Principal Engineer – Data Platforms
Core
Hands-on Principal Engineer shaping architecture and engineering direction for enterprise data platforms, data products, and cloud capabilities.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Data Platforms & Architecture)
Builds
Enterprise data platforms, Data Exchange, and governed data products for financial institutions.
Domain
FinTech / Payments / Financial Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Data architecture, data engineering, cloud data platforms, distributed processing, data modeling, technical leadership, system modernization, prototyping, complex problem solving
Preferred skills
Enterprise-scale data platform modernization, layered data architectures, data governance, data quality, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, AI-assisted development
Technologies
Databricks, Spark/PySpark, Kafka, Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Own technical product design and architecture for enterprise data platforms; Develop and shape departmental technical vision and transition architectures; Partner with Product Management to translate strategy into data capabilities; Establish reusable engineering patterns and architectural standards; Lead modernization of legacy data capabilities to cloud; Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, and Data teams to ensure scalability and security; Mentor engineers and technical leaders; Evaluate technologies and resolve complex technical challenges; Conduct architecture reviews and design presentations.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
