Principal Data Engineer
Applied Systems, Inc.10 days ago
USA (city not specified)Staff+
Base Salary
$160k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define large-scale data architecture for batch and streaming platforms, warehouses, and lakehouses.
- Architect observability, alerting, and incident-response frameworks for data pipelines and serve as the technical escalation point for complex architecture problems.
- Establish standards for data quality, lineage tracking, access control, cataloging, governance, and SLAs/SLOs for critical data assets.
- Design data modeling standards across OLAP, OLTP, streaming, real-time, AI, vector-store, and feature-store use cases.
- Define and scale AI- and agent-supported workflows across the data engineering lifecycle with appropriate guardrails.
- Define and enforce data engineering standards, best practices, and design patterns.
- Mentor and grow engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical guidance.
- Influence cross-functional roadmaps by translating business requirements into data architecture strategies.
- Build, test, and validate architecture at scale.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or architecture.
- Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Expert knowledge of data architecture principles and best practices.
- Hands-on builder experience with coding, testing, and validating architecture at scale.
- Proven ability to influence without authority and communicate complex problems clearly.
- Experience architecting large-scale data warehouses or lakehouses.
- Strong understanding of data modeling, dimensional modeling, streaming architectures, and data governance.
- Experience with vector stores and implementing data catalogs is a plus.
- Expertise across data and software technologies; GCP BigQuery and dbt experience is a plus.
- Ability to operate as a pragmatic player-coach who teaches through action and thrives in ambiguity.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Holiday and vacation time.
- Health and wellness days.
- A bonus day for your birthday.
- The role is listed with hybrid and remote work-location options in the United States.
- Eligible employees may participate in incentive compensation programs and receive a comprehensive benefits package; compensation figures excluded.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
About Applied Systems, Inc.
Applied Systems builds cloud software for property and casualty insurance agencies and brokerages, including agency/broker management systems, quoting/rating tools, analytics, and insurer connectivity. The company sells its platforms on a subscription basis and operates the IVANS data exchange that links agencies with insurance carriers. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Chicago, it is privately held by Hellman & Friedman and serves markets across North America and the U.K./Ireland.