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Senior Principal Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Fri, Aug 07, 2026
This job expires in: 24 days

Job Summary

To support a growing data engineering organization, the full-time Senior Principal Data Engineer will define technical strategy, architect enterprise-scale data platforms, and deliver high-quality data solutions in a remote environment.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and evolve enterprise-scale data platform architecture for analytical and operational workloads
  • Lead architecture reviews and define technology roadmaps in partnership with engineering leadership
  • Design scalable ETL/ELT frameworks and establish standards for data modeling and integration
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (Master's preferred)
  • 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or Data Platform Engineering
  • Extensive experience designing enterprise-scale cloud data platforms and data architectures
  • Expert-level programming skills in Python and SQL
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks, Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, REST APIs, and CI/CD

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