Principal Data Engineer

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment
Usa, SL4 4BQ, United Kingdom
Yesterday
£220,000 – £240,000 pa

Salary

£220,000 – £240,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Remote
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
8 Jun 2026 (Yesterday)

Principal Data Engineer
Remote, USA

$220,000 to $240,000

A senior leadership opportunity to shape modern data platforms at scale. This role offers end to end ownership across architecture, delivery, and strategy, with a strong focus on AI ready data systems that power real world applications.

The Company
They are a technology led organisation focused on building enterprise grade data and AI solutions. Their work sits at the intersection of engineering excellence and practical application, delivering production ready systems at pace. Teams are collaborative, multidisciplinary, and focused on measurable impact.

The Role
* Define and lead data platform strategy across pipelines, warehouses, and data lakes
* Build and optimise scalable batch and real time data pipelines
* Establish governance, quality standards, and compliance frameworks
* Design data architecture for AI and machine learning systems, including embeddings, vector stores, and RAG workflows
* Drive platform modernisation across performance, cost, and scalability
* Collaborate with engineering, product, and leadership to align data strategy
* Mentor engineers and set best practices across the team

Your Skills and Experience
* Strong experience designing and delivering distributed data systems at scale
* Expertise in Python, SQL and either Scala or similar
* Deep knowledge of cloud native data platforms and data warehousing
* Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis or PubSub
* Proven capability in data modelling, governance, and data quality frameworks
* Hands on experience building data pipelines for AI and machine learning use cases
* Experience with CI CD and containerised data environments
* Strong stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills

What They Offer
* 220,000 to 240,000 USD base salary
* Fully remote working across the US
* High impact role with ownership of data strategy and architecture
* Opportunity to work on cutting edge AI data systems
* Clear progression within a senior technical leadership track

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