3M

Lead Data Engineer

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8 days ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+

Base Salary

$188k - $230k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and development of scalable, secure data pipelines supporting AI/ML workloads.
  • Own end-to-end data engineering processes including ingestion, transformation, storage, data quality, and monitoring.
  • Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers on model features, training pipelines, and deployment.
  • Drive best practices in data modeling, orchestration, versioning, and performance optimization.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical roadmaps and solution patterns.
  • Ensure data governance, lineage, and compliance standards across platforms.
  • Support real-time and batch processing frameworks in production environments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, completed and verified before starting.
  • Seven years of data engineering experience, including leading technical initiatives.
  • Strong expertise in Python, SQL, and distributed data systems such as Spark, Databricks, and Synapse.
  • Experience building AI/ML-ready data pipelines, feature stores, and model training data flows.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly Azure services including Data Lake, Data Factory, Databricks, and Cosmos DB.
  • Understanding of ML concepts, the ML lifecycle, and MLOps practices.
  • Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow, Data Factory, and Synapse Pipelines.
  • Experience with streaming platforms such as Kafka and Event Hub.
  • Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, or LLM-oriented data pipelines.
  • Background in DevOps, CI/CD, or infrastructure as code.
  • Experience designing data solutions for AI applications or intelligent platforms.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Benefits

  • Remote work in the U.S.
  • May include up to 5% primarily domestic travel.
  • Relocation is not authorized.
  • Benefits may include medical, dental and vision coverage, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, disability benefits, life insurance, paid absences, retirement benefits, and voluntary benefits.
  • The posting date range is November 4, 2026 to December 4, 2026, or until filled.

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Data Engineering
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About 3M

10,000+ employees

3M makes materials, components, and consumer goods used in manufacturing, healthcare, electronics, transportation, and home/office settings. Its portfolio spans adhesives and tapes (e.g., Scotch and Post-it brands), abrasives, filtration, personal protective equipment, and specialty materials sold to businesses and consumers through distributors and retail channels. Founded in 1902 and headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, 3M is a public company listed on the NYSE with global R&D and manufacturing operations.

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