives the generations. For more details on our work and expertise, visit www.creolestudios.com.
Hiring: Engineering
What employees say
+ I was there fr 3 months and I loved the energy and the culture. I learnt alot of practical aspectd which was not taught in the college
− They did not hire me fulltime as the competition was strict
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Interview experience · Senior Business Development Executive
It was based on practical scenarios and knowledge about IT services including web application, mobile application development etc. Other than this basic personality questions were asked. It was very interactive in nature
Average difficulty · India · 5 reports
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Overview
Tech Lead, Databricks & Modern Data Stack
Responsibilities
- Architect and build Databricks-based data platforms for US mid-market clients.
- Design and implement medallion architectures, Delta Lake pipelines, Unity Catalog governance, and Workflows-based orchestration.
- Write production PySpark and SQL. Yes, you will still be in the code.
- Set engineering standards: code quality, testing, CI/CD, IaC, monitoring.
- Own technical decisions on your projects. Architecture, tooling, trade-offs.
- Lead a pod of 3 to 5 data engineers across 1 to 2 client engagements.
- Run code reviews, design reviews, and weekly technical syncs.
- Mentor mid and junior engineers. Help them get certified.
- Interview and help hire engineers into your pod.
- Be the technical point of contact for client engineering teams.
- Run technical workshops, requirement-gathering sessions, and architecture reviews with client stakeholders.
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Support pre-sales: scoping calls, technical proposals, effort estimates. You will not own pre-sales, but you will be in the room.
- Contribute to internal IP: reusable accelerators, reference architectures, demo assets.
- Help shape engineering standards and delivery playbooks for the practice.
- Co-author technical blog posts and case studies.
Qualifications
- 6 to 10 years in data engineering, with at least 3 years on Databricks or Spark at production scale.
- Strong PySpark and SQL. You can write, debug, and optimize Spark jobs without help.
- Databricks ecosystem fluency: Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows or DLT, MLflow basics. Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate or Professional (or willing to get certified within 60 days of joining).
- One cloud at strong level, ideally AWS or Azure. Comfortable with IAM, networking basics, and Terraform or equivalent IaC.
- Modern data stack exposure beyond Databricks: Airflow, dbt, Fivetran, or similar.
- Prior lead or senior engineer experience. You have led at least one team of 3+ engineers on a real project. You know how to run a code review, push back on bad design, and unblock a junior.
- Solid English, written and spoken. You will be on calls with US clients regularly.
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional or ML Associate.
- GenAI or LLM work on Databricks (Mosaic AI, vector search, RAG pipelines).
- DevOps fluency: CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, observability tooling.
- Open source contributions, technical writing, or conference talks.
- A management-only role. You will still be in the codebase every week.
- A 9-to-5 with a fixed scope. Early-practice work is variable. Some weeks are heavy delivery, some are pre-sales support, some are internal R&D.
Benefits
- Direct working relationship with the founder. Decisions get made quickly.
- US client exposure from day one. Real platforms, real production scale.
- Strong compensation with a performance-linked component.
- Full sponsorship for Databricks certifications, cloud certifications, and relevant training.
- A small, senior team to work with. No bureaucracy. No legacy projects.
- A resume or LinkedIn profile.
- A short note (5 to 10 lines) on the most complex Databricks or Spark problem you have solved and how you approached it.
- Optional: links to GitHub, technical writing, or conference talks.
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Last updated 20 October 2026
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