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Principal Data Engineer

United States, Des Moines 180000.00 - 225000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted July 03, 2026
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Build the data foundation that powers analytics, AI, and enterprise decision-making. We’re hiring a Principal Data Engineer to design and deliver a modern, scalable data platform from the ground up. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you’ll lead architecture decisions, build production-grade pipelines, and enable secure, multi-tenant data capabilities that support everything from reporting to advanced AI use cases.

Job Responsibility

  • Design and build a modern data platform across ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption
  • Develop scalable batch and real-time pipelines across diverse data sources (relational, event, document)
  • Establish data architecture standards, modeling practices, and engineering frameworks
  • Create secure, multi-tenant data environments with strong governance and access controls
  • Build data models and serving layers for reporting, self-service analytics, and AI workloads
  • Evaluate and implement cloud data technologies for performance, cost, and scalability
  • Partner with engineering and business leaders to align data strategy with company priorities
  • Guide vendors and external partners while enforcing internal data standards and quality

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering, including large-scale architecture ownership
  • Strong programming skills in Python and experience with tools like Spark, Kafka, or similar
  • Expertise building batch and streaming pipelines in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
  • Deep knowledge of data modeling for both transactional and analytical systems
  • Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Redshift, or modern data platforms
  • Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and secure data design
  • Experience with ETL frameworks, testing, and CI/CD-driven data workflows
  • Ability to clearly communicate technical strategy and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders

What we offer

  • SIGNIFICANT bonus and or equity potential
  • Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance
  • Eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan
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