Principal Data Engineer: Cloud Data Mesh & Platform Leader

Places for People

Watford

On-site

GBP 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension with matched contributions up‑

35 days annual leave

Cashback for healthcare costs

2% bonus

Training and development

Large employee discounts

Job summary

Places for People is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead engineering strategy and architecture across product domains on Google Cloud. You will drive scalable data mesh implementations, model data, and ensure high-quality data products.

You will mentor engineers, set coding standards, and collaborate with domain architects to optimise the data platform while communicating with non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

Extensive cloud data engineering background.
Experience leading data engineering teams.
Strong knowledge of Data Mesh and domain-driven design.
Experience with CI/CD and data governance practices.

Responsibilities

Lead data processing across a Google Cloud-based platform.
Champion Data Mesh design and data modelling.
Mentor data engineers and enforce coding standards.
Drive governance, security, and cost-control across pipelines.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable data solutions.

Skills

Lead / Principal Engineer

Cloud data platform

Data Mesh principles

Mentoring / coaching

CI/CD implementation

Data governance

Agile / Scrum

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

BigQuery

Dataflow

Data Fusion

Airflow / Composer

Dataproc

Cloud Functions

Job description

You will mentor engineers, set coding standards, and collaborate with domain architects to optimise the data platform while communicating with non-technical stakeholders.

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