Principal Data Engineer

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$200000 - $240000

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Permanent

Principal Data Engineer


Location: USA Remote
Pay: $220k- $240k base salary (no bonus)

Overview

We're hiring a senior‑level Data Engineer to join a high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary engineering team building modern, enterprise‑grade data platforms. This role is designed for an experienced technical leader who can define data strategy, own platform decisions end‑to‑end, and drive real production outcomes across complex, in‑flight systems.
You'll play a critical role in modernising data platforms that support AI‑driven products, with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, governance, and security. This is a hands‑on leadership role where architecture, delivery, and mentorship all matter.

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead data architecture across data lakes, warehouses, and pipelines
  • Design, build, and optimise scalable batch and real‑time data pipelines
  • Establish and enforce data governance, quality, and compliance standards
  • Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and CI/CD workflows for data systems
  • Drive data platform modernisation with a focus on performance, cost, and scalability
  • Design data contracts and event‑driven integrations with backend and platform teams
  • Build production data pipelines supporting AI/ML systems, including embeddings, vector stores, RAG workflows, feature stores, and training/inference data flows
  • Partner with engineering and leadership teams to translate data strategy into execution
  • Mentor junior and mid‑level engineers and raise overall data engineering standards

Must‑Have Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional experience in data engineering, including ownership of complex data platforms
  • Strong background in distributed systems and data architecture
  • Expert‑level proficiency in Python, SQL, and either Scala or equivalent JVM‑based languages
  • Extensive experience with cloud‑native data platforms and enterprise data warehousing
  • Hands‑on experience with streaming and real‑time data systems (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub)
  • Proven experience building data pipelines for production AI/ML use cases

CONTACT

Bekim Doçaj

Principal Recruitment Consultant

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