Principal Data Platform Engineer (Swedish Ad Platform)
Core
Design and build a modern, enterprise-scale data platform for high-volume AdTech workloads, enabling scalable analytics, operational data products, and AI capabilities.
Role type
Principal Data Platform Engineer
Builds
Immutable event-driven data platform, analytical and operational data products, AI-ready data infrastructure
Domain
AdTech, Data Engineering, Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed data systems, Apache Iceberg, Data modeling, Batch and near-real-time processing, AWS cloud, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Data quality frameworks, Schema evolution, Technical leadership
Preferred skills
AdTech domain experience, Multi-tenant SaaS architecture, Semantic layer technologies, ML/AI workload support, Privacy regulations knowledge
Technologies
Apache Iceberg, Spark, Flink, Trino, AWS, Python, Scala, Java
Responsibilities
Lead technical design and architecture of the data platform, Define scalable data flows from event storage to data products, Evaluate and select technologies for orchestration and serving, Design reusable canonical entities and data models, Establish engineering patterns for batch and real-time processing, Build reliable and observable data pipelines, Implement data quality and lineage capabilities, Collaborate on data contracts and governance standards, Define tenant isolation and access control strategies, Optimize platform performance and costs, Mentor engineers and drive engineering excellence
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence