Lead Data Engineer
Altimetrik
Cary, NC · Posted November 5, 2026
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Where Cary, NC ranks
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November 2026
- #8Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southeast12% · of 87
- #11Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina23% · of 11
- #15Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast58% · of 87
- #19Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southeast11% · of 84
- #25Best cities for remote-friendly jobs7% · of 100
- #25Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Southeast19% · of 87
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 34 open lead data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $143,000 to $166,000 and the median is $155,000.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among database architects, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database architects: 58% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
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About the job
...Programming & Data Engineering Expert - level proficiency in Python, Scala, and PySpark, with a strong track record of designing and delivering production-ready, modular, and well-tested solutions; developing and troubleshooting Spark workloads; and optimizing large-...