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Principal Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Thu, Oct 08, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Driving the technical architecture strategy for global ETL/ELT pipelines, the full-time Principal Data Engineer will manage cloud data infrastructure and pipeline architecture while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable data solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Formulate and execute the technical architecture strategy for global ETL/ELT pipelines and infrastructure-as-code deployments to support enterprise-wide AI/ML initiatives
  • Serve as the principal technical authority for the data engineering work group, establishing development standards and ensuring high pipeline availability
  • Independently assess architectural challenges and make definitive decisions on data warehousing design and scalability across various operational domains
Required qualifications
  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering or cloud data architecture with a proven track record of technical leadership
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python for pipeline automation and data scripting
  • Extensive experience designing and provisioning production-grade cloud environments using Terraform
  • Proven experience architecting real-time streaming topologies and high-volume event data ingestions

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