Lead Data Engineer

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy dedicated to helping organisations turn complex data into secure, scalable, and actionable business capability. Based in the UAE, DeepLight partners with clients across a range of industries to design and deliver tailored data, analytics, and AI solutions. DeepLight does not take a one-size-fits-all approach. We work with clients to understand their business context, existing technology landscape, and strategic goals, then design solutions that integrate effectively into their enterprise architecture. From building robust data foundations to enabling advanced analytics and AI platforms, we help clients create practical, high-impact intelligent systems that are secure, scalable, and aligned to business value. We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer who thrives at the intersection of hands-on technical excellence, architectural vision, and team leadership. If you love solving complex data challenges, setting engineering benchmarks, and shaping real-world solutions directly with clients, this is your stage. The Opportunity As a Lead Data Engineer, you will be the primary technical authority driving data engineering for high-profile client engagements. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role where you will design production-grade platforms, elevate engineering quality, and mentor the next generation of talent. You’ll be leading by example—balancing rapid delivery with long-term engineering rigor, making pragmatic architectural decisions, and serving as a trusted technical advisor to client stakeholders. What You’ll Do Drive End-to-End Delivery Architect, build, and deploy production-grade data pipelines, lakehouses, and analytics-ready datasets. Turn complex business problems into clear technical designs, delivery roadmaps, and actionable engineering tasks. Stay hands-on: solve tough technical challenges, perform code reviews, and jump in on production issue resolution. Raise the Engineering Bar Establish and champion best-in-class standards for code quality, testing, CI/CD, documentation, and data governance. Build resilient, monitored, and secure data pipelines designed for scale and enterprise compliance. Drive operational excellence across version control, automated testing, runbooks, and platform monitoring. Inspire & Influence Coach and Mentor mid and senior level engineers, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in technical discipline and continuous growth. Partner directly with client architects, data scientists, and business leaders, translating complex technical choices into clear business value. As an AI consultancy, our greatest asset is the expertise of our people. While technical mastery is the foundation of what we do, the ability to bridge the gap between complex data science and actionable business value is what defines your success with Deeplight. We're looking for individuals who are not only world-class in their fields of specialism, but…