Principal Data Engineer

About the role

Serve as technical owner and lead for an analytics data platform and semantic layer that underpins financial, clinical, operational and strategic decisions, setting architecture, standards and roadmap.

What you will do

• Lead technical strategy and architecture for the analytics platform and semantic layer so it supports current and future business needs
• Design scalable data models and curated datasets that turn raw data into trusted, reusable data products
• Define semantic layer architecture with standardized metrics, dimensions, relationships and business logic
• Build and evolve production pipelines and transformations drawing on operational systems, warehouses, lakes and other sources
• Translate analytical requirements into scalable solutions alongside business analysts, data analysts and operational stakeholders
• Solve complex cross system data problems where no established pattern exists, weighing alternatives and root causes

What they look for

• Deep expertise in data engineering and analytics engineering
• Hands on skill with dbt, Snowflake and SQL
• Ability to interpret ambiguous business and technical problems and recommend scalable trade offs
• Experience mentoring analysts and engineers and setting engineering standards