Principal Data Engineer - Remote

Overview

Join Virtual Intros as a Principal Data Engineer, where you will own the design and delivery of the company’s data platform, setting architectural direction while remaining hands-on in building systems that power analytics, reporting, and AI capabilities.

In Short

• Define and own foundational data architecture including data models and source-of-truth systems.
• Design and build end-to-end data pipelines from ingestion through serving layers.
• Implement scalable ingestion from various sources including databases and SaaS APIs.
• Establish data quality standards and ensure pipeline reliability.
• Design multi-tenant data models and implement tenant-aware security.
• Partner with security teams to ensure compliance and privacy.
• Prepare data systems for AI-enabled capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and provide architectural oversight.
• Manage external data partners and drive data literacy across the organization.
• Communicate data strategy to executive stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering.
• Proven experience with foundational data architecture in production.
• Strong experience with batch and streaming data pipelines.
• Deep expertise in data modeling for operational and analytical use cases.
• Advanced SQL skills and experience with modern processing frameworks.
• Experience with AWS data services such as S3 and Glue.
• Experience with data transformation tools like dbt.
• Experience managing external data vendors.
• Strong understanding of data governance and privacy.
• Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

• Work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Opportunity to shape the future of data architecture.
• Collaborate with talented professionals across the organization.
• Contribute to meaningful projects with real-world impact.
• Flexible working arrangements.