We are seeking a seasoned and hands-on Lead / Principal Data Engineer to spearhead our data engineering efforts. You will be responsible for architecting, building, and scaling robust data pipelines and systems that empower our product, analytics, and machine learning teams. This role is both strategic and technical, requiring deep expertise in modern data platforms and a strong product mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to ingest data from a variety of sources.
• Define and enforce best practices for data modeling, quality, governance, and security.
• Lead architectural decisions related to data infrastructure and collaborate closely with product, analytics, and engineering teams.
• Own and optimize our data lake/warehouse infrastructure (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).
• Guide and mentor a team of data engineers; lead code reviews and improve engineering excellence.