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Principal Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Fri, Sep 11, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

To drive measurable improvements in data quality and platform scalability, the full-time Principal Data Engineer will set engineering standards, design scalable data processing frameworks, and integrate AI/ML techniques within production environments while working remotely.

Key responsibilities
  • Define and maintain data engineering patterns and architectural guardrails for the organization's data platform
  • Lead the design of scalable data processing frameworks ensuring platform reliability and data quality outcomes
  • Implement and optimize high-performance cloud-based data pipelines using tools like Apache Kafka and Databricks
Required qualifications
  • 10+ years of progressive data engineering experience with demonstrated platform engineering at scale
  • 5+ years of experience in healthcare or a Medicare Advantage environment
  • Proven experience designing complex ETL/ELT pipelines in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
  • Demonstrated working proficiency with cloud data platform tools such as Azure Databricks or equivalent

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