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PRINCIPAL DATA ENGINEER

TN, United StatesFull-time2026-09-29 → 2026-11-10

Core

Designing, building, and optimizing scalable data pipeline architectures and systems to support data delivery for cross-functional teams including data scientists and analysts.

Role type

Principal Data Engineer

Builds

Data pipelines, data architectures, and analytics tools

Domain

Data Engineering / Cloud Data Platforms

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, SQL, GoLang, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, GCP, Snowflake, Azure, NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra), Data Modeling, Software Engineering Principles

Preferred skills

Data Engineering Certification, BI Tools, Stream-processing systems

Technologies

Python, SQL, GoLang, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, GCP, Snowflake, Azure, MongoDB, Cassandra, Databricks

Responsibilities

Develop, construct, test, and maintain optimal data pipeline architectures; Assemble and prepare large, complex data sets to meet functional business requirements; Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements for data delivery and infrastructure scalability.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship