Principal Engineer, Data
Core
Senior technical authority on data architecture, assessing practices, architecting scalable cloud-native solutions, and establishing foundations for AI-driven capabilities.
Role type
Principal Data Engineer (IC)
Builds
Cloud-native data platform on Azure and Databricks enabling trusted, governed, reusable data products and AI/ML workloads.
Domain
Healthcare technology / Data Engineering / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Data architecture, Cloud-native design, Azure, Databricks, AI/ML platform enablement, Technical mentorship, Cross-functional influence, Cost optimization (FinOps), Technical roadmap planning, System reliability engineering
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Azure, Databricks
Responsibilities
Conduct cross-organizational assessments of data pipelines and engineering practices; Architect scalable, secure, and cost-efficient data solutions; Act as a technical escalation point for systemic reliability issues; Define and evolve data engineering standards and architectural guardrails; Establish data platform architecture for AI/ML workloads including feature readiness and data quality; Author and maintain a data engineering technology roadmap; Mentor senior engineers on architecture without formal management responsibility.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC
