Tech Lead, Data Engineer

Create Music Group

8d • $120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Tech Lead, Data Engineer will play a central role in the buildout of CMG's next-generation data platform — Medallion 2.0. This is a high-ownership role on a small, senior team, working directly with the SVP of Data & AI to design and implement a scalable medallion architecture across bronze, silver, and gold layers. The role emphasizes domain-driven design, data contracts, and proactive communication with both internal stakeholders and external vendors.

Requirements

• 4+ years of data engineering experience, with at least 1–2 years focused on data platform or lakehouse architecture
• Hands-on experience with domain-driven design applied to data modeling
• Strong command of SQL and at least one transformation framework (dbt preferred)
• Experience with medallion or lakehouse architectures (bronze/silver/gold or equivalent)
• Familiarity with GCP-native tooling — BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Dataflow, or Dataplex a plus
• Excellent written communication — able to write design docs non-engineers can understand and status updates executives can act on
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in ambiguous environments
• Track record of flagging risks early with proposed solutions

Nice To Haves

• Experience in music/media/entertainment data
• Familiarity with data contracts or schema validation (Dataplex, Great Expectations, dbt tests)
• Experience with external dev vendors

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of CMG's Medallion 2.0 architecture — bronze ingestion, silver transformation, and gold domain layers — with clear data contracts at each boundary
• Apply domain-driven design principles to partition and model data domains (e.g., royalty, asset, artist, distribution)
• Collaborate with the analytics team to ensure the gold layer reflects real business needs — reducing workarounds
• Coordinate with external vendors (e.g., DataArt) and internal stakeholders across DevOps, product, and analytics
• Proactively identify architectural risks, data quality issues, and dependency blockers with proposed resolutions
• Maintain clear, impact-first documentation and status updates for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed