Principal Data Engineer
Core
Architecting and operating a scalable, secure, and cost-efficient data platform (Data Lake/Lakehouse) on AWS to support data engineering, data science, and BI teams.
Role type
Principal Data Engineer / Tech Lead
Builds
Data Lake/Lakehouse infrastructure, data pipelines, and governance frameworks for large-scale data processing.
Domain
Technology / Data Engineering / Cloud Infrastructure
Required skills
AWS architecture (S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, IAM), distributed systems, data governance, technical leadership, performance optimization, CI/CD, GitHub
Preferred skills
ClickHouse, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Delta Lake, Airflow, dbt, OpenMetadata, Data Contracts, FinOps
Technologies
AWS, S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, IAM, Airbyte, CDC, GitHub, Spark, PySpark, Airflow, dbt, Delta Lake, ClickHouse, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, OpenMetadata
Responsibilities
Act as Tech Lead for the Data Platform, defining and evolving architecture for scalability, security, performance, and cost; Operate and optimize AWS environments and Data Lake/Lakehouse; Ensure reliability, observability, and preventive/corrective resolution of infrastructure issues; Support cross-functional teams in platform-related decisions.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with technical leadership
