Principal Data Engineer
Core
Designing, building, and improving scalable data pipelines and platforms to support analytics and downstream use cases.
Role type
Principal Data Engineer
Builds
Cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, and reusable data frameworks
Domain
Cloud data engineering (AWS, Snowflake)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Python for data processing and pipeline development, AWS data services (S3, Lambda, Glue), ETL/ELT pipeline design, Expert SQL, Cloud data warehouse design (Snowflake), Semi-structured data handling (JSON, Parquet)
Preferred skills
Data orchestration and scheduling, CI/CD for data pipelines, Streaming or event-driven architectures, Data governance and lineage
Technologies
Python, AWS (S3, Lambda, Glue), Snowflake, JSON, Parquet
Responsibilities
Designing and building data pipelines, Setting engineering standards, Mentoring engineers, Partnering with stakeholders to deliver reliable data
Seniority
Principal, technical leadership & mentorship
