Lead Data Engineer – AdTech Cloud Platforms

T-Mobile; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 126,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

At T-Mobile, we are seeking a Principal Data Engineer who brings strong technical judgment and a product mindset to own data solutions end-to-end—from architecture and modeling to implementation and delivery in a dynamic AdTech environment. You will join the team building the T-Mobile Advertising Solutions platforms used by major agencies and brands across the United States.

You will lead data pipelines and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design scalable architectures, mentor

Qualifications

• 7-10 years related experience as a Data Engineer.
• 5+ years developing cloud solutions using data services.
• Minimum 3+ years of managing or leading data engineering teams.
• Experience designing and building self-service analytics and big data solutions using cloud technologies (e.g., EMR, Aurora, Redshift, Glue, S3, SWF, Quicksight).
• Experience with the Software development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile/Scrum methods.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in relevant field.
• Cloud computing and data engineering expertise required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of data warehouse and analytics solutions to ensure scalable and reliable data infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect data solutions that meet business requirements.
• Research and recommend technical approaches to address complex data migration, development, and integration challenges.
• Provide hands-on leadership in data implementation projects and manage independent workstreams to deliver project objectives.
• Facilitate workshops and design sessions to build relationships and align data engineering efforts with organizational goals.
• Mentor data engineers to develop their skills in data architecture and engineering practices.
• Assist team management in defining projects, including helping estimate, plan and scope work and other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed.

Skills

Cloud Computing

Collaboration

Data Architecture

Data Engineering

Databricks DBRX

Engineering Leadership

Project Scoping

Snowflake

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Statistics

Advanced degree

Tools

EMR

Aurora

Redshift

Glue

S3

SWF

Quicksight

Job description

At T-Mobile, we are seeking a Principal Data Engineer who brings strong technical judgment and a product mindset to own data solutions end-to-end—from architecture and modeling to implementation and delivery in a dynamic AdTech environment. You will join the team building the T-Mobile Advertising Solutions platforms used by major agencies and brands across the United States.

You will lead data pipelines and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design scalable architectures, mentor