Principal Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Apr 14, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Principal Data Engineering professional to build and operate scalable machine learning platforms and production ML systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and mentor data engineering teams while fostering a culture of reliability and innovation
  • Define data platform architecture and maintain scalable data pipelines for analytics and machine learning
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable data solutions
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering or data platform engineering
  • 8+ years of programming experience in Python or Scala, along with advanced SQL skills
  • 6+ years of experience with modern data engineering technologies such as Apache Spark and Snowflake
  • 5+ years of experience building cloud-based data platforms on AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • 4+ years of experience leading data engineering teams or technical initiatives

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