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Lead Data Engineer

HackerRank

  • Hybrid in Bangalore, India (in office)
  • Full Time
  • First seen 4 Nov 2026
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HackerRank is hiring a Lead Data Engineer within its Engineering team in Hybrid in Bangalore, India. The details below summarise the employer's own posting; applications happen on HackerRank's official careers channel, not on GetFirstJob.

What the work involves

  • HackerRank's data platform is at an inflection point.
  • We've completed a multi-year modernisation - migrating from Redshift to StarRocks + Apache Hudi - and cut export latencies from 25 seconds to under 5 seconds.
  • The infrastructure groundwork is done.
  • Now we're building the AI-native data layer that will power revenue-generating features like natural language querying for HackerRank for Work customers.
  • As Lead Data Engineer, you'll be a senior individual contributor at the heart of the data organisation - owning complex platform decisions, collaborating cross-functionally with AI, product, and go-to-market teams, and shipping data-driven features that directly drive revenue.

What the employer asks for

    • years of data engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with OLAP databases - StarRocks, ClickHouse, Druid, or similar.
  • Strong experience with data lake technologies - Apache Hudi, Iceberg, or Delta Lake.
  • Proficient with distributed query engines (Trino / Presto) and batch/streaming compute with Apache Spark.
  • Solid understanding of data security, RBAC, and access control tools like Apache Ranger.
  • Comfortable working in a hybrid AWS + open-source self-managed environment.

Pay, location and application

The listing does not disclose salary, so raise compensation early in the process. The role is in office in Hybrid in Bangalore, India. The employer asks for 6+ years of. The employer's Greenhouse board shows this listing last updated on 2026-09-10; it was first seen and checked as open on 4 November 2026.

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