Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead Databricks pre-sales discovery and design Lakehouse architectures, author proposal technical content, run proofs-of-concept, and act as lead architect on major engagements. Own the Databricks partner relationship and co-sell motion, drive certification and internal enablement, resolve performance and governance challenges, and ensure successful production handoffs while building partner-sourced pipeline and scaling the Databricks practice.

Design, build, and automate scalable data platforms (lakehouses/warehouses). Implement and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks and dbt, apply Medallion Architecture, manage IaC/CI-CD, ensure data security and governance, and integrate pipelines with BI tools while engaging with stakeholders.

Lead end-to-end AI transformation engagements for private equity portfolio companies: run readiness assessments, score AI maturity, design roadmaps with ROI projections, manage delivery pods, execute stakeholder governance, and produce playbooks and repeatable offerings.

Lead architect and hands‑on senior data engineer who designs scalable data platforms and medallion architectures, optimizes ETL/ELT and data modeling, implements CI/CD and IaC, enforces data governance and security, mentors engineers, integrates BI tools, and leads client-facing technical engagements.

Act as the founders' right hand to operationalize AI: prototype internal AI workflows, turn experiments into company-wide programs, run executive cadence and OKRs, unblock cross-functional projects, prepare strategic briefs, enforce responsible AI guardrails, and drive exit-readiness and organizational health.

Lead client-facing analytics engagements: translate ambiguous business questions into data models, dashboards, and KPIs; write production-quality SQL and dbt models; build BI reporting; apply AI tools to accelerate analysis; drive proactive insights; set stakeholder cadence; and mentor junior analysts to ensure adoption and delivery.

Seller-doer solution architect who leads technical discovery, architects multi-vendor data and AI platforms, builds proposals and carries quota, then stays hands-on to guide delivery, write production code, and expand accounts across Snowflake, Databricks, cloud, and modern data tooling.