Senior Data Engineer

Join an ambitious deep-tech initiative shaping the future of clean energy. We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design and scale cloud-native data platforms for a pioneering fusion energy company working on the world’s first commercial laser fusion power plant. In this role, you will work on greenfield data engineering initiatives, build near-real-time pipelines, and modernize large-scale data infrastructure using Databricks and AWS technologies.

We at Sigma Software create opportunities to work on innovative global projects where technology directly impacts the future of science and sustainability. This role offers the chance to contribute to breakthrough research while driving engineering excellence, automation, and AI adoption within the data platform ecosystem. CUSTOMER Our Customer is a German-American deep-tech company building the world’s first commercial laser fusion power plant.

The company develops direct-drive laser fusion technology and is commercializing the 2021 breakthrough at Lawrence Livermore, where scientists achieved fusion ignition for the first time.

Design and build scalable cloud-native data platforms from greenfield to production Design and implement near-real-time ingestion pipelines using event-driven patterns Define and enforce data platform standards including Data Lake/Lakehouse principles, medallion architecture, and data contracts Refactor, optimize, and modernize Spark and PySpark scripts for performance and maintainab